I moved to LA from Brooklyn where I ran a Scrabble/Social group that was so fun I'm bringing the idea here. **UPDATE** This group, along with the other message board site, is already a couple hundred strong and its still growing. The meetings are more intimate and casual which can be a difficult atmosphere to achieve with lots of folks. To keep it intimate and swanky there are some rules members need to follow in order to keep from being politely removed from the group: ------------------------- …

This is a wonderfully supportive group of people who started out scared to death to say anything in front of a group of people. Most of us are still scared, but we have gained enough confidence to stand up and speak in a way that makes sense. Want to talk to your boss at work and not sound like Homer Simpson?? This is the place. Every person at every meeting has some kind of speaking role. You will learn to listen and speak effectively. Toastmasters can change lives - it results in receiving rai …

Universal Mind Science is a free-thought non-denominational fellowship where there are no strangers. Universal Mind Science Church was founded in 1968 by the late Damien Simpson. We are the oldest Metaphysical Church in Long Beach. Metaphysics teaches us to be open minded by combining religion and science and gives us the insight to the question "Why do we exist"? We gain knowledge and enlightenment through positive teachings derived from the philosophies of all the greatest spiritual teachers. …