This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful; in a word, more alive. ~ Alice Waters
Welcome to “Paths of Heart“- a high spirited, heart-centered community where we gather together in music, poetry, commentary, and dialogue to create and nurture joy, compassion, gratitude, and love – in our own lives and throughout the world. Paths of Heart is a 501(c)(3) Human Services/Educational non-profit organization that uses the arts, especially, to encourage and propel seekers of a better, more peaceful world to find ways to serve, while becoming more kind and compassionate human beings.
We welcome you as we collectively and individually explore the sweet mysteries of life – this is an invitation into co-creation! Our gatherings are most every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at 117 Evans Drive in north Fort Collins. Childcare is available (please let us know ahead of time so we can make arrangements).
We hope our paths cross soon!
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Sunday,
February 25th
The Path of Playfulness
Have you lost your sense of wonder, joy, fascination, delight? In this (at times) “world of woe”, it can be easy to lose our way, to get all too serious about things, have a doomsday outlook, and just want to crawl back under the covers and hide! Remember when we were kids and we could be completely engaged in whatever we were doing without a care in the world? This Sunday, we’ll talk about ways to get our child-like mojo back!
“Play isn’t something separate from the daily grind of life. It is not something to finally get to when work ends. Rather, play, like music, is a force that we feel in our bones and that whispers in our heart. As kids demonstrate, play is not over there, but forever here and now.”
~ Vince Gowmon
“Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they’re looking for ideas.”
~ Paula Poundstone
“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play.” ~ Charles E. Schaefer
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Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Sunday, February 25th, 1-3:30 pm –Colleen will participate in the Peace Cafe’ with Combatants for Peace(http://cfpeace.org/) at First United Methodist Church, Elizabeth and Stover St., in Fort Collins.
There will be music, refreshments, and personal stories of a former Israeli soldier and a Palestinian freedom fighter, who share their transformation from a path of armed confrontation to a path of non-violent resistance. An interactive discussion will follow. Sponsored by J-Street Fort Collins and supported by Veterans for Peace and the Jewish Action Network. Tammy Breeding and Colleen will do a short set of “peace songs” from (approx.) 1:20-1:40 pm.
Tuesday, February 27th, 7 pm – Our newly created Paths of Heart “Singing Circle” will meet once a month or so on a Tuesday evening, starting on February 27th! Everyone is invited to come with song suggestions of a positive, healing, loving, or peaceful nature and we’ll sing in community and radiate our energy out to the world! Mark your calendar for these scheduled dates: 2/27, 3/27, 5/1.
We invite you to visit our website,www.pathsofheart.org. There you’ll find past newsletters, a newsletter sign-up form, more about our organization, a photo gallery, and a ‘donate’ button, for those who prefer to donate to our non-profit with a credit card . Stop by for a visit and please share with friends!
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‘Gratitudes’
Thank you for your openness and courage in sharing your personal experiences with grief last Sunday. It was transformational for many of us. And thanks to Judi Lucero for playing flute on Colleen’s newest song!
Thank you to The Mish Initiative for awarding Paths of Heart a Mish’n Booster Grant to help support our music events and guest musicians at Paths of Heart!! We are most grateful!
“Real life isn’t always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.”
~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
What are you grateful for today?
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Other Details….
If this has been forwarded to you by a friend and you would like to join us, we encourage you to add your name to our newsletter list, as schedules do occasionally change,and we like to keep you informed of topics and special events as well. Just visit our website www.pathsofheart.org and click the newsletter sign-up link. If you know of other interested and kind-hearted souls, please refer them to our website, or they may also contact us by email: info@pathsofheart.org or by phone: 970-484-9600, to learn more about our organization. Thanks!
* CAR-EOGRAPHY * You may park in the driveway, as well as diagonally along the north side of our property. Should those areas become full, please park out on Hwy 1, which has plenty of space and a nice wide shoulder. Please watch for cars as you are exiting and entering your vehicle, though! The carport area is reserved for folks with special parking needs. Out of respect for our neighbors, we ask that you kindly refrain from parking on Evans Drive beyond our property line. Car pooling is encouraged. We also have a bike rack for cyclists!
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Yoga with Heart!
We do yoga here in our “community space” on Mondays and Wednesdays. All levels are welcome to participate. Let us know if you’re interested in joining this heart centered practice!
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