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New Year Message from our co-founder Pete
Posted on January 20, 2021 by Janine Tompkins in Pete's BlogHello again to all our dear friends of Inside Out I wanted to connect with you again as we enter the New Year (2021) perhaps with faltering steps & with a sense of dismay and fearfulness given all that is going on. I share those feelings of dispiritedness & anxiety – they come and […]
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Winter Thoughts from Our Co-Founder
Posted on December 8, 2020 by Janine Tompkins in Covid-19Dear friends I send the warmest winter greetings to everyone at Inside Out. What a bleak and stressful year of it has been for us all. I hope you like me are beginning to feel more hopeful and have a sense of coming through. As we move towards a New Year we trust that before too long […]
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Let there be light – a message from our founder
Posted on November 9, 2020 by Janine Tompkins in Pete's BlogLet there be light – a message from our founder As we enter the dark months of winter and with the shadow of the pandemic still hanging over our lives it would be easy to allow that darkness to envelope our hearts and minds.. We need to bring what light we can into our own […]
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Message from Our Founder- September
Posted on September 22, 2020 by Janine Tompkins in UncategorizedA message from our founder: To feel a sense of belonging to a community is a human need which is very important to us all at the best of times; at times like these when there are restrictions on our social engagement it is doubly important. Having a sense of community evokes, at it’s best, […]
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“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life”
Posted on August 14, 2020 by Janine Tompkins in UncategorizedMessage from Our Founder Peter Watkins: Hello dear members and friends of Inside Out Hope you’re all keeping cool during the heatwave. While there is a pause in our on-line activities, do stay creative. I always love that quote of Picasso ‘art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life’ . We […]
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Art of Living
Posted on July 1, 2020 by Pete in Covid-19, Pete's Blog, UncategorizedHello to all our wonderful members & friends. I do hope you’re finding the inner strength to come through this challenging time. There is so much in the world to feel outrage towards, to feel anxious or depressed about. That we don’t all collapse into desolation & hopelessness says something about the human spirit; that capacity we […]
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Note from our Founder
Posted on June 5, 2020 by Pete in UncategorizedA note from our Founder- Peter Watkins: Hello everyone Here we all are approaching week 12 of lock-down. Reports are beginning to percolate up through the national media about the increase in mental health issues around the country. This is no surprise. Prolonged Isolation, in this anxious time of contagion, can be hard bear for […]
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Poetry Soup
Posted on May 4, 2020 by Janine Tompkins in UncategorizedThis past Saturday 25th April was the day Inside Out had planned to hold Poetry Soup our own mini poetry festival; this year the theme was ‘light verse for dark times’. With the emergence of the pandemic and the impact this has had on our lives all the more reason to seek some nourishment & pleasure through poetry. I offer […]
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Continuing to Connect
Posted on April 7, 2020 by Pete in News and Blogs, UncategorizedDear members, volunteers, artists I just wanted to be in touch with you again during this challenging time for all of us. We are two weeks (three for some of us) into lock-down and I hope, despite the emotional challenges, you are all finding ways to be in isolation that are enriching & consoling. Maybe like me you […]
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This Too Will Pass- Message from Our Co-Founder
Posted on March 23, 2020 by Pete in News and Blogs, UncategorizedTo all our wonderful Inside Out members, artists, volunteers & friends. This is a time of great anxiety for us all. I feel sure that many of you, like me, are in lock-down. Others will still be cautiously out in the world. We will all be drawing on what resources we have – emotionally, spiritually, […]
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