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‘Tis the Season!

‘Tis the Season!

Sunday, December 5th, 2021

The Season of Light and Peace is upon us, with our Jewish friends celebrating Hanukkah this week and twinkling Christmas lights appearing in rapid succession across the land. Those candles and lights are lifting our spirits and bringing us peace as we contemplate all the different celebrations this season enfolds and how we can envelop all their brightest and beautiful significance. Come join us in celebration this Sunday!

Love, Light, and Peace to all, Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“Every day is a gift, not a guarantee, no matter the holiday you celebrate or the rituals you believe in. Celebrate the miracle of being alive today, of having the chance to love and be loved.” ~ Jennifer Williamson

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
~ Hamilton Wright Mabie

“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” ~ Marianne Williamson

“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”
~ Janice Maeditere

“The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing others’ loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” ~ W. C. Jones

“Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.”
~ Todd Stocker

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule
(Sundays, 11 a.m.) MASKS REQUIRED for all in person gatherings.  Thank you for your kindness and cooperation.

December 5th – in person

 December 12th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering

December 19th – ZOOM Gathering

December 26th – in person, Songs of the Season Celebration

January 2nd – in person 

Many of you have been asking about our (until recently!) “annual” Christmas Eve Concert. After heartful thought and consideration, we have decided to refrain once again this year. We feel we would have to curtail attendance to such a degree that so many would be left out, and it just doesn’t feel right to do so. Instead, we will celebrate in song the day after Christmas with several guest musicians and hope you can join us then.

#Giving Tuesday was a great success for Paths of Heart and we thank you all for your generosity!! You can still donate through our Facebook Campaign until December 10th here https://www.facebook.com/donate/1065442570943881/10223466097475017 or donate anytime via our website here https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/ Thanks so much in advance for supporting and sustaining our community and mission during this season of giving!

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“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 (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

Big thanks to Terry Stanfill for gracing us with his peaceful presence and saxophone playing last Sunday! It was great to have him and his family visiting with us from AZ and CA!

We are filled with gratitude for all who so generously donated to Paths of Heart this week during our #Giving Tuesday campaign. Our hearts are full!

What are you grateful for today?

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ~ Voltaire

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~ William Arthur Ward

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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Living in Gratitude

“Living in Gratitude”

Sunday, November 28th, 2021

We trust you are having a lovely holiday, steeped in gratitude for all that is, and celebrating that goodness with friends and family near and far. We are surely feeling it! Let’s gather this Sunday to share our gratitude and perhaps a few more stories of passing out our YOU MATTER cards as the official “You Matter Marathon” winds to a close. We encourage you to keep it going though – feels so good to let people know they matter! Terry Stanfill will be joining us on the music this week!
Love and Light, Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“Going to sleep with a grateful, open heart
is a powerful healing practice. Your dreams will become
more inspiring and you will awaken in the morning
with a lighter state of mind.” ~ Dr. John Demartini

“Practicing mindfulness of gratitude consistently leads to a direct experience of being connected to life and the realization that there is a larger context in which your personal story is unfolding. Being relieved of the endless wants and worries of your life’s drama, even temporarily, is liberating. Cultivating thankfulness for being part of life blossoms into a feeling of being blessed, not in the sense of winning the lottery, but in a more refined appreciation for the interdependent nature of life. It also elicits feelings of generosity, which create further joy. Gratitude can soften a heart that has become too guarded, and it builds the capacity for forgiveness, which creates the clarity of mind that is ideal for spiritual development.” ~ Philipp Moffitt

“Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy – because we will always want to have something else or something more.”
~ Brother David Steindl-Rast

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule
(Sundays, 11 a.m.) MASKS REQUIRED for all in person gatherings (per Larimer County guidelines).  Thank you for your kindness and cooperation.

November 28th – in person, “Living in Gratitude” Terry Stanfill, guest musician

December 5th – in person

 December 12th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering

December 19th – ZOOM Gathering

December 26th – in person 

#Giving Tuesday is on the horizon! Giving Tuesday is November 30th, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and is a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.” This has been an important fundraising day for Paths of Heart in past years and we are affirming another successful campaign this year. You can donate through our Facebook Campaign here https://www.facebook.com/donate/1065442570943881/10223466097475017 or donate via our website here https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/
Thanks so much in advance for supporting and sustaining our community and mission!

