From Streams to Rivers

From Streams to Rivers

I absolutely applaud the message delivered on International Women’s Day by Lauryn Oates, Executive Director of Canadian Women for Women of Afghanistan. Lauryn IWD message 2023 – YouTube In her address, she said: You don’t need to be Afghan to stand...
Love in the Dark

Love in the Dark

A few days ago, I started humming a tune. It wanted words, and so I started singing, “What on earth am I meant to do?” The song had an ancient, mournful spirit, as if were a lost hope looking for light during these troubled times. I stood up from my chair and walked...
The Falcon’s Cry

The Falcon’s Cry

Over the holiday, I rediscovered “Down in Yon Forest,” a mysterious old ballad that I performed at the Toronto Storytelling Festival many years ago. I stood alone on stage and sang it in a childlike a cappella voice, imagining it to be sung by an absolute...
“I Carry You” A Song of Tribute

“I Carry You” A Song of Tribute

I’ve been having a recurring image of us sailing away from the harbor of the world as we knew it. Some of us are reaching back, wondering how to recover the security we had before. Others are groping in the fog to find hopeful possibilities. Then there are the...

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