Orin ~ 29
APRIL 28, 2011
How did you grow so tall???
Shoulders so broad,
gentle heart
so wise...
29 on the 29th...
How fortunate I am
to have had you for twenty-two of those twenty-nines...
Orin next to the tallest collumbines
to have ever grown in my garden
beside the labyrinth this Spring of 2011...
How fortunate I am
to have had you for twenty-two of those twenty-nines...
Orin next to the tallest collumbines
to have ever grown in my garden
beside the labyrinth this Spring of 2011...
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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!