by Alison Martin | Sep 8, 2019 | Affirmation |
Let go and allow today. Instead of having a plan or an outcome or strategy, let life lead. Let it be a day of surprises, of unexpected joy, of release. Allow. insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge...
by Alison Martin | Sep 5, 2019 | Scuffed Stuff |
This was on my street. Just like this. Leaning against a tree. I have lived a “Full” life. I laughed that someone joked about the “Full” size of the mattress (I guess “I have lived a ‘Twin’ life”, although interesting, doesn’t quite work as well). It strikes me, so I...
by Alison Martin | Aug 23, 2019 | Affirmation |
Generosity is knowing that you always have more than enough and that by sharing it even more comes to you. Today allow your most generous self to share a compliment, a smile, a dollar, a loving touch… insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to...
by Alison Martin | Aug 18, 2019 | And Another Thing ... |
What’s Good? We use them and we love them. Our insidewink team likes to share the good. So when we find something we love, we want to share it with you! Here’s this month’s picks of what’s good… jean trebek recommends Maelove – The...
by Alison Martin | Aug 15, 2019 | Affirmation |
Be still. Listen. The universe whispers its love. insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to repeat them, believe in them and eliminate self-sabatoging or negative thoughts. more affirmations...
by Alison Martin | Aug 5, 2019 | Scuffed Stuff |
My 18 year old son, Brady, had oral surgery and he left the doctor’s office with a big white bandage around his head (to be honest, he looked a little like the ghost of Marley in A Christmas Carol). I had been anticipating this procedure for awhile now. I kept hoping...
by Alison Martin | Jul 21, 2019 | Affirmation |
Every moment is a choice.You have the power to decide what happens next, the opportunity to shift how you view every situation and the freedom to let go of any expected outcome. Chicken Tortilla Soup I love a good soup! This easy Chicken Tortilla Soup is...
by Alison Martin | Jul 11, 2019 | Affirmation |
Allow your heart to dance.Allow your smile to be shared.Allow your mind to follow a cloud.Today.Allow… Diving ~ Guest Writer, Sarah Sturgis ~ Long before I was born my mom was swimming in La Jolla.She was so confident in those waves. She ignored the red...
by Alison Martin | Jul 10, 2019 | And Another Thing ... |
Words & Warmth provides warm, handcrafted items to children and families in urgent need. July. Independence Day. Freedom. A very big concept. And yet Freedom can also be so personal and very intimate. We were introduced to Kathy Karlic, one of those down-to-earth...
by Alison Martin | Jul 5, 2019 | Scuffed Stuff |
It looked like she was walking on water. I actually had to do a double take to make sure I was seeing her. The LA river (as it is called) NEVER has people walk in it… yet there she was… trudging along… alone. It was weird. My husband and I walk over a small bridge...
by Alison Martin | Jun 21, 2019 | Affirmation |
An optimist knows that there is possibility in everything, sees that there is goodness in all, understands that there is more than enough, intuits that every moment can be different than the next… if you just let it. Today be the optimist. insidewink’s weekly...
by Alison Martin | Jun 13, 2019 | Affirmation |
Your greatest teacher is the moment it becomes clear that you are your greatest teacher. insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to repeat them, believe in them and eliminate self-sabatoging or...
by Alison Martin | Jun 11, 2019 | Scuffed Stuff |
We had an idea… since mid-June has Father’s Day, Jean & Alison wanted to share about the men in their lives. My Dad As a child, we lived on the eleventh floor in an apartment building in the Bronx. Eleven stories is really high… it’s something like 110...
by Alison Martin | Jun 3, 2019 | And Another Thing ... |
I don’t sing. Really. I don’t. I try… sometimes… alone… very, VERY far from people and still, it doesn’t really work… … and yet, when I was little, there was a group that so inspired myself and my friends that we started a singing trio. The group that we so loved? The...
by Alison Martin | May 22, 2019 | Affirmation |
You have the inspiration.You have the strength.You have the knowledge.You have the time.All you need now is to know that you do. insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to repeat them, believe...
by Alison Martin | May 14, 2019 | Affirmation |
You are the most wonderful expression of the unique!You are the glorious manifestation of this moment!You are the snowflake, the leaf, the sun ray. You are the drop and the ocean.You are the truest sense of the individual and the greatest knowledge of the whole....
by Alison Martin | May 3, 2019 | Scuffed Stuff |
I have a friend… … who gives me gardenias as a surprise … who makes me laugh till I cry … who always reaches for the check first … who calls me because she knows I have a doctor appointment … who I tell everything to because she never judges … who doesn’t gossip … who...
by Alison Martin | Apr 22, 2019 | Affirmation |
The sky through the leaves, the sound of a dog barking, the color of the sunlight through the window shade. Look. Take it in for a minute. Breathe. Know you are connected right now and always.Let your smile come out. insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive...
by Alison Martin | Apr 14, 2019 | Affirmation |
LAUGH TODAY. A little, a lot, for a minute, for an hour, with a friend, alone. LAUGH. GIGGLE. GUFFAW. SMILE. At a complete stranger – smile today. Let those pearly whites gleam. Make someone’s day. insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive...
by Alison Martin | Apr 7, 2019 | Scuffed Stuff |
You can almost hear the uncoupling. “Your mother has 3 weeks to live.” You can feel the lift off. “You’re pregnant.” You can sense the profundity. “You didn’t get the job.” At that moment, you know that the path, the journey, the track you are on is changing. It’s...
