March 30th, 2025
We turned the corner into Spring last week! It’s time to come out of hibernation, do a little spring cleanup and be inspired by nature’s awakening underneath the accumulated detritus. I returned from NJ a day ago and was greeted by fully unfurled daffodils, one of my favorite flowers! It gave me hope that somehow we will emerge from darker times to a new dawn. What are your favorite things about Spring and what lessons can Nature, in her infinite wisdom, teach us? We’re on ZOOM this Sunday and here’s the link. Hope you can join us!
Paths of Heart ZOOM Gathering
Time: Mar 30, 2025 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81986857728?pwd=5BJWLk7fabRHj2zEm17pZqbjiSWO2x.1
Meeting ID: 819 8685 7728
Passcode: 711995
May you blossom like the daffodils! Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.”
~ Leo Tolstoy
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.”
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
“She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor:
“Winter is dead.”
~ A.A. Milne
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
~ Anne Bradstreet
“People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.”
~ Ernest Hemingway
“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.”
~ Virgil A. Kraft
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Sunday, March 30th – ZOOM Paths Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 5th – Our house concert with Pierce Pettis is just over a week away! Many of you came to his concert last year where you witnessed a wild music jam with Pierce and Mark, ending with Pierce “smashing” his guitar! Yikes! The good news is his guitar is fixed up, good as (Pierce says better than!) new, and we intend to have just as much fun (or more!) than last time. Concert starts at 7 pm (doors at 6:30) and we’ll have a finger food/snack potluck during intermission. Suggested donation is $20-25. At this point there are still a number of seats left, but to guarantee your spot you can pre-pay with Paypal: https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/ (with Pierce Pettis in the special instructions)
or with Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/PathsofHeart
Sunday, April 6th – In person Paths Gathering, 10:30 a.m. with guest musician Pierce Pettis.
Sunday, April 20th – ZOOM 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
We are grateful for SPRING! A survey of the yard and gardens brings such delight, as new green shoots are making their way through the dirt. Walking the labyrinth is soothing to the soul on these warm days. What are you grateful for today?
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!