Month: May 2018

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Our Tilted World

 

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!

Sunday,
May 27th

Our Tilted World
In the midst of celebrating spring, Mark was musing that we wouldn’t be enjoying this loveliness if it wasn’t for Earth’s tilted axis.  This led to a conversation of life in general – how getting “off kilter” can sometimes be a blessing, moving us into a different season of our lives.  We’ll share our thoughts and would love to hear yours!  Reminder – it’s Potluck Day!  Please bring a dish to share and your own reusable/washable plate and utensils.  We’ll provide cups, cloth napkins, and a variety of beverages.  Elizabeth Hudetz will lead us in a Maypole Dance for those interested!
“There is a season for everything under the sun – even when we can’t see the sun.” ~ Jared Brock
“Those who are resilient can more quickly regain their equilibrium and spring back when they are thrown off kilter by the storms of life.” ~ Mary Buchan
“When it is time for a season to change, the imperfections of life are most visible.” ~ Sue Detweiler

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

This Sunday, May 27th – Potluck, immediately following our morning gathering.  Please remember to bring your own reusable plate and utensils, as we aim for near zero waste! We’re also planning on doing the Maypole Dance after lunch, with live music, led by Elizabeth!

Tuesday, May 29th – Our next Singing Circle, 7 pm

King Soopers Neighborhood Reward Gift Cards – We are excited to have joined King Soopers fundraising gift card program!  When you use your Paths of Heart Gift Card, 5% of your total purchases are rewarded to Paths of Heart.  It does not cost you anything extra – simply load your gift card with any amount before you buy your groceries.  We will be selling the cards with an initial amount of $20 loaded on them.  

We’re thinking of scheduling a “Paint with a Purpose” fun(d)-raising night for Paths of Heart at Pinot’s Palette.  Let us know if this is something you’d be interested in attending, and what days/nights of the week might work best for you.

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!

‘Gratitudes’

We’ve been grateful for the rain, interspersed with lovely days for working in the yard and gardens!

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” ~ Brian Tracy

What are you grateful for today?

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!

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!

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” ― Rumi

Please note, we are a “remove your shoes upon entering” household (what better way to bare our “souls”…!).  Feel free to bring slippers or thick socks for your comfort (and we always have extras!)
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Spontaneity!

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!

Sunday,
May 20th

Spontaneity!
I don’t really know what the topic is for this Sunday!  Mark and Myles will be off at a recording session, and I (Colleen) will be “coordinating” the morning.  Nothing in particular was coming to mind, so I think we’re just going to gather up and see where it leads.  Or “spontaneity” could BE the topic!  Several folks have stepped up to help, so we’ll have extra music with Elizabeth and Al, and Judi will play flute and piano.  Come have fun with us!

“Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.” ~ Mahavishnu John McLaughlin

“The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.” ~ Germaine Greer

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Sunday, May 27th – Our next potluck, immediately following our morning gathering.  We’re also planning on doing the Maypole Dance after lunch, with live music, led by Elizabeth!

Tuesday, May 29th – Our next Singing Circle, 7 pm

King Soopers Neighborhood Reward Gift Cards – We are excited to have joined King Soopers fundraising gift card program!  When you use your Paths of Heart Gift Card, 5% of your total purchases are rewarded to Paths of Heart.  It does not cost you anything extra – simply load your gift card with any amount before you buy your groceries.  We will be selling the cards with an initial amount of $20 loaded on them.

We’re thinking of scheduling a “Paint with a Purpose” fun(d)-raising night for Paths of Heart at Pinot’s Palette.  Let us know if this is something you’d be interested in attending, and what days/nights of the week might work best for you.

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!

‘Gratitudes’

We’ve been grateful for the rain, interspersed with lovely days for working in the yard and gardens!

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” ~ Brian Tracy

What are you grateful for today?

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!

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!

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” ― Rumi

Please note, we are a “remove your shoes upon entering” household (what better way to bare our “souls”…!).  Feel free to bring slippers or thick socks for your comfort (and we always have extras!) 
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Honoring the Essence of Mothering

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!

