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In 2016, Hands 4Life founder Stacy Shewey traveled to Haiti as part of a mission trip. On that trip, she visited a newly constructed community with an assisted living facility for the elderly. Witnessing firsthand the tremendous need in the developing world for high-quality, compassionate care for older adults, Stacy began a journey leading to the creation of Hands 4Life – one of the few nonprofit missionary organizations focusing on caring for the elderly in developing nations. The need has never been greater.

Stacy’s career began with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. During this time, she was awarded the prestigious Circle of Excellence Award, which is reserved for the hospitality industry’s best sales associates. Stacy is an entrepreneur who built a successful hospitality company where she owned and operated hotel properties, freelanced as a hotel feasibility consultant, was a consultant/investor on a 60-million-dollar resort start-up, and contracted out as an event planner. She left the hospitality industry to become an Executive Director of an assisted living and memory care community, where she gained experience in the senior living industry. She is a visionary who takes ideas and brings them to life.

After being in the senior living and hospitality industry for her whole career, she felt called to take her experiences and knowledge and serve those in developing nations. We all know we are in an aging crisis in the US, but few realize we are in a global aging crisis where there is no plan to care for the vulnerable and forgotten senior population. It was with this revelation Hands 4Life was born.

On the show today, Stacy and I chat about

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Today, let me share a very personal story of how I fell into the cognitive distortion called Personalization and Blaming. The story is for a mature audience so please be mindful of little ones around you. Stay tuned for 5 tips to help you beat this type of faulty thinking so you can improve your relationships and increase your self and God esteem!

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Peace means completeness, soundness in body, welfare, safety,  quiet, tranquility, contentment, peace in your relationships and with God in your covenant relationship. 

You know an aspect of the fruit of the spirit is PEACE, I love this new testament definition of peace as a component of being a Christian:  the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is.

So do you fear nothing that God hands you in life? Or do you tend to worry about the days to come? Are you content with your earthly lot? Are you at peace?

And what’s all this talk about peace you wonder?

Well, the very last line in Psalm 29 is this:

"The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace" (v. 11).

This tells me that peace is a blessing. It is something God gives to you and me. It’s one of many "benefits" that you can enjoy as Christ followers. 

But why is it that so many people these days are completely bankrupt in the Peace Department? Why is anxiety and depression at all time highs in our world?

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Labeling is when you take one event or one particular behavior and you make a character judgment or an absolute and extreme conclusion based on that situation. You label yourself or others in a negative light, i.e.,

Tune in to this episode of the Choose 2 Think Inspirational Podcast to find lasting change and transformation. You’ll become more Christ-like (kind, sensitive, and forgiving toward others) and a bit more forgiving toward yourself as well. Find out how to avoid labeling yourself or others with life sucking labels.

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James Edwards joins us on the show today.  He is featured in and has been an incredible resource for the creators of the film INNOVATION RACE. James is the founder and executive director of Conservatives for Property Rights, and is the patent advisor for the Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund.

He is an outspoken Christian - and part of why he is involved in the fight to protect patent rights is because God made us to create. Up until 2011, our country was dedicated to protecting this calling.

The Bible largely shaped the worldview of our Founding Fathers - with our Constitution written not long after the Great Awakening.  A few points that the Bible shares about innovation:

James argues that we have to protect patent rights - just as we need to protect our other freedoms and religious liberties.  The Founding Fathers believed everyone is made in the image of God, and respected and protected property rights - including intellectual and creative properties. (Article 1 Section 8 - protects patent rights…and this includes women, and people of color!) - and this created a vibrant, creative culture in our first 200 years as a nation.

Innovation Race is currently available through Virtual Event Cinema and has rolled out on popular streaming platforms. 

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Sometimes it’s one word that creeps into your vocabulary and can cause you to feel guilty, anxious, and worried. This particular word can cause you to experience frustration, and even stress. Often after using this one word you conclude you’re a failure.

What is that word you wonder? SHOULD.

Or we can flip it to the accusatory tone:

In this Magnificent Monday Series on cognitive distortions, we will explore and explain:

1. What IS shoulding

2. What is it damaging to your brain, mood, and relationships

3. How to over come shoulding with 5 Practical TIPS you can start using today!

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Training yourself to praise the Lord can be exceptionally difficult when you are depressed, anxious, or feeling overwhelmed.

It’s like your mind is so consumed by your situation that you cannot see past all the gazillion hurdles that are looming ahead in your way.

