By Tommy Housworth Human beings crave ritual. It helps us feel at home in the world. From elaborate formal ceremonies to simple, steadying gestures, rituals mark our moments and render them memorable. The meaning we gain from them depends on the meaning we attribute to them. The rituals we choose […]
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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 […]
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 teachers who encourage us when we stumble or get […]
Our Ceaseless Swimming Lessons By Tommy Housworth There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are torn apart and will suffer greatly. Know […]
by Chris Wenger It was perhaps the loneliest car trip I’ve ever made. I was driving from Indiana home to Colorado after delivering my son to his freshman year of college. Parents who have done the same thing may be familiar with the keen mixture of emotions that can arise […]
by Carol S. Hyman What do you say at this time of year? Season’s greetings? Happy holidays? While these expressions may upset folks who’d like something more specific, most of us respond well to them as gestures of good cheer. Still, they can feel a bit bland. So this season […]
by Carol Hyman It feels risky to admit to optimism these days when doomsaying is so prevalent and irony is fashionable. But without ignoring how much work we have to do, I’m cheered by some of the changes I see unfolding around me. I don’t think it’s naïve optimism: something […]
by Carol Hyman If you’re going to borrow, borrow from the best. So how about this? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch […]
by Jon Reese The world is getting warmer. The Earth’s hottest year was 2016 and, according to a May 2023 forecast from the World Meteorological Organization, it’s almost guaranteed that at least one of the next five years will break that record and that the period from now until 2027 […]
by Carol S. Hyman ‘Tis the season when the mind turns to giving. But how many gifts through the years are keepers? How many do we even remember? Diamonds may be forever but most stuff tends to go the way of all things. So what do we keep? Memories, of […]