03/25/2026
I never understood the point of walking a labyrinth.
That probably sounds strange, especially for someone who has always been spiritually minded. But honestly… I just didn’t get it.
You can see the destination.
You walk around in circles.
You eventually arrive.
And then… you turn around and walk back out again.
So what’s the point?
But maybe that is the point.
A labyrinth isn’t really about getting somewhere new. It’s about allowing yourself to be held in the in-between — that sacred liminal space of transition.
And isn’t that what so much of life really is?
Birth.
Death.
Grief.
Healing.
Becoming.
Letting go.
Beginning again.
So much of this human experience is lived in the space between what was and what will be.
We may know the ultimate destination, but we rarely know exactly how the path will unfold. We just keep putting one foot in front of the other, trusting the turns, the pauses, the seeming circles, and the slow return to center.
And maybe that’s true not only for us as individuals, but for all of us collectively.
We are each walking our own labyrinth — our own healing, our own losses, our own awakenings, our own becoming.
But we are also walking alongside one another.
And maybe part of the sacred work of being human is helping each other make the journey as gently, meaningfully, and safely as possible.
Not by removing every hardship.
Not by forcing the path to be straight.
But by offering presence.
Compassion.
Clarity.
Witness.
Love.
By reminding one another that even the winding path has purpose.
That challenges are not always detours.
Sometimes they are the path itself.
Sometimes they are where the deepest meaning is found.
When someone we love is in that liminal space, we can hold them there with tenderness.
When we are there ourselves, we can allow ourselves to be held too.
The labyrinth reminds me that not every journey is meant to be solved.
Some are meant to be honored.
Witnessed.
Walked slowly.
Together.
Safely entered.
Deeply lived.
And, when the time comes, safely returned from.
Maybe that’s the point after all.
-Melissa Lewis, Heartspace for Healing & Hospice 2026
