Honoring Compassion

February has the “holiday of love” smack dab in the middle, so we want to take a minute to honor that celebration and all the people who are doing some uniquely positive things. It seems that we can go weeks without hearing about all the compassionate, brave and inspiring moments that are happening all around us without our even knowing it, every single day.

So, to all the people who are taking time to perform acts – both large and small – with the intention of blessing others and the world, we would like to say thank you. We honor you and appreciate you.

A wonderful part of working on insidewink is the number of interesting people we get to meet that are committed to helping. Some people we have had the privilege of speaking with that have really stood out are:

Foster mom Rachel Marie Cowan Hero Mom to 9 Kids: Fostering Love to Children in Need – raising a family of 9

Helen Keller International – dedicated to eradicating preventable vision loss around the world.

The newlyweds, Joe & Megan Calcagno, who are both frontline workers Front Line Newlyweds: Joe and Megan Calcagno 

The Ed Asner Family Center – dedicated to support families with children that have special needs.

Maggie Goodner who helps by cutting hair for the homeless How a Comb and a Cut Can Change a Life: Everyday Hero Maggie Goodner 

Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission– A beautiful shelter for homeless people in the San Fernando Valley… everyone deserves a second chance.

Honoring Sustainability

Taking responsibility is an act of honor.  How we move in the world and how we create a future that’s better than the present is an esteemed vision.

We are honoring socially responsible companies that have the distinction of sustainability by sharing with you our 12 Days of Love – insidewink Valentine’s Gift Guide. These wonderful companies give back to their communities, respect the people who work for them and have reverence for the planet – a perfect balance;  so please check out the guide here!

Here’s what’s happening on insidewink…

Jean’s wonderful interview with Linked In’s Jeff Weiner on The Importance of Teaching Compassion and his mission mission is to ensure every primary school student in the US understands what compassion is and how to practice it.

Our wonderful Dove Rose writes about having high standards and her 5 tips to Expand Our FreeDom To Be Human 

The incredible painter, Bettina Madini, is our artist of the month – her use of color is so inspired!

Take a look at our Happy Headlines which feature our 4-legged friends!

And, of course, more of Jean’s wonderful Reliable Recipes, our guest writers’ stories and our affirmations

You can write to us too. We love sharing stories of inspirational people. Learn more about getting in touch with us here.

We’ll talk again soon!

Much love,
Jean & Alison