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“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 (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

We are grateful for our recent relaxing trip to Santa Fe, and for our unplanned, yet delightful meeting and gathering with new friends on Thanksgiving Day.

What are you grateful for today?

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ~ Voltaire

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~ William Arthur Ward

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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Handling Disappointment

“Handling Disappointment”

Sunday, November 14th, 2021

This week has been a bit of a letdown, peppered with disappointments and sadness. Who knows how much the time change and our apparent SAD (seasonal affective disorder) has to do with it, but I, for one, can’t seem to rise above. We know that having expectations of people and situations can lead to frustration, misery, and resentment, yet it’s sometimes a challenge not to expect people to act with integrity, or honesty, or kindness (pick your virtue!) when these qualities are so highly valued in our own lives. So, we’ll revisit this topic (as we’ve done over the years) to remind our humble selves once again how to best face the challenges of the day. The return of the twinkly lights (in Old Town Fort Collins and around our home) seems to help somehow!
Love and Light, Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
~ Alexander Pope

“If you’re going to say what you want to say, you’re going to hear what you don’t want to hear.” ~ Roberto Bolaño

“You can’t expect everyone to have the same dedication as you.” ~ Jeff Kinney

“You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.” ~ Lisa Kleypas

“Know that everything is in perfect order whether you understand it or not.” ~ Valery Satterwhite

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule
(Sundays, 11 a.m.) MASKS REQUIRED for all in person gatherings. Thank you for your kindness and cooperation.

November 14th – in person

November 21st – NO Paths of Heart 

November 28th – in person, “Living in Gratitude”

December 5th – in person

 December 12th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering

December 19th – ZOOM Gathering

December 26th – in person 

#Giving Tuesday is on the horizon! Giving Tuesday is November 30th, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and is a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.” This has been an important fundraising day for Paths of Heart in past years and we are affirming another successful campaign this year. We do this primarily through Facebook, however any way you wish to consider donating will be much appreciated and will help us fulfill our vision and mission at Paths of Heart. https://www.pathsofheart.org/mission-statement/ Thank you!!

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth – What a joy it was to envision and oversee the creation of our labyrinth and Zen Garden last summer! 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 to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

This has been the most gorgeous fall! Time to play in the leaves, then rake and mulch them!

What are you grateful for today?

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ~ Voltaire

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~ William Arthur Ward

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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You Matter!

“You Matter!”

Sunday, November 7th, 2021

Oh my gosh – another week has flown by filled with projects and appointments. I woke up this morning, realizing it was already Saturday and I had not given a thought to the newsletter! Usually, we at least start pondering about it by Wednesday, even if it doesn’t make it into print till later in the week. The big news is, we have water in the kitchen again! Flooring is scheduled for Monday and then this construction zone may start looking like the space we have envisioned for so many years. We can’t wait to share it with you! But I digress…This Sunday we’re celebrating the “You Matter Marathon”, a world wide initiative that creates positive connections within and between individuals and communities. It’s a simple concept – just let people know they MATTER by handing them a small card that says so! By naturally and regularly affirming the significance and value of one another, we honor our common humanity and create a path to a more peaceful and joyful world. Cards can be ordered on the website https://youmattermarathon.com (you get 30 free just for signing up) or you can print your own with a template they provide.
We get a reprieve from donning masks this week, as we’ll be on ZOOM. We look forward to seeing your SMILES! Here’s the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89514495167?pwd=VGpLUjN2bzg3L3pRK3Q1YUk2RU92QT09
Meeting ID: 895 1449 5167
Passcode: 746568

Remember this Sunday is the end of Daylight Saving Time, so set your clocks BACK an hour on Saturday night! Enjoy this glorious weekend!
Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ~ William James

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” ~ Emily Dickenson

“You are either the captain or the captive of your thoughts.” ~ Dennis Waitley

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” ~ Rumi

“You Matter. Unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light squared. Then you Energy” (ha ha! Couldn’t help adding this one and not sure who first said it!)

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule
(Sundays, 11 a.m.)

November 7th – ZOOM gathering. End of Daylight Saving Time (turn your clocks BACK one hour).

