Sunday, April 10th, 2022
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who joined in on the conversation about the future of Paths of Heart ~ not only “in person” and on Zoom over the last 2 Sundays, but through your numerous emails as well. We got so many valuable suggestions and as we compile them, we are also putting together a survey (thank you to Pat K. and Cynthia M. for heading up the survey team!) that we’ll send out with more specific questions for you, as Paths of Heart moves forward into a sustainable organization once again. Many of you also showed your love for POH by making extra donations and signing up for monthly giving. We deeply appreciate your faith in us and this community that we’ve co-created over 8+ years. It is evident that people value what they experience each week at “Paths” and we are even more committed to keeping it alive! One member did observe that most of the suggestions to remedy our financial concerns were “more in the direction of how to do less vs. how to bring in more.” It was an astute observation and got us thinking more about increasing our “prosperity consciousness”! Thus, our topic for this week. We hope you’ll join us at 11 a.m. this Sunday. Myles and Emma Sloniker will join in the music-making!
With love and gratitude always and all ways,
Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“Your mind is creative. Expand your thoughts and your imagination beyond your current circumstances, and your mind will create ways to turn what you think and imagine into reality.”
~ Remez Sasson
“Celebrate feelings of abundance within you so that you can experience the physical manifestation of prosperity now.”
~ Tanja Jaeger
“Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving.”
~ W. Clement Stone
“Prosperity in the form of wealth works exactly the same as everything else. You will see it coming into your life when you are unattached to needing it.”
~ Wayne Dyer
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Paths of Heart Schedule (Sundays, 11 a.m.). We are considering moving our start time to 10 or 10:30 a.m. as the weather warms, and we’ll definitely meet at 10 a.m. on Easter Sunday to accommodate other family gatherings happening that day.
Mask Policy Update:
The general consensus so far has been that folks are comfortable with others being unmasked, though some are choosing to wear their own masks, which you are always welcome to do! We continue to assess our policy as conditions fluctuate concerning Covid.
April 3rd – ZOOM gathering
Special Event – April 9th, 7 pm (doors at 6:30) – Paths of Heart House Concert with the Sloniker-Crosson Clan – The concert is basically “sold out” at this point (thanks everyone!!), but if you’d like to be put on the waiting list, let us know, as last minute changes usually occur. If you aren’t coming to the concert but would like to contribute anyway, we’ll give you 3 of our CDs (you pick!).
April 10th – in person, with Myles and Emma Sloniker joining in on the music.
April 17th, Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. start time – in person, with a long-awaited-for POTLUCK after our gathering (hopefully outdoors!). Judi Lucero will be here from Grand Junction to join in the music! Ethan Roth will also join us on guitar, along with Emma Sloniker on vocals – a fine musical celebration indeed!
April 24th – in person
May 1st – ZOOM gathering
May 8th and 15th – Paths of Heart will take a couple of Sundays off. Our wood floors are being refinished and our POH meeting room will be holding the contents of half of our house while that happens!
May 22nd – in person
May 29th – in person
June 5th – ZOOM gathering
The above schedule is subject to change as we collectively craft the path of our gatherings going forward. 🙂
Sending prayers and affirmations ~ If anyone would like 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!
Giving Opportunities – Paths of Heart continues (into its 9th year now!) almost entirely through your generous donations. What a beautiful thing! If you find value in what we do here each week, please consider donating to keep our non-profit running smoothly, with grace and ease. The past 2 years saw a severe drop in donations and we’d love to regrow our account balance to a more healthy and sustainable level now that we are meeting regularly again. During the pandemic, online donations became increasingly important to our organization, and are 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! We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, so your donations are tax deductible!
Two ways you can further support Paths of Heart 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!
“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.
Gratitudes
We’ve seen some lovely Paths photos in the last couple of weeks and we appreciate the graciousness with which folks agree to allow their use in our newsletter! Thanks to Serena Rusden for her England path featured this week, and also to Dave Leatherman for this beautiful bluebird here!
We remain grateful for all the good folks bringing humanitarian aid to Ukraine at this time. Here is one link shared from a trusted friend with family in Poland, of an organization there which is helping Ukrainian refugees.
In addition, World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders are worthy organizations that would welcome our monetary support.
What are you grateful for today?
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.”
~ Henri Frederic Amiel
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”
~ Henry Ward Beecher
“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
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!