Our Springhouse newsletter is a gathering place for stories across our intergenerational community. Each issue includes letters from those who shape and are shaped by Springhouse. Together, these stories reflect the many ways we are envisioning, practicing, and sharing ways of living that contribute to a world where all life thrives.
You can dance in a hurricane. But only if you are standing in the eye. ~ Brandi Carlile
Dear Springhouse community,This month, the metaphor I chose to speak to the mysteries of this life, and the power they have to ground us in our lives, is a hurricane.A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with...
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My name is Zephyr Callister, I’m 17 years old and I have been at Springhouse for five years now. Today, I would like to share with you a story of the most potent moment of my Springhouse experience. This story unfolds on a high school trip to Franks Island, during an...
When we gather to wonder about the sacred,we begin as separate scraps of cloth,squares left on the seamstress’s floor.Perhaps we believe we have nothing to offerbecause we are not more whole.Wonder becomes the needle.The sacred is green thread.Communion fills the seams.And who, or what, is the se...
Dear Springhouse community,
When initially asked to write this letter I was hesitant. Despite being a prolific reader and an amateur writer, I am not at all confident with my expression when it comes to nonfictional matters. I was asked to try, so I will.
I wish I had a place like Springhouse to ...
Dear Springhouse community,
When initially asked to write this letter I was hesitant. Despite being a prolific reader and an amateur writer, I am not at all confident with my expression when it comes to nonfictional matters. I was asked to try, so I will.
I wish I had a place like Springhouse to ...
The gods arrive sideways. ~ Martin Shaw
Dear Springhouse community,
I hope this letter finds you well as we enter the rhythms of early spring. In these letters, I am continuing the exploration of what the Mystery, or the source of life, means to me and to us at Springhouse. This month, I’ve been ...
Dear Springhouse community,
My husband, Juan Pablo Cubur, is a facilitator and Springhouse staff member, and our 14-month-old son, Daragh, goes with him to Springhouse three days a week. After we moved to the New River Valley, where I grew up, we weren’t sure what Juan Pablo would do for work. As...
The business of stories is not enchantment. The business of stories is not escape. The business of stories is waking up. ~ Martin Shaw
Dear Springhouse community,Â
This year I am writing my letters about what I often refer to as the source of life. There are many ways I have explored my relations...
Dear Springhouse community,
I am Jeret Phelps, I am a 19-year-old senior student, and I am very grateful to our community at Springhouse for many reasons. Since my first time at Springhouse, the community has provided me with a safe, open, and loving environment. This fruitful environment has hel...
Nothing can dim the light that shines within you. ~ Maya Angelou
Dear Springhouse community,
I hope this wintertime is giving you space to reconnect with yourself and reflect on what nourishes you. As I said in my last letter, through story, metaphor, and wisdom traditions, my letters this year w...
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Dear Springhouse community,
It’s dawn as I unlock the door and enter Springhouse. I take in the quietness, the clean, orderly rooms which will soon be filled with the noise and bustle- the excitement of a new day, as parents and children arrive. I make my way up the stairs to collect the van k...
Everything you see has its rootsin the unseen world.The forms may change,yet the essence remains the same.
Every wondrous sight will vanish,every sweet word will fade.But do not be disheartened,The Source they come from is eternal–growing, branching out,giving new life and new joy.
Why do you wee...
Our Springhouse newsletter is a gathering place for stories across our intergenerational community. Each issue includes letters from those who shape and are shaped by Springhouse. Together, these stories reflect the many ways we are envisioning, practicing, and sharing ways of living that contribute to a world where all life thrives.
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