The field had just been ploughed the day before. Ripe, dry hay almost a miracle given the deluge of rain we have had this season. Wrapped tightly and keenly against the nakedness of its freshly cut embrace, the aroma so pleasing to the senses. A once, maybe twice a year (if we are lucky) [...]
As the saying goes: ‘Change does not always come easy.’ Sometimes it happens quickly, and other times it drags on slowly like a scary thunderstorm throughout a dark night. We can hardly wait till it’s over, and yet have no control over its power. Change has power. For it can be transformative. Change is what [...]
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (John: 10:10) I am Mindful ©Vivianne LaRiviere I am mindful of the Light you cast, Lovingly, beholding of my dreams, Both shattered and realized. I am mindful of the Time you set, Lovingly, beholding [...]
I went out for dinner with a friend last night. A curious, and charming friend, someone close, and yet – not. Time doesn’t seem to matter. But then again, it does. There is no history, but yet again, maybe enveloped. Our slow-growing friendship furtive at times, insightful at others, earthy, shaping, questing, curious, beguiling at [...]
A Return to a Simpler Time It is mid-March. The day after St. Patti’s day to be exact – a time when spring is beginning to whisper her promises. She wafts of afternoon sunshine that distills the air just enough to remind us again that hope is a kindred spirit. Icicles drip with a deliberate [...]
Years ago, while spending time in Oregon, I had the privilege of participating in a drum-making apprenticeship. The days were long and filled with valuable teachings about the different medicines associated with different drums. Mystical events were not an uncommon experience during those intensive and vulnerable times, for the call of the drum is powerful [...]
I sat Down In the tall, Cool, Green Grass. And… Listened. Drum, Tell me. I listened. The wind Blew. The birds Sang. The rustle Of the forest Bowing To the Reverence Of Time. And I listened. The drum Says: ‘Listen.’ And so I Did. And I do. Listen. Drum. Peace. She tells Me. Go, Beyond [...]
A reporter recently asked me what was the motivating factor to play the upcoming benefit for both St. James’ Anglican Church and the Action Réfugies Montreal. (Details below) As a person of ministry, I seek to converge the gifts that have made themselves known to me through the arts, through theology, through my path as [...]
