Sunday, June 14th
Anticipation!
We are getting excited for next Sunday, June 21, when we’ll be celebrating the Summer Solstice, Father’s Day, and as many other things as we please with our first Paths of Heart Gathering since early March! We’ll be in the back yard, well-distanced, and face masks will be required. You will also need to RSVP if you haven’t already, as we will start out small, with just 10 -15 participants. The labyrinth will be ready to walk, before and after our gathering (one at a time, please). We’ll see how this goes; we have heard from several folks that are not quite ready to attend public gatherings, while others are eager to do so. This may turn out to be an every other week event at first or something else – more is always being revealed! If we have inclement weather, we may need to postpone and will let all that have signed up know that morning.
Can’t wait to be with you, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.”
~ Samuel Smiles
“Anticipation is a gift. Perhaps there is none greater. Anticipation is born of hope. Indeed it is hope’s finest expression.” ~ Steven L. Peck
“Live with the anticipation that something incredible might happen at any time.” ~ Patricia Highsmith
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Father’s Day, June 21st -We plan on returning to in-person Paths of Heart Gatherings in our backyard. We will be limiting the number of people on any one Sunday, so reservations (and masks) will be required. Reply to this email or call 970-484-9600.
We have been enjoying our individual visits with folks on Sunday mornings! It gives us some semblance of normalcy, and it feels great to feel connected in this way. Mark and Colleen will continue to be available this Sunday on Facetime (or FB Messenger or Zoom if you prefer!) from 10:30 a.m. – noon (when we’d normally be hanging out with you at Paths of Heart), in ~15 minute increments to simply chat or maybe share a poem or a tune with you that you love. Let us know (you can reply to this newsletter) what time (and platform) is best for you and we’ll confirm with that time or the closest available. June 14th will be the last day for these chats.
Gratitudes
This week our friend Luis came through again, notifying us of a whole yard of flowering plants that were going to be demolished and thrown in the landfill. Colleen dropped everything and made several trips to rescue so many beautiful and diverse plants and has been busy most of this week finding homes for them here and at friends’ houses. We are grateful that we could add more beauty to our landscape and bring others joy as well!
“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” ~ Alphonse Karr
“Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.” ~ Anonymous
About Paths of Heart…
Paths of Heart is a high spirited, heart-centered community where we gather together (in new and creative ways!) for 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!
Visit us on the web at https://www.pathsofheart.org
We hope our physical paths may cross soon!