by David Hayward | Apr 15, 2019 | David's Letters, I'm sad
Hi guys. Boy, I tell ya, I get a real mishmash of messages from people. I went through a period last week where I was being attacked online again. It hurts me because I have a sign over my desk that says, “Just help people!” I only want to help people. But it seems...
by David Hayward | Oct 11, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm angry
When People Talk About You Someone told me yesterday that if I didn’t offend someone by noon then I wasn’t doing my job. I don’t intend to offend people. But I do. I just want to underline the errors and highlight the truth. This is a very offensive sport. It’s...
by David Hayward | Nov 26, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm scared
When I decide to ramp up my self-exposure, I always brace myself for a new onslaught of criticism. I first typed “embrace myself”. That too! So, what’s been going on recently? Why the new onslaught of criticism? I noticed a link in my nakedpastor dashboard to a...
by David Hayward | Jul 2, 2014 | Exercises
Here’s an exercise that you might find helpful. One of the things we all confront when we decide to walk our own path, forge our own trail, or live our own lives, is criticism from others. Sometimes it is intentionally mean to hurt us. But other times it is just...
