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these hand hewn timbers
hold and shelter me
within nested rooms
where I rest,
live, laugh, cook,
and sleep…

The Fifth Holy Night ~ The Gift of Home

DECEMBER 29, 2011

_This place…_

_These oak floors_
_soak up the river of my tears_
_and gleam with a worn patina_
_of many paths crossed…_
_This is where I dream,_
_create, unravel, and create again…_
_All things center_
_at my hearth..._

and anchor me to my heart,
where from my couch…

I encounter wild and dangerous places…
I slip aboard a ship around the galaxy,
where there is no time or space
and meet people yet to be…
I return to inherited morning coffee...

sumptuous and simple meals,
where alchemy of a different kind take place
between friends and family
who gather here with me
beneath these hand hewn timbers,
in my home...

This post was inspired by Lynn Jericho's Eighth Year of Inner Christmas ~The Twelve Gifts. This is my offering for the fifth gift ~ the gift of home.

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!