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JUNE 19, 2007

The threads go out from the center...
they weave and dance
in brilliant color,
in breath and stillness,
in the dance of a child's play
twirling in our hearts,
settling... in the
secret folds of memories,
where joy finds us,
again and again...
This is the week that I am also beginning to help my dear friend [Ulla](http://www.ullam.typepad.com/) and her family build their own labyrinth!

We went in search today for materials at the Wheeler Zamaroni quarry...
But first, the girls, Ulla's daughter Rowan and our dear friend Lucille's daughter Nash, ran the rope labyrinth in our front yard...

And then off we went... in search of rocks,
finding many...
with the girls climbing as fast as they could to the top...

But these rocks are little bigger than we have in mind...

and these rocks...

are just too bright!!!

But these rocks... may be just right...

and dear Ulla...
displays yet another contender for consideration...

The ones behind her!!!
Not the big ones to the right!!!

And even earlier this morning...
I smoothed the sand in our own back yard
in preparation for brick laying tomorrow...

and inside...
Milt and I continue with the puzzle sand-mandala...

ropes...rocks...sand...all threads that lead to the center
and back out again...taking us on a journey...
a journey of discovery...

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The Retiring of a Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

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.

Making A Three Circuit Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

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!