{"id":5,"date":"2026-11-01T12:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T12:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowforaword.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T14:44:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nowforaword.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull home-introduction has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2e895ba7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"home-introduction\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--section);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a7b2b3e4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5bd08a3a wp-block-column-is-layout-flex\" style=\"flex-basis:46.511627906977%\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c2811a35 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">A Little Space for a Wider Perspective.<\/h2><p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-lead is-style-lead--1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Spirituality, philosophy and possibilities beyond the familiar.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Now for a Word is a place to pause, explore ideas and find something to carry into everyday life. 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has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-11-01T12:00:00+00:00\">2026-11-01<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-philosophy tag-curiosity tag-growth\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f060d8a6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-accent-color has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowforaword.com\/?cat=1359\" rel=\"tag\">Philosophy<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-subheading-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowforaword.com\/?p=10\" target=\"_self\" >Growth Begins with a Better Question<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Philosophy offers more than answers: it can help us ask questions that make room for understanding and change.<\/p><\/div><div 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Room for reflection, without the need for ready-made answers.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-link is-style-link--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nowforaword.com\/category\/spirituality\/\">Explore spirituality<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5bd08a3a wp-block-column-is-layout-flex\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Philosophy<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Questions that invite us to look again. Explore how we think, what we value and what experience can teach us.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-link is-style-link--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nowforaword.com\/category\/philosophy\/\">Explore philosophy<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5bd08a3a wp-block-column-is-layout-flex\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Future perspectives<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">A hint of science fiction, a sense of possibility. 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