Along The Way...
JUNE 9, 2010
I woke this morning...
and was full of joy
for all the people who touch my life so...
Some of you...
it has only been for a moment,
a moment that seems so simple,
yet is such an elegant step in this path of life...
Where everything shifts and moves...
you were there,
if only for a heartbeat...
Some of you...
have been walking with me
for a very long time
alongside me,
before me,
or right behind me,
where I can touch your hand,
and the beauty you stir in my soul...
is a dance like no other...
Some of you...
have been perceived as obstacles,
but when I slow down
and listen to my heart...
I find that you are a marker for me...
pointing the way into life
with all the vibrancy
of a summer storm that clears the air,
and makes the way
all the more clear...
Beginning...
middle,
and moving towards the end...
always curious about the next beginning,
it is a joyous path I walk...
because of you...
and was full of joy
for all the people who touch my life so...
Some of you...
it has only been for a moment,
a moment that seems so simple,
yet is such an elegant step in this path of life...
Where everything shifts and moves...
you were there,
if only for a heartbeat...
Some of you...
have been walking with me
for a very long time
alongside me,
before me,
or right behind me,
where I can touch your hand,
and the beauty you stir in my soul...
is a dance like no other...
Some of you...
have been perceived as obstacles,
but when I slow down
and listen to my heart...
I find that you are a marker for me...
pointing the way into life
with all the vibrancy
of a summer storm that clears the air,
and makes the way
all the more clear...
Beginning...
middle,
and moving towards the end...
always curious about the next beginning,
it is a joyous path I walk...
because of you...
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Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!