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.
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...
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Dear Springhouse community,
I am a grandparent of a Springhouse student as well as a Springhouse Partner. You would think having two grandchildren graduate and one still attending would be reason enough to be a Partner, but it’s much more than that to me.
I was bullied several times in public ...
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Dear Springhouse community,
This morning, as I sit by three lit candles looking out over the rolling hills on this misty day, I am thinking of a walk I took in the woods back in the fall. My mom had told me that the acorn...
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I'm sitting in my house near Warsaw, about 7,300 kilometers from Floyd, Virginia, USA, and pondering the significance of the geographical distance separating me from Springhouse. I'd say it's a shorter distance than the straight line from my head to my heart.
Throughout my life, I've been taugh...
It's time that we returned to the great questions of human growth and learning:
How can we help each child reach his or her true potential?
How can we inspire each child and adolescent to discover his or her inner passion to learn?
How can we honor the unique journey of each individual thro...
Dear Springhouse community,
Exploring and discussing the roots of spirituality has always been at the center of my life ever since I can remember. I guess you could call me a life-long spiritual seeker. Springhouse’s adult online programming has given me the unique opportunity to feel united w...
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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