today i will... today i will give my desire for permanence the day off and sit in a chapel made of twigs and spit today i will give my desire for certainty the day off and dwell in the place of not-knowing today i will give my desire for security the day off, open the windows and let in the breath of fresh air Stacy Stall Wills Probably a little more serious than the poems in the previous post on Today ( Today - 1 ). But there is a similarity. In all of them there is a certain child-like quality, a letting go of the rules, a sense of adventure and an implicit critique of those elements that we deem part or even essential for a good, stable life. We detect a longing to be free from all the trappings we’ve got ourselve...
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.