September 21st, 2025
How do we “find our way” in chaotic and disturbing times? That’ll be our topic of exploration this Sunday. We DO know that a loving and caring community helps immensely and we are so grateful for your presence. We’ll break bread together with a potluck after our gathering. Please join us if you’re able.
Love and Light, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“Following the light requires great strength of will.”
~ Rachel Harrison
“Our navigational toolbox equips us with compasses calibrated for the unpredictable.”
~ Roger Spitz
“Everyone has doubts and negative thoughts. It is, however, what you choose to do with those thoughts that matters.”
~ Ken Sayles
“Reflection is the means of going forward while looking backward. Navigating the future using the past and using the lessons learned from yesterday to shape our tomorrow.”
~ Dr. Lucas D. Shallua
“It is not required that we know all of the details about every stretch of the river. Indeed, were we to know, it would not be an adventure, and I wonder if there would be much point in the journey.”
~ Jeffrey R. Anderson
“When you follow a star you know you will never reach that star; rather it will guide you to where you want to go. … So it is with the world. It will only ever lead you back to yourself.”
~ Jeanette Winterson
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Sunday, September 21st, 10:30 a.m. – in person Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m. Potluck lunch after our gathering – please bring a dish to share if you can.
Sunday, October 5th, 10:30 a.m. – ZOOM Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, October 19th, 10:30 a.m. – in person Paths of Heart Gathering, 10:30 a.m.
Giving Opportunities
Paths of Heart welcomes and appreciates your generous donations in support of our gatherings and other events! Remember, we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so your donations are tax deductible. Many folks find online donations very convenient and these are always gratefully accepted on ourwebsite, 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.
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 as 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 so grateful for our recent rains! It’s so great to get a break from watering and to see the lawn so green at this time of year!
“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”
~ Nishan Panwar
“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.”
~ Anthony Robbins
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”
~ Maya Angelou
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”
~ Ralph H. Blum
“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
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!
