Ok everyone it's SWAP time! The weathers changing, time to swap out your summer clothes for winter ones or at least some that are more cozy...so grab your stuff and come on over to Catalyst Space this Friday October 21st, potluck & set up begins at 6:30 and the SWAP starts at 7:10pm! You never know what treasure you might find and who can really use the stuff that you don't need anymore. All leftover items will be put into the Free Store so I encourage you to engage your network of friends and come out for a couple of hours, laugh, eat, shop and make some new friends! See you there!

And, thank you to all who came out to support the runners, and our event- Ready…Set…Draw! We teamed up with The Big Draw LA - A month long series of drawing events throughout the city.   

Sidewalk Chalk Masterpieces!  

We have teamed up with The Big Draw LA - A month long series of public events for people of all ages to discover that drawing can help us SEE, THINK, and CREATE.

Join our Sidewalk Chalk Drawing Event:

Sunday, October 9^th, 2011

Ocean Blvd. (Bixby Park/Bluff area @ Cherry and Junipero)

9-12pm

Together, Los Angelenos will expand the boundaries of drawing, experimenting not only with pencils, paint, charcoal, and digital imagery, but also with sand, clay, choreographed movement—anything that makes a mark! Participation is open to all, and organizations of all sizes and kinds, from established institutions to small groups, are invited to sponsor, organize, or host an event during the month of October.

Drawing is a universal language, connecting generations, cultures, and communities. Children draw to make sense of the world before they learn to write. Yet most adults, given a pencil, claim: “I can’t draw!”  The Big Draw aims to remove this barrier and create opportunities for people of all ages to discover that drawing can make us SEE, THINK, and INVENT.

The Big Draw L.A. will be the first event of its kind to take place on the West Coast and is inspired by the wildly popular Big Draw in London.

http://www.thebigdrawla.org

“Take what you need, leave your fair share.”

That’s the new policy at a Panera Bread café in suburban St. Louis, where diners are asked to pay what they want for their food, leaving the money in a donation box—and leaving some wondering if a restaurant can successfully serve up a side order of responsibility.

“Some will call it a hot trend, others a pipe dream, but the notion of letting diners choose what they pay for their meals has been gaining traction over the last decade,” The New York Times reports, fueled in part by social entrepreneurs “who believe that making a profit and doing good are not mutually exclusive.” The goal of such non-profit restaurants is to cover expenses, using any remaining money to provide food and jobs for people in need. At Panera, customers who can’t pay for their meals are asked to volunteer at the restaurant.

Panera CEO and founder and Ron Shaich told USA Today that he’s “trying to find out what human nature is all about” by placing the honor system at the top of the menu. “There’s no pressure on anyone to leave anything. But if no one left anything, we wouldn’t be open long.”

Critics, however, question whether charity can be a restaurant’s bread and butter. “I don’t think the honor bar system will work nationally,” says trends consultant Marian Salzman. “While young people are very much attuned to helping out and making a difference, if they find themselves sitting next to other customers with whom they don’t feel comfortable, they’re not coming back.”

If you were one of the haves subsidizing the have-nots at a non-profit restaurant, would you contribute the full cost of your meal?

So I turned to my mom and asked her the question: “Do angels fly?” 

She said, “Yes, just listen. 

They are all around us, you can barely hear, so listen with your heart, and not just your ears.”

We walked to the park where mom watched me play, and at the same time, she made bright someone’s day.

We went to the market for yummy foods to eat, and on our way there, mom helped a lady cross the street.

When we got home I played with all of my toys, and mom didn’t fuss about all of the noise.

I was all tucked in and ready for bed, when my favorite story was the book mom read.

Listening with my heart was so easy to do.  “I love you Mom, the angel is you!

• WENNER: What do you see yourself as – a poet, a singer, a rock and roll star, married man...
• DYLAN: All of those. I see myself as it all. Married man, poet, singer, songwriter, custodian, gatekeeper... all of it. I’ll be it all. I feel “confined” when I have to choose one or the other. Don’t you?

But what about the rest of days? Opportunity comes, but no one pays

Attention to the weaker ones, broken, bruised, forgotten, and shunned.

What will your resolution be? “Do this, do that, make a better me?”

How about this, no new idea, a forgotten one, buried in tears:          

TAKE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED, BE WHAT YOU DREAM.

GET OUT OF THE BOAT, WALK ON THE SEA.

You’ll find when you do; you will help someone else, be who they are, look inside themselves. Your tears of regret will soon be dry and someone else will have wings to fly.

Dreams and visions are from above.  When you walk in yours, you show love.  Not only to God but others too and most importantly, you show love to you.

Be good to others this year by being good to you.

Happy New Year, Toya Jervay

1. Paint with your fingers
2. Form a drum circle with friends
3. Have an art party
4. Sing in the shower
5. Dance in the grass with no shoes on
6. Paint a piece of furniture
7. Take a yoga class
8. Mosaic a frame
9. Horseback the trails
10. Make your own soap
11. Paint with your feet
12. Write a poem
13. Watch an old movie
14. Scrapbook
15. Try leaf printing
16. Paint to music
17. Have a dinner party
18. Take a roll of black and white photos
19. Make a recipe box
20. Paint a flower pot
21. Decoupage
22. Bake and decorate cookies
23. Listen to classical music
24. Redecorate one space in your home
25. Make photo collages of the people you love. Give them each one.

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Your "pearls" are your dreams and goals and it is not always best to put them out there and share them with people who don't have your best interest at heart.  Some people only want to hear your dreams so that they can steal them from you and make them their own.  Others only want to use them against you if you dont accomplish them when they think you should.  And then there are those who hear your dreams and tear them down and make you believe they are impossible to accomplish. 

Your dreams and visions that are good come from God so let him fulfill them in you.  On your journey of life allow God to help you decide who is best to hear these dreams and who will help elevate you and support you as you accomplish them.  Find those who have dreams of their own and who are uplifting and positive!

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• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup honey Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. curry powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground sea salt
• 4 halibut fillets

Directions:

1. Combine ingredients except for fish; stir well. Place fillets in a baking dish; brush with half of honey mixture. Turn fillets; brush with remaining honey mixture. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
2. Remove fillets from marinade, reserving marinade. Place fillets on a lightly oiled rack in a roasting pan. Broil 10 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, basting occasionally with reserved marinade. Serve over Jasmine or Calrose rice with any veggie sides.
3. Eat & Enjoy!

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