Sunday,
May 13th

Mother’s Day
Today is Mother’s Day – a day to celebrate our ‘literal’ mothers, yes,  but also to honor anyone who offers that mothering energy or essence to others.  The concept of a mother is not limited to just a biological definition, and the qualities of mothering – nurturing, unconditional love, support, understanding, wisdom – can be fulfilled by women and men alike!  How might we expand our ideas and celebration of Mother’s Day?
“The essence of motherhood is not restricted to women who have given birth; it is a principle inherent in both women and men. It is an attitude of the mind. It is love — and that love is the very breath of life… For those in whom motherhood has awakened, love and compassion for everyone are as much a part of their being as breathing.” 
~ Mata Amritanandamayi (known throughout the world as Ammachi, or Beloved Mother)”A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.”  ~  Tenneva Jordan

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Sunday, May 27th – Our next potluck, immediately following our morning gathering.

Tuesday, May 29th – Our next Singing Circle, 7 pm

King Soopers Neighborhood Reward Gift Cards – We are excited to have joined King Soopers fundraising gift card program!  When you use your Paths of Heart Gift Card, 5% of your total purchases are rewarded to Paths of Heart.  It does not cost you anything extra – simply load your gift card with any amount before you buy your groceries.  We will be selling the cards with an initial amount of $20 loaded on them.

Our Maypole Celebration needed to be postponed and will be rescheduled for sometime later this month.  We heard some folks were bummed that they’d missed , so now you’ve got another chance!  Perhaps at our next potluck?

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!

‘Gratitudes’

Thank you to Judi Lucero for again gracing us with her lovely flute playing last week!

“Life is as it is, we take it to be hard or easy. It’s all about our perception, attitude and level of gratitude.”
~ Geraldine Vermaak

What are you grateful for today?

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!

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!

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” ― Rumi

Please note, we are a “remove your shoes upon entering” household (what better way to bare our “souls”…!).  Feel free to bring slippers or thick socks for your comfort (and we always have extras!) 
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Determination

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!

Sunday,
May 6th

Determination

Sometimes it seems like we carry such a heavy load.  We all suffer loss, setbacks, disappointments.  How do we recover, rebuild, restore?  Through steadfast determination and persistence (along with lots of self love and a little playfulness!).  Let’s share our successes and our challenges.

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not…Genius will not…Education will not…Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” ~ Calvin Coolidge

“Whatever you do, do with determination. You have one life to live; do your work with passion and give your best.” ~ Alia Bhatt

“You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.” ~ Ralph Marston

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Friday, May 4th, 8:00 pm – “Paths of Heart Presents…” House Concert with Alaskan Indie Folk artist, Laura Oden!  Laura has recently released her 2nd CD titled “Peel Back Another Layer”, with songs that ruminate on family loyalties, love, the meaning of life and whether or not the TSA actually makes travel any safer, all steeped in an ambiance of introspection.  “My father was a theologian and my mother was an actress,” Laura Oden said with a slight grin and a little shake of her head. “So it was sort of inevitable that I’d become a songwriter.”  Visit www.lauraoden.com for a sneak peek!  Hope you can join us for this fun and enlightening night!  Colleen will open with a few songs.  Suggested donation just $10 at the door.  Potluck snacks and beverages after the show.

King Soopers Neighborhood Reward Gift Cards – We are excited to have joined King Soopers fundraising gift card program!  When you use your Paths of Heart Gift Card, 5% of your total purchases are rewarded to Paths of Heart.  It does not cost you anything extra – simply load your gift card with any amount before you buy your groceries.  We will be selling the cards with an initial amount of $20 loaded on them.

Our Maypole Celebration needed to be postponed and will be rescheduled for sometime later this month.  We heard some folks were bummed that they’d missed , so now you’ve got another chance!

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!

‘Gratitudes’

We had another delightful potluck last Sunday, with great weather!  Thanks to all who participated and helped with clean-up afterwards.

“Life is as it is, we take it to be hard or easy. It’s all about our perception, attitude and level of gratitude.”
~ Geraldine Vermaak

What are you grateful for today?

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!

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!

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” ― Rumi

Please note, we are a “remove your shoes upon entering” household (what better way to bare our “souls”…!).  Feel free to bring slippers or thick socks for your comfort (and we always have extras!)