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Spring Equinox ~ 2012

MARCH 20, 2012

The Greeks tell the story of Daphne
and her flight to escape from Apollo,
who has been pierced by an arrow of Eros...
Daphne begs the Gods for help
and their response is to turn her into the Laurel tree...

But what if... this Spring,
Daphne wakes as if from a long sleep,
reaching her majestic branches
to the even balance of day and night,
stretching as her limbs begin to morph
back into the body of a nymph,
guardian of the trees,
beauty kissed by the sun and moon
on this equinox day...

This is one of my favorite sculptures
by local artist Ron Rodgers,
purchased by the City of Santa Rosa
in the Spring of 2007.

Wake Daphne...
we need your beauty
to dance amongst our concrete city
and wake us from our sleep...

Twenty-Seven Turns Around the Sun

By Lea Goode-Harris • 15 Mar, 2024

twenty-seven turns around and around the sun the moon smiles as well

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!