October 6th, 2024
We have just returned from a week in Oregon, with half our time spent along the wild and wonderful coastline of Yachats and half spent at a music festival in the high desert town of Sisters. The ocean was so powerfully mesmerizing (we watched it for hours!) and so much can be gleaned from its ever changing presence. The sea can be an apt metaphor for the human experience – sometimes calm, soothing, and peaceful, sometimes turbulent, chaotic, and overwhelming. This Sunday we’ll explore some lessons from the sea on ZOOM. Here’s the link:
Topic: Paths of Heart Zoom Gathering
Time: Oct 6, 2024 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81654312412?pwd=dq8Yjbi8821S4U5o8yIbn3Zyc3tatH.1
Meeting ID: 816 5431 2412
Passcode: 018101
So much magnificence, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“The cure for anything is saltwater: sweat, tears or the sea.”
~ Karen Blixen
“Sometimes in the waves of change we find our true direction.”
~ unknown
“The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.”
~ Robert Wyland
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too.”
~ Vincent Van Gogh
“We ourselves feel what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”
~ Mother Teresa
“Dance with the waves, move with the sea, let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.”
~ Christy Ann Martine
“If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air.”
~ Nayyirah Waheed
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
(dates subject to change)
Sunday, October 6th – ZOOM Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, October 13th – in person Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m. Special Music with Myles and Emma Sloniker. Potluck following.
Sunday, October 20th – No Paths of Heart Gathering
Please mark your calendars for the above scheduled dates!
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 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 blessed to be able to take time off to travel now and again. We had such a restful and music-filled time on our recent trip to Oregon. Gratitude abounds!
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!