Gearing Up?

Sunday, May 31st

Gearing Up?

Another week, another opportunity for contemplation and decision making!  It’s been exciting seeing our Paths of Heart labyrinth project taking shape and we can’t wait for you all to join us in a meditative walk!  As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, we are starting to plan for small, in-person gatherings – outside as we are able, and limited to 10 -15 participants at first. We’d love to get a feel for who is comfortable with this kind of scenario at this point in time and get other feedback and ideas you might have for us. We are considering Father’s Day, June 21st, for our first gathering. Our son Myles is returning from NYC this coming week, and this will give us some quarantine time to make sure all is well before we invite others over. Please take some time to contemplate this with us and make known your interest and thoughts. We look forward to seeing your shining eyes on your masked faces! As distressing events continue to swirl around us, we invite you to do your part to be a light in this world, standing for justice, peace, equality, kindness, and love.
Be well, safe, and of service,  Colleen and Mark

Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest

As noted above, we have begun to contemplate how we might achieve an in-person gathering, and meeting in the spaciousness of the backyard comes to mind.  It’ll take some doing, setting up a sound system and electronic keyboard, etc., but we are up for the task if it means we can finally have a gathering, albeit socially distanced and sans hugging!  Stay tuned for more definitive plans.
 We have also begun the Paths of Heart labyrinth project in the front yard, and though we had hoped for it to be a community project, it is being built mostly by our good friend and artist, Matthew Robinson  (in the picture at the top of this newsletter!). 
We have been enjoying our individual visits with folks on Sunday mornings!  It gives us some semblance of normalcy, and it feels great to feel connected in this way.  Mark and Colleen will continue to be available each Sunday on Facetime (or FB Messenger or Zoom if you prefer!) from 10:30 a.m. – noon (when we’d normally be hanging out with you at Paths of Heart), in  ~15 minute increments to simply chat or maybe share a poem or a tune with you that you love. Let us know (you can reply to this newsletter) what time (and platform) is best for you and we’ll confirm with that time or the closest available. Depending on demand, if all the slots fill up for this week, you’ll be first in line next week!  We’ll continue to do this till the next right thing appears! 

Gratitudes

Thanks for the notes of encouragement and love we receive in our inbox and through the mail each week! We miss you dearly and hope to see your (masked!) faces soon!

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” ~ Roy T. Bennett

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” ~ Alphonse Karr
“Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.” ~ Anonymous