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Spring 2016

MARCH 20, 2016

Today
is the first day of Spring
and gentle rains
have played upon the earth
and watered my prayers
for something new to birth in us all...
in myself...
Can I be this new green?
This vibrant color of Spring
that signals a change
from deep within
the dark recesses of my soul?
Can my heart open more
and forgive the unforgivable?
Oh how I love this life emerging...
this power
that is fragile but everywhere...
it takes my breath away
so that the next breath fills me completely
as I step into the twists and turns,
this unknown path
that lies before
me.

With each turn
of the four seasons,
I turn this mandala that I made nine years ago...
How I love this simple gesture...
that signals
the seasons moving
within us all,
as the light and dark dance
in an interchange of day and night
birthing, thriving, falling,
going deep,
to emerge again
and again...

May this Spring,
wherever you are,
bring you beauty
and the gift of something new...

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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!