January 5th, 2025
Happy New Year! We hope everyone is basking in good holiday vibes and we wish all of you richest blessings in this coming year, even alongside life’s trials that are bound to crop up here and there. It’s all about how we handle/respond to them, right? Many see each new year as a “clean slate” of sorts – a chance to begin again, gently let go of the things that didn’t serve us last year and gently affirm new thoughts and practices that will propel us positively into the future. No big lists of shoulds, okay? 🙂 This will be the focus of our discussion in our ZOOM gathering this Sunday. Here’s the link:
Paths of Heart ZOOM Gathering
Time: Jan 5, 2025 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85991088016?pwd=joDo2U3LKlbd4ypfyo2B3r77Ymv03X.1
Meeting ID: 859 9108 8016
Passcode: 324059
Welcome 2025! Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“What if, instead of rushing into 2025 our pockets stuffed with a plethora of ‘shoulds’, we opened our eyes on January 1 to another sacred day alive on the planet, showered ourselves with grace, our hearts open to receiving love, our minds courting curiosity, a gentleness bathing our soul, kindly witnessing ourselves on the path, resting in the breath of being.”
~ Monika Carless (Thank you, Stacey!)
“May Light always surround you; Hope kindle and rebound you. May your Hurts turn to Healing; your Heart embrace Feeling. May Wounds become Wisdom; every Kindness a Prism. May Laughter infect you; your Passion resurrect you. May Goodness inspire your Deepest Desires. Through all that you Reach For may your arms Never Tire.”
~ D. Simone
“Life naturally reorganizes itself when we are true to ourselves and everything can fall into its right place. That’s when “the highest good of all” naturally happens.”
~ Maria Erving
“To live in the light of a new day and an unimaginable and unpredictable future, you must become fully present to a deeper truth – not a truth from your head, but a truth from your heart; not a truth from your ego, but a truth from the highest source.”
~ Debbie Ford
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Sunday, January 5th – ZOOM Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m.Â
Sunday, January 19th – In Person Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m.Â
Sunday, February 2nd – ZOOM Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m.Â
Sunday, February 16th – In Person Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Giving Opportunities
Paths of Heart welcomes and appreciates your generous donations as we continue 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 as 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.
Gratitudes
What a beautiful Christmas Eve Gathering we had, with 55 kind-hearted souls adding their bright lights to the evening! Thank you for being with us in song and spirit and for your generous donations to Paths of Heart that night. Thanks also to Krisann Meyer-Corcoran for adding harmonies to several songs. Our hearts are full!
Thank you to Karyn Coppinger for her help and expertise in pursuing grant opportunities for Paths of Heart. We appreciate you so much!
What are you grateful for today?
“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”
~ Nishan Panwar
“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.”
~ Anthony Robbins
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”
~ Maya Angelou
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”
~ Ralph H. Blum
“What I’ve learned is there’s a scientifically proven phenomenon that’s attached to gratitude, and that if you consciously take note of what is good in your life, quantifiable benefits happen.”
~ Deborah Norville
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!