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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,
March 11th
Making Friends with Death
Author Laura Pritchett will be our guest speaker this Sunday at Paths of Heart. She will be discussing themes from her recently published book, Making Friends with Death. Laura broaches this sacred and scary topic with warmth, research, and humor, and helps us greet death as an old friend rather than a spooky stranger. Myles Sloniker will also be a featured music guest this Sunday. Also, please note this Sunday is the start of Daylight Saving Time! Set your clocks AHEAD one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night or you’ll miss out on this thought provoking gathering!
“My position on death? I’m totally against it. That said, I concede I will lose that argument and that moreover, there isn’t much of an argument to be made. Die I will.” ~ Laura Pritchett
“Of all the mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme” ~ Buddha
“Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.” ~ Rossiter Worthington Raymond
“Death – the last sleep? No, it is the final awakening.” ~ Walter Scott
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Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Reminder!! This Sunday, March 11 this the start of Daylight Saving Time. Turn your clocks AHEAD one hour on Saturday night or you’ll miss Laura Pritchett AND Myles Sloniker at Paths of Heart!
Sunday, March 18th – There will be no Paths of Heart Gathering. See you again on March 25th!
Tuesday, March 27th, 7 pm – Our next Paths of Heart “Singing Circle” will meet! 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 upcoming, scheduled dates: 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’
What a wonderful time we had at our first singing circle! We had about 15 people singing their hearts out and radiating such good vibes! We’ll do it again at the end of this month (March 27th). Join us!
“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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It was wonderful to find myself surrounded with such lovely women on Sunday (the 12th) having been invited by Michelle Venus, a new friend that I met at Club Pilates months ago. Running into her at Encore Bridal, where they were shopping for her daughters gown, she was so sweet to mention this gathering and invite me. I’m fairly new to Ft Collins and have been a bit isolated in grief (I lost my daughter to addiction June 2017) I was glad to begin to socialize a bit. Looking forward to more doings with you…thank you!