News from Hi Point!

News from Hi Point Coffee & Cafe March 7, 2013
Hi Point Facebook Page!	News from Hi Point Coffee and Cafe! Hi, guys! I've missed chatting with you! :) It's been a long two months since I've written you, but don't think it's because I don't care! It's not you, it's me. :) We've been going through a lot of changes, large and small which I'll tell you about, but we've also been getting busier! And so the time I used to spend writing you little love notes and hellos has been spent serving coffee. I can't complain! And now we're finding a new equilibrium again and I find myself at my desk with lots to say! Good stuff! So, hello! How are you?? Here's a slice of what's been happening... New counters and glass display installed! Bunches of art and decor projects, New wholesale business with other shops in town Catering business development Business organization stuff...weird, I know! Getting a piano :) And lots of business! I'll save your eyeballs, though, 'cause there's lots more to read. Especially some fun submissions for the words of the day game! I hope all is well and wonderful in your life and I hope to see you soon. :) Sarah New Art! Bart Wilkins, a local photographer and Hi Point customer, has his work up at Hi Point right now! He's featuring shots from two trips to Japan, focusing on the city scenes of Osaka and Tokyo as well as vignettes of Japan's natural beauty. The work is really beautiful and fits nicely in our little space. Many thanks to Bart and to Ian, for getting the work up for all of us to enjoy! Photos are for sale, too. Come check them out! Sunday Brunch Menu! Served 9am - 2pm Raspberry Violet Pastries Croque Madame breakfast sandwiches, prepared with ham, gruyere cheese and a creamy white wine wine sauce, and served with sauteed asparagus Grapefruit sorbet with petite French cookies and strawberries $16 Medical Cabinet Makeover March 11, 6pm! One of our fabulous customers is a reseller of doTerra essential oils and she's offered to come do a talk on how to reduce the number or amount of pharmaceuticals you and your family needs with the use of essential oils. She's been able to help people with asthma, blood pressure, depression and other serious issues. I've got a little vial of an uplifting concoction she gave us to uplift moods and I love it. I am inspired as well as curious to see what can be done with these oils. http://www.doterra.com/us/essentialDefinition.php It's Dodgeball time again! Last year we did a dodgeball team to support our customers who are fundraising for their child, Lila. She's a very sweet little girl with cerebral palsy. There's tons of special therapies, schooling and treatments for CP kids now, but the more advanced options are sadly not covered by insurance. So, Maria and Matt do a huge fun-raising effort to get Lila every bit of help they can. We're sending a team again this year, but I'm asking members of our community to raise some of the money for our players. Can you help? We're raising $240 for the team to play this Saturday. Donations are tax deductible. You can drop money in the jar at our counter or you can write a check to Bay Street Helping Hands. Thank you for all your help!! A Course in Miracles Study Group Some of you may have wondered what happened to Wisdom and Wine. Well, the last few months came and went so quickly to me that I'd be caught completely surprised that the last Friday was upon us. Ack! So much to do, so little time. You'd think I'd be motivated by my love of wine and discussion of spiritual topics. Geez! So, instead of continuing to fail at organizing this event, I've asked Jelena to take it over and she'd gladly agreed, but decided what she'd really like to do is a study group of the Course in Miracles...with wine. Why not!? So, let me know if you're interested in doing this with us. We've been debating on times and days, so if you'd like to participate for sure, let me  know so that we can plan with your schedule in mind. Sarah@hipointcoffee.com Words of the Day Adventures! Words of the Day! If you've forgotten how this works...we take 7 words of the day and turn them into a story of 200 words or less. So much fun! We have three submissions this week, which you can enjoy below. It's fun to see how different each of them are, despite the words. The words are listed here and at the end of this section, I'll post the next seven words for you to try your hand at crafting a little story. Send it to me and I'll be sure to get it in the next newsletter! Sarah@hipointcoffee.com The Words for this Week! Bosky, adj: having abundant trees, like a wood Thimblerig, noun: a swindling trick in which a ball is shifted between three cups to fool the spectator Abandon, verb: to give up control, to