Empty Space
MARCH 2, 2007
Sunlight
pours through my office door
this morning...
Blossoms and new leaf green
push through the wet and cold...
and beckon me
beyond the rattle of street construction
and tight words of the morning...
This empty, open space...
pours through my office door
this morning...
Blossoms and new leaf green
push through the wet and cold...
and beckon me
beyond the rattle of street construction
and tight words of the morning...
This empty, open space...
dusted with snow-flowers,
holds my longing, my impatience,
like the breath of spring that is yet to come...
holds my longing, my impatience,
like the breath of spring that is yet to come...
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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!