Labyrinth

Today, I walked a Labyrinth:



At first, I was full of doubt.

But as I began to walk, I started to see things.

I saw that my mind was racing at a thousand miles a minute.

I was so angry and wound up, that I couldn't think of anything but how do I *not* mess this up?

After a few moments, I realized that I was thinking.

And I began to think about what I was thinking.

And then, I began to think about what it was that I was thinking about thinking about.

And the cycle continued, all the way to the middle center section.

I took a breath, stepped out of the center, and began retracing my steps.

Retracing my steps...

It's what I do in my mind ALL THE TIME!

And now, I'm actually retracing them, for the first time in a long while.

As I was retracing my steps, I began to think about what I was thinking about at that step.

And then, BAM, out of no where.

I

stopped.

All my thoughts, anger, resentment just... left.

It was like there was nothing on my mind to begin with.

And with that thought, I just kept walking.

I began enjoying the labyrinth, pushing pressure points in my hands along the way.

Trying to think of happy thoughts, or nothing.

And I did... I managed to think of just nothing.

I cried, rejoiced, and felt uplifted... all alone... on that labyrinth.

Before long, the thoughts did return, just not with the same power and impact as before.

I began to like the silence, and teared up as I made my final turn and saw the pending exit.

As I walked out, I saw a guest book, and signed it.

I remembered not seeing it before, but now, I did.

Did the labyrinth open my eyes?

Had I been closed to the realization of what was there?

The lady smiled at me as I left. No doubt she was the one watching me on my journey.

Thank you, Labyrinth, watchful one, and the universe.

I knew that if I was supposed to walk the labyrinth today, it would appear to me, and make it easier than ever to do.

And that, it did. All on it's own. With no intervention from me. :-)