by David Hayward | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog
I am beautiful. I am free. I am wise. I am Sophia. How did I get here? How did I come to this? Why am I in these chains? Why am I locked in a dark cellar surrounded by things that degrade and dehumanise me? Especially words. Words that are meant to shame, subdue and...
by David Hayward | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog
I’m always waiting. Looking out the window for something to show is my pastime. Like through a dark glass. The thing is… I never really know what I’m looking for. All I know is that I want to experience my freedom. The freedom that beats in my chest wants to feel the...
by Persis | Apr 5, 2014 | Feelings
Hope peddlers I’m at a funeral for a family member. The deceased was a devoted Christian who declared God’s hand in everything. A funeral is a classic scene for the declaration of life eternal. Humans in general can’t tolerate the unknown. The idea...
by David Hayward | Jan 15, 2014 | Daily Toast, Spirituality
I woke up early this morning to see Lisa off to work. She’s working in Hospice today. She suggested when I meditated this morning I should look out the window at that scene. The full moon is shining over the ice of the river, the lights from the opposite shore...
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...
