Sunday, April 12th, 2026
The current state of our country and the world continues to agitate and aggravate – if we let it. JOY can actually be a tool for societal and environmental change. So many systems of power and oppression rely on our exhaustion, our apathy, and our disconnection from our true selves. We invite you to counteract these forces by connecting with your inner joyful self! We’re on ZOOM this week. Here’s the link and we hope you’ll join us in conversation.
Paths of Heart ZOOM Gathering
Time: Apr 12, 2026 10:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85845228299?pwd=ZyGa5KSaJm361wSjflXE4cwzsrcIWU.1
Meeting ID: 858 4522 8299
Passcode: 880977
Join instructions
https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/85845228299/invitations?signature=AgcLVxQxKgxt42C1orS-j-bz1Q1ujBDDf3r5ctxtkLM
Spread Joy, Colleen and Mark
Quotes to ponder
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.”
~ Leo Buscaglia
“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”
~ Joseph Campbell
“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”
~ Helen Keller
“Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God”
~ Teilhard de Chardin
“Shared joy is double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.”
~ Swedish proverb
“It is okay to feel more Joy than the people around you. It is one of the greatest gifts we can give. They need our Joy, not our sadness.”
~ unknown
Looking Ahead/Notes of Interest
Sunday, April 12th, 10:30 a.m. – ZOOM Paths of Heart gathering. NOTE: we shifted this a week earlier, as we will be attending a Memorial/Celebration of Life for a dear friend on the 19th. Thank you for your understanding.
Sunday, April 26th, 10:30 a.m – In-person Paths of Heart Gathering with a potluck following in the backyard.
Sunday, May 10th, 10:30 a.m. – ZOOM Paths of Heart gathering.
Sunday, May 24th, 10:30 a.m. – In person Paths of Heart Gathering, followed by a potluck.
Saturday, May 30th, 7 p.m. “Paths of Heart Presents…” Cosy Sheridan with Charlie Koch in concert. You won’t want to miss this! Cosy Sheridan has been called “a Buddhist monk in a twelve-step program trapped in the body of a singer-songwriter” and also one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters. Her music regularly tops the folk radio charts. Her 2025 release, The Breathing Room, debuted at #3 on folk radio. We’ll have an optional potluck at 6 p.m. Suggested donation $25. More details to follow, but mark your calendars!
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
Every moment holds an opportunity to be grateful! Steep in it!
What are you grateful for today?
“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!