Sunday, October 30th, 2022
This Sunday, our last regular Sunday gathering for the year (and beyond), we’ll celebrate Dia de los Muertos, with Judi Lucero as our honored music guest. For this annual event, we will again have our ofrenda set up and decorated. You are welcome to bring mementos of your loved ones who have passed, as we keep them alive in memory and spirit, in light-hearted and joyful celebration! A potluck lunch will immediately follow our gathering so we can further enjoy one another’s company before we take a sabbatical of sorts from our Sunday gatherings. There are several other events planned for the coming months, though! Details are in the “Looking Ahead” section below.
Continued Golden Autumn Blessings, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”
~ Thomas Campbell
“For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.”
~ William Penn
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
~ Khalil Gibran
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Life and death are illusions. We are in a constant state of transformation.
~ Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Paths of Heart will be taking a sabbatical from regular Sunday gatherings for the next 6 months or so. You can read more about our decision here: https://www.pathsofheart.org/2022/10/11/important-paths-of-heart-update/
Please join us THIS Sunday at 10:30 a.m., 117 Evans Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80524, for our “last” regular gathering till further notice. Read below for a list of other upcoming events. Mark your calendars!
October 30th – Dia de los Muertos Celebration. Judi Lucero will join us from Grand Junction to share words and music! We’ll also have a potluck following our gathering. Please bring your own washable plate as well as a potluck dish to share. We’ll provide utensils, cups, cloth napkins and a variety of beverages.
Saturday, November 19th, 7 pm – “Paths of Heart Presents..” a Gratitude Concert, featuring the Sloniker/Crosson Clan – including Emma and Myles Sloniker. We’ll be singing lots of songs of THANKS as well as other favorites. We’ll have a pre-concert potluck at 6 pm if you want to join us for that, and then we’ll do one long set of music for ya! You’re welcome to hang out and chat with us for a bit afterwards as well. This is a benefit for Paths of Heart and we are suggesting a $30 donation for the concert (give more, or less, depending on your circumstances/desires!). There is limited seating, so you can guarantee your spot by prepaying with venmo: @PathsofHeart or paypal: https://www.pathsofheart.org/donate/ (mention “concert” in special instructions).
Saturday, December 24th, 7 pm – We are pleased to welcome the return of our Christmas Eve Celebration, with songs and readings from various traditions during the Season of Light and Peace! Emma and Myles Sloniker will be there to share in the music, and perhaps another guest or two as well.
Saturday, January 14th, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm – “Paths of Heart Presents…” a ‘Write with Your Heart’ Playshop: Communing with The Muse ~ A simple, sweet day of community, creating space for inner exploration through music, journaling, art, silence, and meditation. More details soon!
Saturday, February 11th, 7 pm – “Paths of Heart Presents…” a Celebration of LOVE. Join Mark and Colleen in a lovefest of love songs to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
We’ve decided to restart our Paths of Heart Song Circles, the last Tuesday of (most) every month! Come join us for an informal gathering of singing together. Bring your life affirming song suggestions! $10 suggested donation.
November 29th
December 27th
no January Song Circle
February 28th
March 28th
Giving Opportunities
Paths of Heart will continue to welcome and appreciate your generous donations as we work to bolster our finances and get back to Sunday gatherings at some point in the future. 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 a way to easily 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!
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!
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!
Gratitudes
We are so grateful for almost 9 years of nearly continuous Sunday gatherings here at Paths of Heart! We treasure each and every encounter we’ve had with our attendees, whether you came once, are a “regular”, or just read our newsletter and sent us thanks every so often. Though the “form” of Paths of Heart is changing currently, it is still very much alive and we hope you’ll join us for our special events coming up. Much love to you all!
What are you grateful for today?
“I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.”
~ Will Arnett
“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.”
~ Kristin Armstrong
“Gratitude can lead you, as it did me, away from the darkness of complicated need into the light of Simple Abundance.”
~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
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!