Category: AdventWord
Responses to the annual Advent Word prompts supplied by https://adventword.org/en/home/
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AdventWord 2022: Messenger
Photo by Alexander Shatov In today’s technologically advanced society, when I think about the term ‘messenger’ I think of a chosen app on our smartphones or computer. Historically we required a physical messenger to distribute our message (via town crier, pigeon or possibly on foot). Today we are overwhelmed with a catalogue of digital apps
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AdventWord 2022: Flourish
Image: Bret Jordan I do not know the course I am to run, all is hid in mystery, but I try to do right in everything… Look up to true religion as the very first of blessings, cherish it, nourish and let it flourish and bloom in my heart; it wants taking care of, it
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AdventWord 2022: Fire
Vincent in the workshop Fire and the deliberate creation of fire is something that only humans do. Just about any other attribute that homo sapiens possess can be found elsewhere in the animal kingdom but not fire. Some of the earliest archaeological evidence of human habitation features fire or a fireplace. It is something that
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AdventWord 2022: Breathe
According to WebMD we breathe over 20,000 times a day. Our lungs continually work hard to supply oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide. Each deep breath we take relaxes the body, can reduce stress and stimulates our lymphatic system (helping the body to detoxify). Breathing is often a mechanism that we take for
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AdventWord 2022: Fire
Vincent in the workshop Fire and its deliberate creation of fire is something that only humans do, just about any other attribute that homo sapiens possess can be found elsewhere in the animal kingdom but not fire. Some of the earliest archaeological evidence of human habitation features fire or a fireplace. It is something that
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AdventWord 2022: Welcome
The word derives from the old English term ‘wilcuma’. This literally translates to a welcome guest. One who’s coming suits another’s will or wish. This is often a term of endearment when greeting others. As we move through #Advent and before we draw a close to 2022, the whole team at #MBS would like to
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AdventWord 2022: Delight
Pxfuel “Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.” William Somerset Maugham For a long time, I struggled with my mental health. A dark cloud followed me wherever I went and sucked
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AdventWord 2022: Winnowing
Photo: Hannah Grace – A good approach to life as well as writing! What do we mean by winnowing? Well, put simply, to winnow is to separate a large number of things, into a smaller amount of things. Let us take editing as an example. Editing is an art. I know, I know, of course,
