Rocking The Path
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
Rocks...
All my life,
since I was big enough to pick them up...
I have gathered rocks...
So to have them play
such an intregal part of my adult life
is pure joy...
Watching the labyrinth unfold
with stone
is amazing...
You pick up a rock...
and listen...
All my life,
since I was big enough to pick them up...
I have gathered rocks...
So to have them play
such an intregal part of my adult life
is pure joy...
Watching the labyrinth unfold
with stone
is amazing...
You pick up a rock...
and listen...
Like Vicki...
as she looks for just the right spot
for this stone
for this stone
to rest...
with the other stones
in her labyrinth...
in her labyrinth...
Or, as Jesus and Rosa
rock these stones into place...
rock these stones into place...
Lining the path with this earth,
bits and pieces
shaping and shifting
into something
wonderous...
bits and pieces
shaping and shifting
into something
wonderous...
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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!