November 14th – in person

November 21st – NO Paths of Heart 

November 28th – in person, “Living in Gratitude”

December 5th – in person

 December 12th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering

December 19th – ZOOM Gathering

December 26th – in person 

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth – What a joy it was to envision and oversee the creation of our labyrinth and Zen Garden last summer! 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 to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

What a beautiful ofrenda we created together last Sunday, honoring our loved ones for Dia de los Muertos. Thank you for joining us in this heart-felt celebration.

What are you grateful for today?

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ~ Voltaire

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~ William Arthur Ward

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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Dia de los Muertos Celebration

“Dia de los Muertos Celebration”

Sunday, October 31st, 2021

Please join us for our annual Day of the Dead Celebration, where we honor our loved ones that have gone to “the other side”, remembering them with joy as we recognize death as a natural phase of life. We will have an ofrenda (altar) set up so you can add photos and mementos of your family, friends, and pets that have passed. Please bring a mask so that we comply with Larimer County’s reinstated indoor mask mandate. Hope you’ll join us at 11 a.m.!
Stay safe and well! Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero

“For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” ~ Khalil Gibran

“Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.” ~ Lao Tzu

“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore

“After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” ~ J.K. Rowling

“Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” ~ George Eliot

“God pours life into death and death into life without a drop being spilled.” ~ Author unknown

“For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.” ~ William Penn

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule
(Sundays, 11 a.m.)

October 31st – in person, Dia de los Muertos Celebration

November 7th – ZOOM gathering. End of Daylight Saving Time (turn your clocks BACK one hour).

November 14th – in person gathering

November 21st – NO Paths of Heart 

November 28th – in person, “Living in Gratitude”

December 5th – in person

December 12th – ZOOM Gathering

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth – What a joy it was to envision and oversee the creation of our labyrinth and Zen Garden last summer! 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 to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

It’s been another productive week here at the homestead – cabinets installed, painting happening, lots of tree work done! We are grateful to have the resources to complete projects inside and out.

What are you grateful for today?

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” ~ Amy Collette

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ~ Gilbert C. Chesterton

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” ~ Mary Davis

“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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Raise the Vibration!

“Raise the Vibration!”

Sunday, October 24th, 2021

This Sunday, Peter Lopez will be our guest musician AND presenter, and it’s all about raising the vibration! We have no doubt that the music and discussion will do just that! We’re not yet sure whether we’ll be inside or out, but signs will be posted when you arrive. Please bring a mask so that if we’re inside we comply with Larimer County’s reinstated indoor mask mandate. You are welcome to call (970-484-9600) or email us on Sunday morning for the latest information. Hope you’ll join us at 11 a.m.
Stay safe and well! Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“Listening to your ego brings your vibration down; listening to your higher self brings your vibration up.” ~ Caroline A. Shearer

“Appreciation is the purest vibration that exists on the planet today.” ~ Esther Hicks

“Your personal vibration or energy state is a blend of the contracted or expanded frequencies of your body, emotions, and thoughts at any given moment. The more you allow your soul to shine through you, the higher your personal vibration will be.” ~ Penney Peirce

“The law of attraction is all about vibration. Everything is vibrational – your thoughts, your ideas, every being. You will draw to you whatever vibration matches yours, wanted or unwanted.” ~ Anonymous

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule
(Sundays, 11 a.m.)

October 24th – in person, Peter Lopez, guest musician and presenter.

October 31st – in person, Dia de los Muertos Celebration

November 7th – ZOOM gathering. End of Daylight Saving Time

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth – What a joy it was to envision and oversee the creation of our labyrinth and Zen Garden last summer! 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 to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

The kitchen remodel continues to rock! We are looking forward to amazing potluck gatherings in the not too distant future. We’ve put the gardens to bed for the season and they have provided abundantly. It’s nice to take “watering” off the endless “to do” list! We’ve cherished our visit with Colleen’s Dad. He’s a gem.

What are you grateful for today?

