Gratefulness and Thanks

Today's topic on Finding Your Voice with DJ Noni - Gratefulness and Thanks

Inviting thankfulness into our lives is a way to also bring peace, tranquility, and creativity into our lives as well.

There are many ways to integrate gratefulness into our daily living here are a few:

-Make a "What I am grateful for list"
-Send a Thank You note to someone who made a difference in your life (USMail, Email, Facebook, etc.)
-Make a Thank You phone call or text to a friend or family member for something they have done for you.

Reflecting on "What is good and going well" is another way to invited gratefulness into our lives.
Make a written list (or tell someone in person or on the phone):
-3 things that are good and going well in your life.
-1 challenge that you are experiencing.
-What you can do about that challenge.
-Then go out and do it, keeping in mind that you have many things going well at the same time.
(credit to the re-evaluation counseling community, http://rc.org/)

Some resources for you:
Meditation Flash Mobs - http://positivenews.org.uk/
Multi-Cultural Celebrations and Healing through Gratefulness - http://www.gratefulness.org/
Gratefulness Leads to Happiness - http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/11/26/gratefulness-leads-to-happiness/3414.html

Power Thought Cards - http://www.hayhouse.com/
Doreen Vitrue Angel Therapy Cards - www.AngelTherapy.com

Today's Power Thought Card:
"I release all fears and doubts. I accept myself and create peace in my mind and heart. I now choose to fee myself from all destructive fears and doubts. I am loved and I am safe."

Many blessings and good thoughts go out to all who were affected by Hurricane Sandy, this candle is for you, for any loved ones lost in the storm and its aftermath, and for ancestors long gone, on this day of All Souls Day, November 2, 2012.





From my fellow DJ, DJ CopeDogg, on Penguin Press Pass. Real Students. Real News.
7 Ways to Manage Stress after a Disaster:
1) Keep in touch with family and friends.
2) Take care of yourself and get back to normal routines as you are able.
3) Share your story out loud or write your story in a journal to process the feelings.
4) Honor the many ways that people heal and cope, including your own way.
5) Limit exposure to news and other media.
6) Practice calming and relaxing exercises, especially breathing - focusing on the out breath.
7) Lend a hand.

(credits also to Richard Heaps of Brigham Young University and Melissa Brymer at UCLA/Duke University)

Today's Angel Therapy Card:
"If you are nervous, focus on service."

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all my listeners, friends, family, teachers, and fellow students. I am grateful for all you do to make my life great.

Love and blessings,
DJ Noni

Life? We can do this thing!

See you next week on Finding Your Voice with DJ Noni, Friday, 2-4pm, on radio.dominican.edu