Something Had to Give

It was meant to be something that was liberating. But over time, it just felt like you were being dragged down. Bogged down by one thing and then the other. They told you that you had to wear this. Then they told you that you had to be careful what you said. Then they they […]

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Intimacy in Relationships

Can you see me? Can I see you? The term intimacy is rightly used in the context of the marital relationship. That relationship is in a real way to be the peak of that term: when true oneness is experienced to a degree that cannot be experienced elsewhere. Intimacy, however, is not exclusive to that […]

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Within Reach: When You Realise …

Realisation. What a wonderful word. It’s scary as well. But there’s more about being full of wonder than the scary thing. It’s scary though. Scary in the sense of that dawning realisation of the condition that you’re in that you did not recognise until you … realised. I mean when you realise it’s scary because […]

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Dryden Shorts: Who Sees It

Much of what is seen came from someone who saw it before anyone else did. They saw it because of the vision they were given. Not just the vision, but the perseverance to realise what they saw, even when others did not see it. That perseverance was key because others not only could not see […]

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A Point Is Reached When …

What is this gnawing away at him? He could just carry on like everyone else. It clearly doesn’t bother anyone else. People either don’t say anything or even laugh at the thought of being bothered by it. He should just be among them and not let it affect him. But it gnaws away at him. […]

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