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” ~ Amy Collette

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ~ Gilbert C. Chesterton

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” ~ Mary Davis

“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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Autumn’s Wisdom

“Autumn’s Wisdom”

Sunday, October 17th, 2021

This Sunday we’ll discuss what Autumn’s glory has to say to us – can’t you hear her whispering through the leaves? We hope to be outside, but if the temps continue to “fall”, we may retreat inside. If we do, please excuse our construction clutter! See you Sunday morning at 11 a.m.!
Colleen and Mark

Just a quick update on tomorrow’s Paths of Heart Gathering, 10/17/21 at 11 am. Due to a variety of reasons, our gathering will be INDOORS tomorrow, and MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED. We wanted to give everyone a heads up so you can decide what’s best for yourselves in this situation. Stay well! Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“Delicious Autumn! My very soul is wedded to it and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth, seeking the successive autumns.” ~ George Eliot

“Maybe it is just this time of year—when the rains begin to come down and the skies often turn a little bleak – but every fall, I feel an acute sense of grief and an intense desire to let go.” ~ Sarah Norrad

“Winter is an etching, Spring a water color, Summer an oil painting, and Autumn a mosaic of them all.” ~ Starley Horowitz

“It is easy to get caught in the melancholy of change. It is uncertain and sometimes disorienting, and… change is imminent. I try to remember that it is in the art of letting go that new life is made possible. I trust that those falling leaves are not perishing – they are distilling into something that will fuel new growth.” ~ Elise Krohn

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule (Sundays, 11 a.m.)

October 17th – in person, outdoors (weather permitting).
October 24th – in person, outdoors (weather permitting). Peter Lopez, guest musician and presenter.
October 31st – in person, Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth – What a joy it was to envision and oversee the creation of our labyrinth and Zen Garden last summer! 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 to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

It’s FALL y’all! Really enjoying the falling temps and the crisp night air!

What are you grateful for today?

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” ~ Amy Collette

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ~ Gilbert C. Chesterton

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” ~ Mary Davis

“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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What’s on Your Mind (What’s in Your Heart)?

“What’s on Your Mind (What’s in Your Heart)?”

Sunday, October 10th, 2021

The changing of any season tends to stir the mind and the heart about changes happening in our own lives, assessments of our lives in this moment, and where we go from here. We don’t have any particular topic for this week other than that generalization, and we’d love to hear what is on your mind and in your heart these days. It’ll be nice just to check in and chat with you all! We are on ZOOM this Sunday, and since we are getting this newsletter out late in the game (again!), here’s the link if you’d like to join us!

Topic: Paths of Heart ZOOM 10/10/21
Time: Oct 10, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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See you on the screen Sunday! Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
~ Nelson Mandela

“Keep your head up, keep your heart strong.” ~ Shalane Flanagan

“He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist”
~ Francis of Assisi

“Empathic listening is so powerful because it gives you accurate data to work with. Instead of projecting your own autobiography and assuming thoughts, feelings, motives and interpretation, you’re dealing with the reality inside another person’s head and heart. You’re listening to understand. You’re focused on receiving the deep communication of another human soul.” ~ Stephen Covey

“Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule (Sundays, 11 a.m.)


October 10th – ZOOM Paths of Heart
October 17th – in person, outdoors (weather permitting).Peter Lopez, guest musician
October 24th – in person, outdoors (weather permitting). Peter Lopez, guest musician and presenter.
October 31st – in person, Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth – What a joy it was to envision and oversee the creation of our labyrinth and Zen Garden last summer! 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 to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

It’s FALL y’all! Really enjoying the falling temps and the crisp night air!

What are you grateful for today?

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” ~ Amy Collette

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ~ Gilbert C. Chesterton

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” ~ Mary Davis

“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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ReUnion

“ReUnion”

Sunday, September 26th, 2021

With Colleen’s 2 recent “reunion” trips with long time friends, we started thinking about that word and how it manifests in our lives in a myriad of ways. Whether it be with friends, family, lovers, estranged relations, oneself, nature, or the Divine, a Re-Union can be a powerful, enriching, transformative experience. What does the word ReUnion evoke within you? That’ll be our discussion this Sunday, as we also celebrate the reunion with the Autumn season! Please share your ReUnion stories with us!

