Spring Walking
MARCH 21, 2009
Throughout the afternoon...
people came and celebrated Spring...
people came and celebrated Spring...
and the beauty budding in our garden...
Everyone received a tiny white stone,
a seed to represent what is new and birthing...
within themselves...
to take home and plant...
representing new life springing
from the bare earth of Winter,
like the flower gifts that graced each walker...
representing new life springing
from the bare earth of Winter,
like the flower gifts that graced each walker...
and the delight,
in the effervescent laughter and speed of a child...
in the effervescent laughter and speed of a child...
dancing to the center....
remembering the heart...
tiny seeds...
nurtured and watered with the blessings of rain
the next first full day of Spring...
the next first full day of Spring...
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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!