“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.”
~ Eckhart Tolle
Dear Paths of Heart Community – Mark and I have continued to assess the recent attendance and financial condition of Paths of Heart. This summer’s survey results were valuable in getting a sense of folks’ impressions of, and commitment to our non-profit. It is evident that the “Pandemic Years” took quite a toll on Paths’ attendance as well as finances, and our recovery remains extremely slow. As our non-profit’s self sustainability continues to be elusive, we feel the best solution is to take a 6 month sabbatical from Sunday gatherings and instead have monthly concerts and/or workshops (playshops!) that could potentially have a more positive effect on our finances and build up Paths of Heart’s fiscal health over time.
We want to emphasize that Paths of Heart is not going away; it is just changing form, hopefully temporarily, to address these unusual circumstances we are in. We are sorry that our faithful out of town Zoomers will most likely not be able to attend these monthly events. Maybe we can have an occasional Zoom check-in with you all, as we will certainly miss you! October’s schedule will remain as is, and then we plan to go forward with a Gratitude Concert in November, our beloved Christmas Eve Celebration on December 24th, a “Write With Your Heart” Playshop in January, and a concert celebrating LOVE in February (so far!). Please join us for our last regular in-person gathering (for now) on October 30th as we celebrate Dia de los Muertos and welcome Judi Lucero back to play music and share her thoughts with us. It seems apropos to have a potluck afterwards, too, don’t you think?
We love you all and this beautiful community we have built together over the last nine years. We welcome any questions or suggestions you might have for us. Thank you for your kind and joyful presence in our lives,
Colleen and Mark