February 11th, 2024
Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is around the corner and “love” is in the air. But there’s so much more to this thing called love than what Hallmark would have us believe in. Let’s go beyond the commercial and the romantic and delve into what LOVE is really about. We’re on ZOOM this week and here’s the link:
Topic: Paths of Heart Zoom
Time: Feb 11, 2024 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84721848387?pwd=UlpKR2pNRU5GbzhBWTNkcVhELzk4UT09
Meeting ID: 847 2184 8387
Passcode: 522583
Love’s the Thing, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“God is Love — a Love so vast, so wise, so inclusive, so healing, that we can scarcely comprehend it…”
~ Roger Teel
“Real love knows nothing of the ego. Real love starts as self-love. Self-love knows nothing of comparison with others. You simply love yourself as you are. Ego comes with comparison with others.
In real love, there is no division. The lovers melt into each other. In egoistic love, there is great division.”
~ Swami Dhyan Giten
“The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it’s in the being. When I need love from others, or need to give love to others, I’m caught in an unstable situation. Being in love, rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. Being in love means seeing the Beloved all around me.”
~ Ram Dass
“Real love is also courageous, fierce, and willing to rock the boat and set the house on fire to facilitate transformation.”
~ Troy Hadeed
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
***Dates subject to change! Please always refer to latest newsletters for latest information and updates***
Sunday, February 11th – ZOOM POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 18th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, February 25th – In person POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m. We’ll be celebrating 10 years of Paths of Heart with a potluck, immediately following our gathering. Woo hoo!
Sunday, March 3rd – In person POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 10th – ZOOM POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 17th – NO Paths of Heart Gathering
Sunday, March 24th – In person POH Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
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.
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
(via Mark…I think you’ll be able to tell!) We are so grateful to have a place to call Home! And part of what makes us so grateful is that even though it has been hit by lightning, challenged by flood (no really), blown upon via those wacky Wyoming winds…even compromised by soil/mud and dirt…Earth-wind and fire (water too), even the limbs of our beloved trees have lumbered down upon us and damaged the very roof over our heads! Currently we’re facing a new set of issues rocking our very foundation (threatening veritable domicide)!!! Yet we are still here, so thankful for this house, this home to grow kids in…this place to grow old in…Thank You, for this place we call home!
What are you grateful for today?
I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.
~ Brene Brown
What I’ve learned is there’s a scientifically proven phenomenon that’s attached to gratitude, and that if you consciously take note of what is good in your life, quantifiable benefits happen.
~ Deborah Norville
“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”
~ Meister Eckhart
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Just an observation: it is impossible to be both grateful and depressed. Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.”
~ Steve Maraboli
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!