Never Stop Learning
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by Ella
1M ago
Never stop learning We can all have a lesson to learn. I listen to radio 4 and recently I heard a very good programme about knowledge and ignorance. The man was saying how for years in his peer group he’d been afraid of speaking up when a topic was being discussed that he knew nothing about, and that rather than admitting that he couldn’t contribute, he’d nod wisely as if he knew what they were all talking about so as not to look stupid. I didn’t think much more about it but then a few days later I was visiting a friend who’d had business trip to Barcelona and in her day off had been thrill ..read more
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What you think matters
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by Ella
1M ago
What you think Matters I’m slowly making my way through a book that came highly recommended from a very close friend of mine – a Christian lady who I have a lot of time and respect for.  I was really struck by a daily reading that I read some weeks ago now – and how relevant it was for dating. The title was “Be careful how you think” and the passage was based on a reflection on Numbers 13: 1-2 and 25 – 33. In these passages we learn that Moses had chosen 12 spies to go and explore the land that God had promised them as their new home. By all accounts these spies were highly trained sol ..read more
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The Midnight Library
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by Ella
1M ago
The Midnight Library By Matt Haig Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets? A novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is ..read more
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Z is for zzzzs
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by Ella
2M ago
The A – Z of Christian Dating Z is for Zzzz’s We’ve finally reached the 26th article in this A-Z of Christian Dating. And Z is for Zzzzz’s – yes, the sleep ones! When you’re making friends with people and considering a long-term relationship with someone, there are plenty of decisions to make along the way. Many of these decisions can feel like navigating a maze without a clear map. From deciding whether to embark on a second date to determining the potential for a long-term commitment, the choices we make can significantly impact our romantic journey. There’s timeless wisdom that suggests ..read more
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First date ideas Part 2
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by Ella
2M ago
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been busy delivering dating coaching sessions to a number of clients. Each person I meet with has their own story, so I thought it’s only fair I share my story and how I became a dating coach. I set up friendsfirst in 1999, I know quite alot about the members of friendsfirst through the contact I have with them over the telephone so I thought it’s only fair to let you know a little bit more about me. I was brought up in Sussex in a Catholic family – my mother being a Catholic and my father an atheist which is probably why I have a questioning attitude tow ..read more
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Keep focused!
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by Ella
2M ago
Keep focused! Keep your goal top of your priorities I am an Archers fan, though not a compulsive listener. I think the programme (like many soaps) covers relevant topics in very thoughtful and moving ways. They’ve covered alcohol addiction relatively recently and the character at the centre of that story – Alice – is very much a part of the Archers community. I was very struck by one episode (Friday 17th Feb 2023) that featured a very poignant message, and it has relevance for all of us – myself included! For those of you who don’t listen to the Archers, Alice is the youngest daughter of a ..read more
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When the well runs dry
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by Ella
2M ago
Recommended book  When the well runs dry – Prayer beyond the beginnings by Thomas H Green, S.J. A classic Christian work that can be read and relied upon again and again. When the well runs dry builds on Green’s classic and bestselling primer on prayer Opening to God. It encourages readers to re-examine their perspectives on prayer and argues that prayer has less to do with what readers do or know and more to do with what God does in them. Green has served for more than 25 years as spiritual director at San Jose Seminary in Manila, the Philippines. He uses illustrative material from thr ..read more
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Your disposition
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by Ella
3M ago
Your Disposition Counts  My husband (who has a very sunny disposition) and I took a flight recently and we had to book special assistance at the airport for him to be able to use a wheelchair. It’s a service provided independently to the airline so there’s a separate desk you have to go to in order to ‘check-in’ for the service. Once you’ve checked in, you are then allocated to an ‘agent’ who’s the man or woman who’ll be pushing you all the way to your ‘gate’. We had booked special assistance for both trips – out and return – and as a result we came across different people doing the same ..read more
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Opening to God
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by Ella
3M ago
Recommended book – Opening to God – by Thomas H Green We are grateful to member Tony from Bracknell who recommended this book to us. Opening to God – Often, people feel drawn to prayer but are timid and unsure about how to pray. For over thirty years, Opening to God has de-mystified prayer for countless thousands. Friendly and inviting, Opening to God explains what prayer is all about, then turns to techniques that ready the soul to encounter God. Mining his rich experiences as a Jesuit missionary and spiritual director, Thomas Greene, S.J., shakes away the cobwebs and banishes stodgy assum ..read more
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X is for kisses XXX
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by Ella
3M ago
The A – Z of Christian Dating X is for kisses XXX In the last episode of our A – Z of Christian dating we commented on the unfortunate fact that W came so late in the alphabet when it was a topic that needed to come early on in our dating considerations. But now X – which comes almost at the end of the alphabet – is appropriately placed when we are considering that X stands for kisses. xxx. We often sign a letter, card, email or loving text to a friend, family member or someone we rather ‘like’ or love with an x – a sign of our affection, and in the case of lovers, a sign of a physical kiss ..read more
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