Sunday, September 20th, 2026
This week there are many events to contemplate and celebrate! Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish tradition, begins at sunset on September 20th and ends at nightfall on September 21st. The International Day of Peace AND World Gratitude Day are both observed annually on September 21st. Finally, The Autumnal Equinox “falls” on September 22. What can these important days teach us spiritually? This will be our discussion on Sunday, followed by our monthly potluck. Hope you can join us!
In Gratitude and Peace, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“Think of Yom Kippur as a lookout on the top of a mountain that you have been climbing all year. See your days and their moments spread out before you. Be willing to look now at this big picture of your life. Your ultimate goals. Your beliefs. See each person in your life as part of that picture. What lesson have they taught you even if you had to learn it through pain? What message is God sending you by putting this person in your life?”
~ Sara Debbie Gutfreund
“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.”
~ Abraham Heschel
“Peace is not just made at conference tables, but in classrooms, neighbourhoods, and everywhere people meet with open minds and open hearts.”
~ António Guterres
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
~ Jimi Hendrix
“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just the mere absence of violence. It is the manifestation of human compassion.”
~ the Dalai Lama
“The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.”
~ James E. Faust
“Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life.”
~ Jack Canfield
“The season for enjoying the fullness of life – partaking of the harvest, sharing the harvest with others, and reinvesting and saving portions of the harvest for yet another season of growth.”
~ Denis Waitley
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.”
~ George Eliot
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Sunday, September 20th, 10:30 a.m. – In person Paths of Heart gathering, followed by a potluck.
Sunday, October 4th, 10:30 a.m. – ZOOM Paths of Heart gathering.
Sunday, October 18th, 10:30 a.m. – In person Paths of Heart gathering, followed by a potluck.
Sunday, November 1st, 10:30 a.m. – ZOOM Paths of Heart gathering.
Sunday, November 22nd, 10:30 a.m. – In person Paths of Heart gathering, followed by a potluck
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 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. Thank you ever so!
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
Wow! More awesome family time was savored with Myles’ return from his short tour run with JJB. Hikes, bike rides, home-cooked meals, music…yeah! Gratitude abounds!
What are you grateful for?
“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.”
~ Roy T. Bennett
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
~ Epicurus
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”
~ A.A. Milne
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”
~ Maya Angelou
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!
