Mane Highlights for 5-17-2013

Reflection of the Week: Caine's Arcade

This inspiring video shows how one man rallied a community together in East LA to make a child’s day!

The dreams and ambitions of children are so fragile and it is important to fan the flames of their creativity and their belief in themselves and their own abilities...Continue

Read my full reflection here: http://lionofdesign.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Project of the Week: My Cup Overflows

Calling all coffee and tea lovers!  This project is a unique way to display your favorite mugs and create an interesting and artistic piece for your kitchen, while remembering to give thanks for all of the ways that your metaphorical cup of blessings overflows.

To learn how: http://lionofdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-cup-overflows.html

Gallery Piece of the Week: Sidelines

I absolutely love wildflowers - how they grow in the most rugged conditions without any human care and are beautifully vibrant and bright!  The dichotomy between the harsh pavement of the road and the gentle waves of wildflowers butted right up against one another creates such an interesting image.

To see more works: http://lionofdesign.blogspot.com/p/gallery.html

Chic of the Week: Even Jesus had a Mother

In an age of outspoken women, it is hard to imagine that the very little that was recorded in the Bible of what this humble woman said could have any lasting or important role to play in the future of Christendom or motherhood in general...Continue

For more on Motherhood: http://lionofdesign.blogspot.com/p/household-chic.html

New Find, New Friend, New Trend: Pay It Forward

Pay it Forward was a movie that came out in 2000 about a boy who took to heart a class project in which each person does three good deeds for others and asks each one of those three to in turn do three good deeds for others instead of paying that person back.  In contract law the creditor offers the debtor the option of paying the debt forward by lending it to a third person instead of paying it back to the original creditor. 

Check out: http://youtu.be/_pCtXRP1edo

Dynamic Quote: Positive Change

"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."

-Gandhi

I leave you with this until next week: Journal

Keeping a prayer journal in which you jot down the things you are thankful for throughout the day and the things that you can improve on, is a great way of moving forward and staying positive!