by insidewink | Jun 18, 2022 | Affirmation
Live Boldly! Be your authentic self. Lean into active kindness. Set your sites. Do it. – insidewink insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to repeat them, believe in them and eliminate...
by Kate Fuglei | Jun 10, 2022 | Guest Writers
Behaving Horribly My fondest childhood memories were spent jumping in and out of coffins. My uncle owned a funeral home. My grandmother lived in a lovely apartment in the back of the business. She took late night calls and greeted the bereaved. ...
by insidewink | Jun 4, 2022 | Affirmation
We are all doing the best we can. Relax into acceptance… there is no getting it right or wrong. – insidewink.com insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to repeat them, believe in them and...
by Cheryl Farrell | May 16, 2022 | Guest Writers, Social Issues
Our guest contributor, Cheryl Farrell, a corporate communicator responds to gun violence. A CNN video clip shows news anchors needing more than three minutes to recite the list of mass shootings in the U.S. … that occurred in the first five months of the year!...
by insidewink | May 14, 2022 | Affirmation
How do you shine your light? By enjoying and taking pleasure in your own life and by acknowledging that others will be delighted with your enjoyment! – Jean Trebek, insidewink insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and...
by Kate Fuglei | May 12, 2022 | Guest Writers
IOAP The spirit and energy of Marion McClinton, my acting partner, was infectious. We were performing a short play that night for a theater benefit and we were nervous. Everyone would be there. We ran laps around the building, we went over and over...
by Cheryl Farrell | Apr 30, 2022 | Guest Writers, Social Issues
Guest contributor Cheryl Farrell writes about the power of sharing our stories to make human connections. The word “storytelling” evokes images of children’s fairy tales, movie scripts, and even liner notes in financial reports. Back in the day, a young person...
by Kate Fuglei | Apr 16, 2022 | Guest Writers
Tiaras and Mac’n’Cheese It is strange and wondrous what can nourish you. When I was a child and had asthma, I got to stay home from school and go to my Grandma Bernice’s house because my mother worked full-time. Grandma Bernice had a huge...
by insidewink | Apr 12, 2022 | Affirmation
Challenge yourself to take NOTHING for granted. – insidewink photo: Troy Putney 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...
by Troy Putney | Mar 20, 2022 | Guest Writers
Each day our world feels smaller, and the pain and suffering on the other side of the planet seems as though it is right next door. For many of us, we have an overwhelming sense of powerlessness that is weighing on our hearts and our minds. This is not a productive...
by Brad Koepenick | Mar 18, 2022 | Interviews
There is no doubt that singer/songwriter Linda Chorney is incredibly talented. Her music and the emotions set within her lyrics are beautiful and daring. So, it was no surprise that she should be up for a Grammy nomination. What is a surprise is that that nomination...
by Kate Fuglei | Mar 12, 2022 | Guest Writers
The Laborer “Stop flapping your jaw and listen once in awhile. Maybe you’ll learn something.” This was a cardinal rule of my father’s and something he said so often it was burnished into the minds of his six children. Perhaps it came from his Norwegian background. ...
by insidewink | Feb 27, 2022 | Charities, Featured, Interviews
Living Unhoused for 100 Hours The Trebeks and The Hope of The Valley Rescue Mission have a close relationship. The Trebeks were so impressed with the work that Hope of the Valley is doing they decided to help support Ken and Laurie Craft’s vision for a large...
by Cheryl Farrell | Feb 18, 2022 | Featured, Guest Writers
Guest contributor Cheryl Farrell writes about her circle of friends as inspired by a favorite TV show – Cheers. There’s a Sam, Diane, Carla, and Norm in the bunch. Our hope is that our stories and posts are timeless, however the week this posted, world...
by Kate Fuglei | Feb 10, 2022 | Guest Writers
Meet The McGoogans The McGoogans lived across the street from me when I was growing up. They had six girls and two boys. MaryMarsha, the oldest, was a singer and belted out her R n B tunes, shaking her mop of red hair and stomping her feet a la Janis Joplin. She...
by Dean Burgess | Feb 8, 2022 | Guest Writers
From martyred Christian saints to a pagan fertility festival featuring sacred caves, a she-wolf and some goats’ hides, St. Valentine’s Day has quite the murky and mysterious history. It wasn’t until the middle of the 18th century that friends and lovers began to...
by insidewink | Feb 2, 2022 | Affirmation
Rather than judge, I choose to see myself in others. – insidewink 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...
by Amy McLaughlin-Margolis | Jan 22, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers
Happy New Year! And what a few years it’s been for all of us, individually and collectively as we navigate this pandemic and the unknown future of it together. I am sending you all so much love from my little desk in L.A. The new year usually brings with it...
by insidewink | Jan 18, 2022 | Affirmation
A challenging conversation will greatly benefit from the intention of your heart. What does your heart really want to communicate here? – insidewink insidewink’s weekly affirmations: Positive reminders to encourage, motivate and inspire. Challenge yourself to...
by Dove Rose | Jan 16, 2022 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers
One Good Deed A Day My husband and I decided to set an intention to do at least one good deed a day and I want to invite you to join us. We were on a walk and discussing how we can do good in this life. Sometimes it is the simple things; the anonymous, the tiny...
