by David Hayward | Apr 1, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm confused
“Do You Pray?” My Attempt to Answer. I’m often asked how I pray. This is intimately related to my view of “God”, so I treat this question with great caution and respect. Lisa and I talk about this quite a bit as well. I distinctly remember when we first...
by David Hayward | Apr 30, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm confused
So today I want to share a powerful dream I had the other night, then try to walk through it together with you to maybe unlock its meaning. It’s powerful to me because it involves the symbol of father. Here’s the dream: I am sitting across the table from two guys....
by David Hayward | Mar 29, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm confused
Lisa and I went on a much-needed vacation last week. We haven’t been on vacation since Lisa went back to university seven years ago. We left in a snow storm. I had to use the snowblower to get ourselves out of our driveway to get to the airport. We went to Mexico....
by David Hayward | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog
I abandoned everyone. I therefore felt abandoned. Because I was. I became solitary. Like a hermit. Solitude is lonely. It’s supposed to be. But sometimes the loneliness is felt so severely like a cold fog seeping into the marrow of your bones. But solitude and...
by David Hayward | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog
Sometimes I process things by talking about it. Or writing. Articulating it helps me know what it is. Words smith what I’m thinking into shape. One of my most common coping mechanisms is to go distant. Ever since I was a child I remember being told that. “You’re...