Haiku My Heart ~ California
OCTOBER 20, 2017
**California,**
**your golden rolling hills are**
**a prayer to the world**
**your golden rolling hills are**
**a prayer to the world**
\*\*\*\*\*
There are many who are suffering,
those of us in the middle of natural and man-made disasters
and those of you who are witnessing it all.
I am hearing stories
of greed and ill-will and taking advantage of others.
But I can count those on my fingers.
All the good stories? The miracles? The love and kindness?
I can't even begin to count, they are so many.
For the love keeps rising,
more than the smoke that lingers here still.
\*\*\*\*\*
For more Friday haiku my heart
please visit Rebecca and other poets
at [recuerda mi corazon](http://corazon.typepad.com/)
There are many who are suffering,
those of us in the middle of natural and man-made disasters
and those of you who are witnessing it all.
I am hearing stories
of greed and ill-will and taking advantage of others.
But I can count those on my fingers.
All the good stories? The miracles? The love and kindness?
I can't even begin to count, they are so many.
For the love keeps rising,
more than the smoke that lingers here still.
\*\*\*\*\*
For more Friday haiku my heart
please visit Rebecca and other poets
at [recuerda mi corazon](http://corazon.typepad.com/)
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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!