by David Hayward | May 2, 2013 | Spirituality
Our Potluck went really well last night. We talked about “Is It Worth the Risk to be Feminist and Spiritual?”. As usual, we pick up speed as we go along to the point where it always feels like we are shutting down prematurely. What got the discussion...
by David Hayward | May 1, 2013 | Feelings
Many years ago when I had my first spiritual director, she gave me an assignment. She asked me to write what she called my “spiritual history” from as far back as I could remember. That was a very meaningful exercise with surprising results. One of the...
by David Hayward | Apr 30, 2013 | Ideas
When we change our minds, something else has to change too. Let me try to explain: when you change your mind, who is it that says, “I’ve changed my mind”? Freud taught us that we have our Ego, but then we have our Super Ego… that which judges the...
by David Hayward | Apr 29, 2013 | Spirituality
Yesterday’s Potluck was fantastic. If you weren’t there, you can now watch “Can I Be Feminist and Spiritual?”. Even though Amy had center seat, the discussion involved many members of TLS. But I think we’re getting better at this Potluck...
by David Hayward | Apr 27, 2013 | Feelings
One of the things I like about the story of the Garden of Eden is when Adam and Eve hear God walking about the garden in the cool of the day. It reminds me of an old old hymn my mom loves, and which I’ve lead congregations in singing at hundreds of funerals, and...