As concerns about the Delta Variant continue and even heighten for some, we will meet outside in the backyard this week, weather permitting. We’ll set up chairs a bit more distanced, and you can continue to mask if that’s what brings the most comfort and feelings of safety to you. We’ll have hand sanitizer at the back gate which we’d like you all to use as you enter, and as some folks are still uncomfortable with physical touch during these uncertain times, let’s refrain from holding hands during our ending song, “What a Wonderful World” for now. It’s also a good idea to ask if folks are accepting hugs before you just “move in” – ha ha! Alas, so many darned qualifiers these days! See ya Sunday!
Love and continued wellness to you, Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“The sweetness of reunion is the joy of heaven.” ~ Richard Paul Evans

“When you release the illusion of control, you begin an effortless free-fall toward a grand reunion with your original self.” ~ Bryant McGill

“We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” ~Tim McGraw

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” ~ Nelson Mandela

“Time and time again we reconnect. It’s like the Universe nudges us to give it one more chance.” ~ Nikki Rowe

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule (Sundays, 11 a.m.)

September 26th – in person, outdoors.
October 3rd – No Paths of Heart Gathering
October 10th – ZOOM Paths of Heart
October 17th – in person, outdoors (weather permitting). Peter Lopez, guest musician
October 24th – in person, outdoors (weather permitting)
October 31st – in person, Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth – What a joy it was to envision and oversee the creation of our labyrinth and Zen Garden last summer! 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 to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

It’s FALL y’all! Really enjoying the falling temps and the crisp night air!

What are you grateful for today?

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” ~ Amy Collette

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ~ Gilbert C. Chesterton

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” ~ Mary Davis

“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl

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Poetry Extravaganza!

“Poetry Extravaganza!”

Sunday, September 12th, 2021

It’s been several years since we had a “Poetry Sunday” – a time when we all share our most favorite poems or readings (of the day, of the month, of the year, of all time!). They can be your own or what others have written. You can bring one, or share several throughout the hour. We had planned to have a guest speaker this Sunday, but since those plans changed unexpectedly, we thought this was a fine alternative! If you can’t be with us, feel free to send us a poem to read in your absence!
As concerns about the Delta Variant continue and even heighten for some, we have decided to meet outside in the backyard this week. We’ll set up chairs a bit more distanced, and you can continue to mask if that’s what brings the most comfort and feelings of safety to you. We’ll have hand sanitizer at the back gate which we’d like you all to use as you enter, and as some folks are still uncomfortable with physical touch during these uncertain times, let’s refrain from holding hands during our ending song, “What a Wonderful World” for now. It’s also a good idea to ask if folks are accepting hugs before you just “move in” – ha ha! Alas, so many darned qualifiers these days! See ya Sunday!
Love and continued wellness to you, Colleen and Mark

Quotes to ponder

“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” ~ Plato

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

“A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.” ~ Robert Frost

“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” ~ G.K. Chesterton (someone should find one/write one and bring it!) 🙂

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

Paths of Heart Schedule (Sundays, 11 a.m.)

September 12th – in person, OUTDOORS in the Paths of Heart backyard.
September 19th – No Paths of Heart gathering
September 26th – in person, probably outdoors.

Request for guest presenters and musicians! ~ Thanks to those who have stepped up to present a topic on Sunday, or to share music! Please let us know if you’re interested or have ideas of other speakers/musicians you’d like to invite. A small honorarium is available.

Sending “Good Juju” and prayer ~ If anyone ever wants to receive our collective positive thoughts and prayers on a Sunday morning, please ask! We can be as specific or as anonymous as you’d like. Let us know if we can surround you and your loved ones in love and light!

“Paths of Heart” Labyrinth – What a joy it was to envision and oversee the creation of our labyrinth and Zen Garden last summer! 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 to be slippery when wet, so it’s best to walk it on a dry day (not usually a problem in Colorado!). We also welcome volunteers to help keep our labyrinth looking beautiful and free of debris and weeds. Thank you in advance.

Giving Opportunities – Two ways you can support Paths of Heart without costing you an extra penny are detailed below:

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!

Amazon Smile – We do love shopping locally and very often do, but Amazon sometimes fits the bill. If you are an Amazon shopper, you can make a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4175487 to generate donations for Paths of Heart!

During this past year when we weren’t meeting often, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are still always gratefully accepted on our website, https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/. You can even sign up for monthly giving, which we deeply appreciate. Thanks so much for supporting the continuation of Paths of Heart!

Gratitudes

All three rough-in inspections on the kitchen remodel were signed off on this morning! We affirm that progress will go more quickly now!

What are you grateful for today?

“Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” ~ Amy Collette

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ~ Gilbert C. Chesterton

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” ~ Mary Davis

“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

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!

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl