Destroying my couch

Most of you don't know my couch. She is grey, old and tatty. She is a second hand piece of furniture and in comparison to other people's couches pretty average. But I love her! Every Friday night I have a battle on my hand. Shall I go back to the streets and engage with a broken and difficult world? Or do I sit on my beloved couch? It really...

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Asanas Story

I spent time with the same 5 friends that I met last week. They all live in the vicinity of the dangerous park. They saw me and invited me to come and hang out with them.I ended up listening to the story of a young lady - the only girl in the group - called Asana. She is kind, strong, and young. I don't know why she ended up living on the streets,...

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Returning...

Back to the streets on Friday night caused a wide array of emotions. Firstly, the fear I felt last week returned as I thought about lying on a piece of cardboard, exposed on the street. On the other hand I was quite excited about meeting some new friends. I parked my car in Stanley Street, one of the upmarket restaurant streets in the area....

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Man Love

I am constantly searching for places to find love. I am a sucker for love. Honestly, we all are that way a bit. We are made to love and to be loved. I guess that is one of the ways we differ from animals. As I walked at night, a homeless looking man crossed the street, so I went over to say hi. We started conversing. I asked him if he knew where...

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So Scared

Never let fear rule your decisions. Fear is a terrible advisor. Port Elizabeth, is ranked as the 41st most dangerous city in the world. Johannesburg is at 50 and Cape Town, at 36. According to this study PE is the second most dangerous city in the world outside the Americas. I learned all this from my friend Xylon Van Eyck - it's good to have...

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The People of the street

On a Sunday evening, early December, I attended one of the more fashionable churches in PE. It was nice, very nice, but really just nice. Everything worked. Except my heart. I sang songs which were beautiful. I heard a very good message, but after the service I felt completely empty and dry. I was invited by really great people for a hangout after....

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For Freedom

Lately, life has been confusing. I feel I need to find purpose, direction. 2014 came around quicker than I expected. 2013 finished before I had finished with it. Staring down the barrel of a new year caused me to reflect. New Year resolutions needed to be made. I have resolved not to stick with the status quo. To live with intention and to Fight...

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