withdraw often in the face of danger, withdraw protection Paltry, adj: inferior, measly, trivial or mean, despicable Pugilism, noun: boxing Expunge, verb: to strike out, obliterate or eliminate completely from historical record Tchotchke, noun: knickknack, trinket Paul's submission... "Everything on this ship is running low. Even the air is so paltry that my jaded lungs think we’re drowning to death. Mark is downstairs swindling our passengers out of their last few dollars with the thimblerig he uses for the card games; he switches their Aces out with some sleight of hand, no one suspects and we get more cash. Later this evening we’ll use the money to head into the port full of pugilists and rebels and spend it on a few hours in the only bar on Polaris that isn’t filled with cheap tchotchkes and isn’t trying to pretend to be Earth. These places on the outer-ring always seem to think that Earth is this giant bosky planet covered in greenery where nothing bad ever happens.              Earth is worse. It’s just a collective hub now.              The wavelength coming from Polaris is abandoned so we have to guess our landing zone. Mark will have finished scamming the passengers, who are always hopeful that maybe Polaris will be outside the purging and expunging the Collective is doing. Get rid of all those who oppose, that’s their motto.              They’re wrong. The Collective has been on Polaris for years." Sandy's submission "Michael!  Michael, how could you?  How could you sell Grandpa's beloved bosky cottage to those dreadful people,  and for such a paltry sum of money?  You know how much that cottage means to Grandpa.  It has been in his family for centuries.  You're always telling me your career in pugilism has taught you to be fair, to be honest.  This isn't fair to Grandpa.  I think you value those stupid tchotchkes you are always bringing home more that you value your family's heritage."  "Whoa, just a minute, Fiona.  Get down from your high horse long enough to hear me out.  Before you expunge me from the family,  let me explain what happened.  I didn't abandon my family or my ethics.  Those miserable O'Grady's got control of Grandpa's cottage through a clever thimblerig.  But, if you are willing to work with me, I think I know how we can get it back.  First, we must remember how vain all the O'Gradys are.  Next, . . . " And my submission "Staring out at the bosky landscape outside his parents home, Gavin tried in vain to expunge the memory of the afternoon. His friends, of paltry size and courage, had abandoned him when it became clear the imminent pugilism could not be avoided. Clearly, his clever game of thimblerig did not charm his larger classmates. Especially after he had swindled the brute’s coveted tchotchke, his varsity letterman’s jacket." The next words... gnomic meritorious allusion idiopathic roseate manifesto recuse Look up the definitions here at Merriam-Webster. When you have your story, send it on to me. sarah@hipointcoffee.com :) http://www.merriam-webster.com/word/archive.php Daring Greatly I've been "reading" a lot recently with the help of my audible app on my iPhone and one of the books was such a great one, I'd like to invite you to read it, too! That was we can discuss. :) It's called Daring Greatly. It's about "whole-hearted living". Finding the emotional capacity to live as our most courageous selves in our work and personal lives by dealing with the difficulties of vulnerability and shame. While that sounds like the worst book in the world, I read it on recommendation of a trusted friend and now that I'm done, I think it's a must read for everyone. So, how about anyone who's interested, come sit with me and discuss on Saturday April 6th, 1pm. Not inspired by my description? Well, that's reasonable. Here's the description from Amazon... "Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.” —Theodore Roosevelt Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable, or to dare greatly. Whether the arena is a new relationship, an important meeting, our creative process, or a difficult family conversation, we must find the courage to walk into vulnerability and engage with our whole hearts. In Daring Greatly, Dr. Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability. Based on twelve years of research, she argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection. The book that Dr. Brown’s many fans have been waiting for, Daring Greatly will spark a new spirit of truth—and trust—in our organizations, families, schools, and communities." http://www.amazon.com/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms/dp/1592407331/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1362686408&sr=1-1&keywords=daring+greatly