January Full Moon
JANUARY 11, 2009
_This full moon…_
_fills me…_
_takes me down into this first step_
_where I find_
_myself_
_turning,_
_and turning again…_
_Full light,_
_this darkness drinking,_
_sinking into the earth_
_my body…_
_listening_
_waiting for that next place,_
_air lifting,_
_breathing me,_
_this small place of beginning,_
_reaching into the night_
_to the beat of my heart…_
_fills me…_
_takes me down into this first step_
_where I find_
_myself_
_turning,_
_and turning again…_
_Full light,_
_this darkness drinking,_
_sinking into the earth_
_my body…_
_listening_
_waiting for that next place,_
_air lifting,_
_breathing me,_
_this small place of beginning,_
_reaching into the night_
_to the beat of my heart…_
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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!