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.
Beloved by many, this labyrinth was installed as a statement of life
in the face of many local teen deaths in the late 1990s.
Community of all ages and many local businesses contributed to its making.
Time revealed that this labyrinth was difficult to maintain
with the ever-shifting ground, drought, and flooding.
Four memorial benches still hold the space where the labyrinth was.
We can easily forget,
as it is something we cannot see…
that once a labyrinth is placed on the ground with intent and walked by many…
the energetic imprint remains even though the physical features may not.
And the love remains.
Change, loss, and letting go opens the space for something new
and an opportunity to be curious.
If you find yourself at the center of the empty space
of the Sebastopol Teen Center Memorial Garden…
open to that space, the ground below, the sky above,
to the energetic imprint of the labyrinth,
and to all the love that continues to ripple out into our community
as we each follow our path into life.
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