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 courtship, met with the steady,rhythmic sounds of […]
Our Blog
78 posts
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 proposition—that time is not simply a straight line […]
by Tommy Housworth A friend of mine used to text me a gratitude list every morning. It was a stream ofconsciousness, typos-and-all recitation of ten things he was thankful for that day. A little money in the bank, a hot cup of coffee in his hand, family time. I was, of […]
BY MATTHEW ROBERTSON What if a secret ingredient for transforming what ails us – everyday irritations as well as the deeper wounds we carry – has been growing in the ground beneath our feet all along? Humanity has long believed that our intelligence sits at the apex of life. Indeed, […]
BY TOMMY HOUSWORTH Every morning, the Dalai Lama gets up at 3:30 a.m. to begin a rigorous, hours-long meditation practice before his breakfast. I also wake at 3:30 these days, though not intentionally. My body clock seems to have decided that, regardless of whether I’ve taken melatonin or Tylenol PM, […]
BY MATTHEW ROBERTSON Some kids grow up dreaming of being professional basketball players, famous authors, or astronauts. I’ve always aspired to be a university president. The idea of leading a community of lifelong learners and supporting the growth of wisdom is deeply compelling to me. Mostly, it’s because I’ve always […]
BY TOMMY HOUSWORTH When it comes to food, I’m not always the most mindful of eaters. I can gobble up a slice of pizza faster than I can tell what toppings are on it and if there’s a veggie taco around, well, to paraphrase a line from Animal House, “keep […]
BY MATTHEW ROBERTSON 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 […]
The Power of Words in Perilous Times BY TOMMY HOUSWORTH So we find ourselves trapped in the amber of the moment, looking for the words that will somehow comfort, reassure, or perhaps even point toward healing. And yet, in moments of great uncertainty and anguish, our natural inclination is to […]
How does it feel?To be without a homeLike a complete unknown,like a rolling stone– “Like A Rolling Stone,” Bob Dylan Enigma. Trickster. Chameleon. Shapeshifter. All are terms used, at one time or another, to describe music legend Bob Dylan. On hearing that Hollywood was making yet another film attempting to […]