Haiku My Heart ~ Peace
December 23, 2022
Lea Goode-Harris

gentle peace on Earth
sun and moon shine on us all
opening hearts to love
How ever you celebrate this turning point of our days...
some seeing the return of the sun days growing longer...
some seeing the sun days growing shorter...
May we walk together with peace and with beauty,
with all our kin who share this precious Earth.
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This image of the sculpture of "Virgin with the Boy" came from my dear friend, Mary Porter-Kearns: The Flowers Are Speaking. Mary says that this rare sculpture is attributed to Portuguese artist Diogo Pires-o-Velho (1473-1514) and is at the National Museum of Ancient Art, Portugal.

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!