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December 2024

Slow & Simple Moments | 12.24
In the middle of winter, when nature sleeps silently, preserving its energy for the seasons to come, the modern turn of the calendar year feels almost…
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Beyond the Notes | 10. Listen
Of all the people who pass through our lives, it is often those willing to offer a listening ear whom we remember most fondly, yet perhaps it is nature…
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Christmas Memories of Simpler Times
As we enjoy our own versions of Christmas in the week to come, with our own rituals, let us keep one eye on the past, for in doing so, we might find…
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Quarterly Review | Q4 2024
With five Sundays in December, and as 2024 draws to its curtain call in just a couple of weeks time, this feels as good a time as any to draw up a chair…
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Inspirations & Connections | IX. Stillness
As Advent leads to Christmas, let’s allow ourselves to step softly forward, that in the stillness and expectant hopefulness, we might seek those small…
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Reflections on a Simple Past | 09
Somehow, the gentle puffing of the Santa Special 36 years ago has endured in offering us an expectant journey to a magical world. During Advent, let us…
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November 2024

Slow & Simple Moments | 11.24
As the trees shed their final leaves, we walk on a beautiful amber carpet towards winter; a reminder that soon, nature will bow her head in grateful…
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Beyond the Notes | 09. Mystery
In a world of certainty, perhaps we might find comfort in facing and accepting the unknown. Maybe we need to cling harder to the mystery and magic we…
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Inspirations & Connections | VIII. Legacy
What will we leave behind? What will our legacy be? Ultimately, I don't think it's up to us to say, but we can be thankful for those who have left us…
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Reflections on a Simple Past | 08
Technology has changed so much, perhaps comfortingly, just as it has for every generation before. We have lost, yet gained so much, but it challenges us…
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October 2024

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