So you take the path of least resistance with your thoughts. You repeat those same negative and toxic thoughts that actually may have gotten you where you are now in the first place.

Thoughts like:

Ok, you get the picture! But seriously, is there something going on in your life right now that is kickin your hiney as we say in Kentucky? What is draining a lot of your emotional energy these days? Where are your thoughts camping out?

I know what it’s like to really be down in the dumps, but there was a day that God kindled a NEW thought in my heart (Thanks to a dear and wise mentor) that if my THOUGHTS led me into darkness, it could be my THOUGHTS that would lead me out.

Tune in to find out what that #1 Ninja tip is all about and how practicing this tip can help you turn your blahs around!

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Emotional Reasoning. This type of cognitive distortion or faulty thinking may be the most difficult to discern in some ways because it is based on feelings and emotions.

In part 7 of our Magnificent Mondays series on cognitive distortions, we will take a deep dive into EMOTIONAL REASONING.

Admittedly I have been a person who has been incredibly emotionally driven.  My emotions and feelings were KING of the show.   Instead of using FACTS to make conclusions on various situations, I have based my reactions and decisions (even really important ones) on my FEELINGS instead.

Let me tell you this way to do life is extremely caustic, rancid, and harmful to yourself and anybody else involved.  It can be the root of anxiety and depression and lead to self destructive behavior such as eating disorders and other addictions that tend to suppress negative feelings (for the moment). If you are emotionally driven you might make decisions based on those feelings that you will really regret later.

Today we will answer these questions:

Stay tuned for the 4 tips included in Segment 3 of this episode so that 

👉🏽 You won’t be so emotionally driven for starters. 

👉🏽 You can learn to make decisions on facts, not feelings. 

👉🏽 You’ll have a greater sense of calm and stability about your day. 

👉🏽 You’ll be willing to take risks instead of cower in fear. 

👉🏽 You’ll stop self-sabotaging with your thoughts and you’ll find that you are feeling much better. 

👉🏽 You’ll no longer be prone to extreme mood shifts and swings, but rather a more nature cadence and softer rhythms will flavor your day.

👉🏽 You’ll recognize that God is conforming you into His image that you are being transformed by the renewing of your mind! 

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Dr. Samuel Kojoglanian (Dr. Sam, Dr. K) is a cardiologist and an evangelist who brings healing to hearts and souls by God’s grace. He is singled out as one of the most compassionate doctors and designated as the top 1% of all the 950,000 physicians in America. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, Dr. Sam shares God’s love by mending hearts, proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, caring for orphans, and serving people worldwide.

Dr. Sam’s reach extends from the doctor’s office to humanitarian work and international evangelism. As he has connected with the lost and the hurting worldwide, he’s developed a method of “evangelism that works,” showing how anyone can reach the lost in a way that yields results. Beacon of Hearts, Dr. Sam’s ministry, provides support for those in desperate need, but more importantly, it shares the message of Jesus with those who need to hear it. Dr. Sam has a bold, practical, and uncompromising way of sharing gospel truth. 

When Dr. Sam ministers, he not only brings the Word, he brings knowledge and insight on a variety of topics like how to be whole-person healthy and ways to reach your lost loved ones. Dr. Sam is also an expert on the book of Revelation. He’s able to speak on the end times and demystify current events like the COVID-19 pandemic, racial riots, and many geopolitical situations coming to light. His insights come from years and years of prayer and study – and they’re eye-opening!

On this full interview episode, Dr. Sam and I discuss:

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👉🏽 the importance of MEDITATING on God's Word

👉🏽 how reading the Bible can bring you JOY and PEACE unlike anything else the world delivers -- God's Word FEEDS your heart

👉🏽 how critical it is to KNOW YOUR IDENTITY in Christ and to SEEK GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART

👉🏽 how God called YOU and how his banner over you is LOVE

This episode is sure to put a smile on your face and laughter in your heart. Dr. Sam is so relatable and engaging!  Please tune in and share the link with a friend!

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On Part 6 in our Magnificent Mondays Series on Cognitive Distortions, we’re gonna 

👉🏽 lay out what MAGNIFICATION is using the 3 N's to help you remember, 

👉🏽 illustrate what this type of cognitively distorted thinking can lead to in your life, such as anxiety and procrastination

👉🏽 offer 4 ways you can de-energize this type of faulty thinking so you can get that PEACE and JOY in all your relationships once again!

THEME VERSES:

Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense Proverbs 10:19-32 NIV 

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Phil. 4:8-9 NIV

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