We embark on the thirtieth day of a 40 Day Practice, based on the energy of the Labyrinth (releasing – contemplation – receiving). If you have a local labyrinth, I invite you to walk the labyrinth with today’s theme as your focus. If you don’t have a local labyrinth, you can create your own, take a walk somewhere peaceful, or even sit in contemplation in your own home. I will be scheduling various public labyrinth appearances, and you are welcome to join me when and where you can, if you feel moved to do so.

The theme for today is Partnership. There are many different forms of partnership – temporary and permanent partnership; partnership between two people or a group; partnership for a specific goal or for a lifetime; partnership for business and partnership for leisurely activities; formal and informal partnership. Today’s theme is an opportunity to explore all of your various partnerships. Are you honoring them? What do you bring to the table? Are they all still functional partnerships, or do you maintain some of them out of habit? Do any of your partnerships need to be renegotiated? In all of this, it is important to remember that nothing we accomplish is done alone. Each of our efforts furthers us forward. Humans are symbiotic beings, and we do not exist in a vacuum.

Questions that might help you see what can be released: Where do I think I have been “going it alone”? Where am I taking all the credit (or blame)? Where have I neglected to acknowledge the efforts of others?  Cam I see the connections to other people in my life?

Suggestions for contemplation: Connect firmly and consciously with the earth, and feel your partnership with her. Connect with the plants around you, and increase your awareness of the ways in which you work together to support each other. Contemplate all of your heart connections. Examine what other chakras or centers from which you might connect with other people. Open yourself to awareness of your connections with guidance. Ponder your connection to everything around you.

A mantra for receiving today might be “I open myself to a conscious awareness of partnership and embrace my connections.”