by David Hayward | Dec 16, 2013 | Daily Toast, Spirituality
Ritual is okay. There are things I’ve done since I was a child that no longer have the same meaning they had since I was a child. For example, I used to LOVE animal cookies, and every time I ate one I really felt like I was at the zoo taking it all in. I love...
by David Hayward | Dec 16, 2013 | Ideas
Sometimes it’s too crazy to not be true: A man just emerged from a bunker 14 years after the Y2K scare! Check it out!
by shade | Dec 15, 2013 | Feelings
we were not-quite-fully-engaged one christmas and i was visiting north and his family. every time i approached a room, they would leave! all of them! mostly i didn’t care. N was busy a lot, and it seemed like no one would talk to me. they were constantly talking...
by David Hayward | Dec 14, 2013 | Daily Toast, Podcasts
It was wonderful to finally talk with one of our members who’s been us from nearly the beginning, Gregory Lease. A wonderful man! I was interested to hear his “Jesus showed up” story and how that has affected his life from then on. I apologize for...
by Chris | Dec 14, 2013 | Ideas
As always, I’m interested in your thoughts, while I ask that people be kind in the process of being critical of what I articulated if they should feel the need to do so (which I certainly do welcome). Off the top of my head, I can think of three basic kinds of...
by David Hayward | Dec 13, 2013 | Daily Toast, Spirituality
I enjoy reading Richard Rohr, a Roman Catholic priest. I’ve also listened to many of his talks. Here’s a great quote from one of his books about the sacred yes as well as the sacred no: “By the sacred yes or sacred no I mean that affirmation or...
by Sandra C. | Dec 13, 2013 | Feelings
2013 A year of tears and triumph Lost between the pages of time Chapters of excruciating, physical and psychological pain That which only battling kings of old are awarded medals Those who swore tight-knit bonds of family or friendship were by my side or nowhere to be...
by lynnie | Dec 13, 2013 | Spirituality
I left my former church last year for a different one and one of my longings and desires wasnt to become a member. i just wanted to be in my church, be a member of the whole body of Christ without any affiliations except people. this is because its what i had come out...
by David Hayward | Dec 11, 2013 | Daily Toast, Feelings
One of the key values of TLS is that it provides a safe place to talk. We all know how healthy and helpful it is to talk about what we’re going through, what we’re feeling, what we’re thinking, without the fear of being corrected, taught or...
by David Hayward | Dec 10, 2013 | Daily Toast, Feelings
It’s okay to trust yourself. You might have been taught to lean not on your own understanding. You might have been taught not to trust your feelings. You might have been taught that even you yourself are untrustworthy. If this is so, why not try an experiment?...
by David Hayward | Dec 9, 2013 | Daily Toast, Feelings
Leslie Morgan Steiner gives a gripping TED talk on why she didn’t leave an abusive relationship. I find things like this very helpful not only for intimate relationships but also for relationships with organizations that don’t treat us well. Can you...
by Wade | Dec 8, 2013 | Spirituality
Unlike a lot of people here on TLS, I wandered away from my church unhappy with the theology and teachings, not because the people there made me leave. This meant that most of them don’t know why I stopped going (and most haven’t tried to reach out,...
by Amy | Dec 7, 2013 | Ideas
I’m posting this here because I feel safe asking these questions without people getting angry that I asked. A couple of the people I follow on Twitter are doing the usual “you’re not advocating correctly tweets,” but they are saying some stuff...
by David Hayward | Dec 7, 2013 | Exercises
I came across this really cool short online quiz that will quickly tell you whether you are: 1. introvert 2. extrovert 3. ambivert I’d never heard of “ambivert” before. But, alas, I’m an ambivert! What about...
by David Hayward | Dec 6, 2013 | Daily Toast, Ideas
Hi TLSers! As of today all new members, upon joining, get a welcoming email. In this email is a free gift of a high-quality, printable download of my Sophia drawing, “Shelter”… a $40 value. It symbolizes for me the safe space TLS provides for us. So...
by David Hayward | Dec 4, 2013 | Feelings
Your best friend calls. She needs to talk to you. You’re worried it’s about you. But when she arrives, you realize it’s about her. She says, “I just need someone to talk to. I feel terrible. My beliefs are changing. I’m angry all the...
