August 20th, 2023
About this time of year, many of us with gardens are witnessing a great abundance of vegetables and flowers, coming on strong after months of planting, watering, weeding, and tending to our plots of earth with utmost care. This is but a microcosm of our ever Abundant Universe, a willing and waiting canvas for our desires to grow and bloom. There is always more than enough, for each and every one of us. The key is being in a state of gratitude for what we have ~ the more grateful we are, the more we will attract things to be grateful for! Join us on ZOOM this Sunday and share your stories of abundance with us.
Time: Aug 20, 2023 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88473715645?pwd=RWpkNWNwb1NuL1dIQmg5Mmoxb0dVUT09
Meeting ID: 884 7371 5645
Passcode: 514388
In gratitude, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.”
~ Steve Maraboli
“There is enough for everyone. If you believe it, if you can see it, if you act from it, it will show up for you. That’s the truth.”
~ Michael Beckwith
“Making a dream into reality begins with what you have, not what you are waiting on.”
~ T.F. Hodge
“Summoning gratitude is a sure way to get our life back on track. Opening our eyes to affirm gratitude grows the garden of our inner abundance, just as standing close to a fire eventually warms our heart.”
~ Alexandra Katehakis
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Sunday, August 20th, 10:30 a.m.- ZOOM POH Gathering
Sunday, August 27th – No Paths of Heart Gathering
Tuesday, August 29th, 7 p.m., Paths of Heart Song Circle
Sunday, September 3rd – No Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, September 10th, 10:30 a.m. – In person POH Gathering
Sunday, September 17th, 10:30 a.m. – In person POH Gathering with a potluck afterwards
Sunday, September 24th, 10:30 a.m. – ZOOM POH Gathering
Tuesday, September 26th, 7 p.m. – Paths of Heart Song Circle
Sunday, October 1st – NO Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, October 8th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, October 15th – In person POH Gathering with potluck afterwards
Please mark your calendars for the above scheduled dates!
Guest Presenters and Musicians Wanted! Now that we’re meeting on a more regular basis we’d love to get back to having other folks present a topic on some Sundays and having other musicians sit in as well. Please get in touch if you’re interested! A small honorarium is available.
We’ve restarted our Paths of Heart Song Circles, usually the last Tuesday of every month, 7- 8:30 pm. Come join us for group singing in an informal and safe space. You are welcome to bring an instrument and song suggestions of love, life, and peace especially! $5.00-10.00 suggested donation. We will provide a variety of teas to drink. You are welcome to bring other beverages of choice. Please RSVP at least a day or two in advance! Since attendance has been rather inconsistent of late, we’d like the opportunity to make alternate plans if sign-up is light.
The following dates are on the calendar:
August 29th
September 26th
October 24th (instead of the 31st, which is Halloween)
Giving Opportunities
Paths of Heart continues to welcome and appreciate your generous donations as we work to bolster our finances and return to regular Sunday gatherings. 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 an easy way to 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!
Another easy way to further support Paths of Heart is through the 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! This one small gesture (by just 25 or so families at this point) helps to generate over $1,000 a year for Paths of Heart, so we appreciate your consideration in participating in this valuable program!!
“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.
Gratitudes
We are grateful for the abundance of life, evident in our lush, productive gardens, our multitude of friends, our resources that allow us to travel to lands far and near, and so much more. We turn the unseen to the seen and there is always enough. TYG!!
What are you grateful for today?
“When gratitude becomes an essential foundation in our lives, miracles start to appear everywhere.”
~ Emmanuel Dagher
“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.”
~ Tony Robbins
“The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.”
~ Robert Holden
“If you keep searching for everything beautiful in the world, you will eventually become it.”
~ Tyler Kent White
“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.”
~ Eileen Caddy
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!