October 13th, 2024
Paths of Heart is not a religious community, however we often explore different traditions, rituals, beliefs, and holidays associated with the world’s religions, in search of universal truths. With the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur on the horizon, we’ve been thinking about forgiveness and the various ways it may be expressed. We are blessed that Myles and Emma Sloniker will join us for music this Sunday morning! We’ll be having perhaps our last outdoor potluck of the season so we hope you’ll join us for conversation and noshing (a word I learned from our dear friend Rabbi Jack many years ago!).
Ho’oponopono, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“How free do we want to be? Forgiveness is NOT ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON AND WHAT THEY SAID OR DID. Forgiveness is what takes place within US. UNFORGIVENESS IS HOW WE HOLD ON and don’t allow ourselves our own freedom.”
~ June Miller
“True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.”
~ Oprah Winfrey
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
“Forgiveness has nothing to do with absolving a criminal of his crime. It has everything to do with relieving oneself of the burden of being a victim–letting go of the pain and transforming oneself from victim to survivor.”
~ C.R. Strahan
“The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either — or both — when needed?”
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
(dates subject to change)
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
Sunday, October 27th – No Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, November 3rd – ZOOM Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m. Daylight Saving Time ends!
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 always look forward to the times when our whole family can be together. We are excited and grateful to have Myles Sloniker flying in from NY to be with us for a week. Blessed family time!
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!