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\n <\/p>\n

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”<\/div>\n
Ecclesiastes 3:1<\/a><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

August, the in between month<\/h3>\n

We need off time.
\nWe need thinking time.
\nWe need slower time.
\nWe need bored time.
\nWe need mind wandering time.
\nWe need time without the doing.
\nThat time isn\u2019t just a pause, or a break,
\n      it is also the way onto whatever lies ahead.<\/p>\n

by Anne Brones<\/strong>, from creativefuel.substack.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nTheme for July 2020: Time<\/a>
\nOpen ending<\/a>
\nAmazing to consider<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1   August, the in between month We need off time. We need thinking time. We need slower time. We need bored time. We need mind wandering time. We need time without the doing. 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