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haiku my heart ~ Baggage
MARCH 30, 2012
Baggage... all of it,
heavy wait... this soul luggage.
Memories fly free...
\*\*\*\*\*
Milt and I loved to travel...
It was one of the many things that we did well together and really enjoyed, setting off to places known and unknown. As I prepare for my first big trip over the pond without him at home holding down the fort, I decided it was time to let go of all our old luggage. Little did I know how difficult this would be... how this act of de-cluttering would stir up so many memories, taking me to another level of loss and letting go...
When I learned that I could donate this luggage to the [Living Room](http://www.thelivingroomsc.org/), our local shelter for battered women, an impossible task became possible
and I loaded it all up, ready to go...
but through a series of snafus...
it has taken me three days, unitl today, this Friday Haiku our heart day,
to get it all to its new home.
Wait.
Weight.
Three days of weighting...
and then...
all these pieces of baggage fly away free...
For more Friday haiku my heart
please visit Rebecca and other poets
at [recuerda mi corazon](http://corazon.typepad.com/recuerda_mi_corazon/2012/03/haiku-my-heart-1.html)
heavy wait... this soul luggage.
Memories fly free...
\*\*\*\*\*
Milt and I loved to travel...
It was one of the many things that we did well together and really enjoyed, setting off to places known and unknown. As I prepare for my first big trip over the pond without him at home holding down the fort, I decided it was time to let go of all our old luggage. Little did I know how difficult this would be... how this act of de-cluttering would stir up so many memories, taking me to another level of loss and letting go...
When I learned that I could donate this luggage to the [Living Room](http://www.thelivingroomsc.org/), our local shelter for battered women, an impossible task became possible
and I loaded it all up, ready to go...
but through a series of snafus...
it has taken me three days, unitl today, this Friday Haiku our heart day,
to get it all to its new home.
Wait.
Weight.
Three days of weighting...
and then...
all these pieces of baggage fly away free...
For more Friday haiku my heart
please visit Rebecca and other poets
at [recuerda mi corazon](http://corazon.typepad.com/recuerda_mi_corazon/2012/03/haiku-my-heart-1.html)
twenty-seven turns around and around the sun the moon smiles as well
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!
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it's time to let go like the manzanita bark beauty leads the way
gentle peace on Earth sun and moon shine on us all opening hearts to love
breathe in the cold air fire of the winter sun melts a frozen heart
"Strawberry Cheesecake" Christmas ornament, stitched by mother, Nydia Goode
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