May 5th, 2024
Well, there seems to be more celebrating to do. Cheery May Day with its dancing, singing, flower crowns, and Maypoles was yesterday, Saturday is World Labyrinth Day (come by and walk our Paths of Heart labyrinth if you’re in the area!), and in case you hadn’t heard, Saturday is also World Naked Gardening Day!! Who knew? (Now you do!). May 5th is Cinco de Mayo (and Miss Emma’s birthday!), another occasion for parades, parties, and piñatas. I promise I will get off this kick soon, but really, who doesn’t want to celebrate May? Nature is popping with color and the sun is shining! On May 7, the sun will set past 8 p.m! Sounds like JOY might be our topic – that’s what we’re feelin’! And here’s a quick reminder of the Pierce Pettis concert on Friday, May 10th, followed by his appearance at Paths of Heart on Mother’s Day (more celebrating!). Details below. Oh, almost forgot we’re on ZOOM this Sunday – here’s the link:
Paths of Heart Zoom Gathering
Time: May 5, 2024 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83986452168?pwd=ZmFSQ2hVYldOY202S2tuZkFwZXlNZz09
Meeting ID: 839 8645 2168
Passcode: 373884
Join in the Joy, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope.”
~ Emily Brontë
“Sweet May hath come to love us. Flowers, trees, their blossoms don.”
~ Heinrich Heine
“Then you have to remember to be thankful; but in May one simply can’t help being thankful that they are alive, if for nothing else.”
~ L. M. Montgomery
“May has come in, young May the beautiful, weaving the sweetest chaplet of the year. Along the eastern corridors, she walks. What time the clover rocks the earliest bee. Her feet are flush with sunrise, and her veil floating in breezy odors o’er her hair.”
~ Thomas Buchanan Read
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk– honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”
~ Samuel Scoville Jr.
“As nature bursts into life this May, so should your creative and intellectual endeavors…your GENIUS!”
~ Dr. Tracey Bond
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
***Dates subject to change! Please always refer to latest newsletters for latest information and updates***
We have another upcoming house concert, this time with the highly entertaining and talented Pierce Pettis! Friday, May 10th – Doors at 6:30, concert starts at 7 pm. Finger foods and drinks at intermission while you chat with Pierce. Bring something to share if you can. Suggested donation $20.00. Please RSVP, or best yet, pre-pay with paypal https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/ (with Pierce Pettis in the special instructions), or with venmo (type “Pierce Pettis” in “What’s it for?” memo line) https://account.venmo.com/u/PathsofHeart. Learn all about Pierce on his website https://www.piercepettis.com/
Sunday, May 5th – ZOOM POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, May 10th – 7 p.m. “Paths of Heart Presents…” Pierce Pettis in concert! As he noted, what alliteration! See above for details and feel free to email or call us with other questions: info@pathsofheart.com or 970-484-9600.
Sunday, May 12th – Mother’s Day, In person Gathering, 10:30 a.m., with Pierce Pettis as our guest musician!
Sunday, May 19th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, May 26th – In Person POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m. with our monthly potluck afterwards
Sunday, June 2nd – ZOOM POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 9th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, June 16th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, June 23rd – In Person POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 30th – (Change in Schedule) NO Paths of Heart Gathering (Colleen’s hip surgery got moved up!)
Sunday, July 7th – ZOOM POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, July 14th – In Person POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, July 21st – In Person POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Please mark your calendars for the above scheduled dates!
Guest Presenters and Musicians Wanted! Now that we’re meeting on a more regular basis we’d love to get back to having other folks present a topic on some Sundays and having other musicians sit in as well. Please get in touch if you’re interested! A small honorarium is available.
Giving Opportunities
Paths of Heart continues to welcome and appreciate your generous donations as we work to bolster our finances and return to regular Sunday gatherings. During the pandemic, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. There is an option for recurring monthly donations, if you so choose. We have also added Venmo as an easy way to donate to Paths of Heart! Just type in @PathsofHeart to find us in the Venmo app. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart. Remember, we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so your donations are tax deductible!
Another easy way to further support Paths of Heart is through the King Soopers Community Rewards Program – If you shop at KS and have a rewards card, you can “link” it to Paths of Heart and King Soopers will donate a portion of your dollars spent (around 5%) to our non-profit. Go to https://www.kingsoopers.com/i/community/community-rewards to sign up and link your card. Our organization name is Paths of Heart and organization number is RG782. Let us know if you want help signing up! This one small gesture (by just 25 or so families at this point) helps to generate over $1,000 a year for Paths of Heart, so we appreciate your consideration in participating in this valuable program!!
“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth and Zen Meditation Garden
This was intentioned to be a community space, so know that you are always welcome to drop by and walk or sit – you do not need to let us know in advance. Do note that we have experienced the outer “halo” of glass blocks in the labyrinth to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day.
Service opportunity!
The labyrinth was quite a mess after our recent windstorm! Colleen and Mark cleaned up the more dangerous bigger limbs, but if you want to do a meditative walk AND pick up little twigs strewn about the labyrinth on your peaceful journey, we would welcome your help!
Gratitudes
We are grateful for Emma’s and others’ help in our yard and garden as it gets harder for Colleen to do the outside chores she normally loves this time of year! We’re grateful for sunshine and flowers!
What are you grateful for today?
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”
~ Henry Ward Beecher
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”
~ Willie Nelson
“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”
~ Meister Eckhart
“Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seekers life – in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.”
~ Sri Chinmoy
“Gratitude for the present moment and the fullness of life now is the true prosperity.”
~ Eckhart Tolle
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!