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Surfing the Tides of Change
I caught my first wave this year at age 34. As I paddled out towards the break and the seafloor fell away beneath my feet, the familiar pit in my stomach returned. Flashes of memory zipped across my mind’s eye and I briefly became my 15-year-old self again, battling...
My Neighbors Tulips
By Tommy Housworth “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” — Henri Matisse Our neighbor’s tulips came up today, bursting with defiant vibrance. They rose in spite of the stubborn Shenandoah soil, the tariffs on fertilizer, and the mid-spring...
The Language of Love
By Tommy Housworth As a teenager, I awaited Valentine’s Day with the kind of naive optimism Charlie Brown had forwinning the affections of the Little Red Haired Girl in Peanuts. My awkward high school (andcollege) years were filled with clumsy, insecure attempts at...
Tempering Time
BY MATTHEW ROBERTSON Over the holidays, I revisited one of my favorite films: Interstellar. Framed as a sweeping space odyssey, it explores themes of love, survival, and the future of humanity. Beneath its epic scale, however, lies a quieter and more radical...
Playing Small Ball for Peace
BY TOMMY HOUSWORTH “I think the world is going to be saved by millions of small things.” – Pete Seeger It was, perhaps, the last thing I expected on a Saturday morning, but you never know when paying attention will pay off – even when scrolling through social media. A...
Wild Horses and Other Teachers
by Tommy Housworth Our minds can sometimes seem like wild horses but even when they aren’t charging around, mindfulness takes work. For many of us, maintaining intentional awareness of the present moment is, in fact, our greatest challenge. Thankfully, there are...