~ Guest Writer, GRACE HOLTZCLAW ~ Coming home for the holidays is a banquet for the senses. My best friend from college, Sara Watson, has a song out called November Rain. One of my favorite lyrics is “things will get better when trees drop their leaves on me, things...
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 The Huntington Garden I discovered The...
What if it is all okay?Against all appearance,against all odds…What if you could lean into a knowing that it is all working out? – alison martin www.insidewink.com insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and...
~ Guest Writer, Melanie Moore ~ Welcome Melanie Moore to the insidewink family. Melanie travels around in a VW book bus (now we want one, too!), so who better to recommend some interesting reads for us? Home. Family. Comfort. Great Reads for November As I flip the...
Judith Caldwell – don’t be an onion! “It’s like a rotten onion in a pot of stew.” Judith Caldwell, Ed.D talks about breaking the self-destructive habit of negative judgement to live a happier life. Judith Caldwell, Ed.D, is an amazing...
insidewink is one year old! insidewink celebrates its one year birthday today. This website was inspired by a conversation between Jean, Alison, Trish and Jeanette. Their desire? To create a project that showcases the good people, places and things happening all...
Happy headlines to start your day. Uplifting and inspirational feel-good news stories to make you smile. save the world Couple replants a Forest Photo journalist, Sebastiao Riberiro Salgado, and his wife, Lelia, had memories of the beautiful lush forest in Minas...
~ Guest Writer, JULIA RAEL ~ Life changes are incredibly terrifying to me. I’m a creature of habit, and that’s how I want to remain. (I know all about the “take the road less traveled” trends that have been surfacing in the last few years, but they can’t fool me.)...
~ Guest Writer, PAT WILLSON~ My initial exposure to performing came at an early age. I was in fourth grade living in Wiesbaden Germany. Our teacher, Miss Sweet was very cosmopolitan unlike my parents who were country type folks from south of the Mason Dixon line. Miss...
Cherish your children,your friends,your life,for what they ARE…not what you’d like them to be. – jean trebek www.insidewink.com insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to repeat them,...
~ Guest Writer, ELVIRA G. ALETTA, PhD. ~ By living we take risks. By trusting we take the biggest risk of all. When betrayal happens our foundation crumbles from underneath us. I mean, it’s one thing if someone we don’t expect to have our interests at heart is...
~ Guest Writer, BERNIE SHINE~ The creation and performance of magical effects is my passion, my “Rosebud.” The ancient art of magic is what gets me up in the morning and keeps me up at night. But are they reality or merely illusions? The real magic are the moments...
Every moment of every day, there are large and small acts of kindness happening all around us. One person is picking up trash on a beach, another is organizing a toy drive for children. One young adult is starting a library at her school, another is cutting hair for...
You can’t please, accommodate, indulge everyone. Be yourself – that’s more than enough. – Jean Trebek www.insidewink.com insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to repeat them,...
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 The KIND Bar When I need a quick...
Here comes one year of insidewink! Dear Readers, We are so excited that we are approaching our first year anniversary! November 11th – yes, 11/11, we like the number ? – marks one year of insidewink. In the past 365 days, we have had over 200 posts that...
Brennan showing us some of the books she has donated to her newly created Discovering Abilities Library section at Northstar Academy. “Every Person Has Unique Abilities to Share” One of the best things in the world is the knowledge that you are not alone—...
Meet Julia Rael insidewink snapshot – Meet Guest Writer Julia Rael insidewink loves to share personal stories from a wide range of guest writers. We are truly so lucky to have such a diverse group of high caliber contributors. They are such an interesting group...
Happy headlines to start your day. Uplifting, funny and inspirational feel-good news stories to make you smile. Deep strength He didn’t let Tragedy stop his dreams Caught in a terrible house fire when he was a child, 18 year-old Taquarius Wair, unbelievably...
Sculpture by Kathleen Noone “… seeing a shape or pattern in a piece of wood… inspires a face I want to sculpt.” Kathleen Noone – Artist, Actor, Spiritual Counselor What inspires you? As an actor, I have a vivid imagination and it...
