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Peace in Outer Space, what?? Here was a Good News Broadcast: an interesting interview about Mars. In our discussion, I learned about producing food in outer space without polluting Mother Earth. What?

Let’s keep our minds open…

Visionary New Book Explores

Colonization of Mars,

AI Ethics –

Richard M. Anderson

Also, here are 2 interviews with a peace mindset.

What the World Needs Now:

A Global Vision with Local

Strategies for Planetary

Flourishing –

Robert Atkinson, Ph.D.

A Memoir of Emotional Courage, Global Adventure and Radical Self-Discovery by Elicia Woodford’s Free to Be Me Chronicles the Author’s Soul-Gripping Journey Through Love, Loss, Healing and the Transformational Power of Inner Truth

LASTLY, WE WORKED VERY HARD TO INFORM PEOPLE AND POLITICIANS ABOUT A BIPARTISAN BILL 1817 COMING TO NEW YORK STATE TO HELP WITH MENTAL ILLNESS…SAVE A LIFE, HELP DRUG ADDICTS… PLEASE REVIEW IT FOR YOURSELF AND SPEAK TO OTHERS… ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS KILLS

Emergency – A New Organic

BOTANICAL MEDICINE “Short

Recovery” Solution to Drug

Addiction is Here

The Smart Woman’s Guide to

Building and Protecting Wealth:

The Laws of Your Money Book by

Ann-Margaret Carrozza

Please share with your community all our Good News.

We are ALL IN THIS TOGETHER FOR PEACE AND MOTHER EARTH.

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: “All we are is what we are with each other.” Zeal

With Respect. Love and May Peace Prevail on Earth, For Information Contact:

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual,

Founder, Good News Corporation 501 C 3 212 647 1212 paul.sladkus1@gmail.com and our Good News and Peace Worldwide Team who make our Peace Day 9/21 happen.

www.pausetheworldforpeace.org,www.goodnewsplanet.TV, www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast

Social Networks: www.Facebook.com/PaulSladkus, LinkedIn Paul Sladkus, Twitter/X Good News to Go, Instagram PausetheWorld

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

For more information contact:

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

PS – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FRIENDS AND MEMBERS: Looking for a vacation rental, SHORT TERM, in Montauk, this year and or entire summer in 2026, here is our listing https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2025/04/16/49000-2br-one-of-a-kind-summer-rental-opportunty-historic-montauk-manor-montauk/ call me. Paul 917 687 1790

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Thought for the Day…12/18/25

Austin Tang — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:29:32 +0000

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You Can’t Stop the Waves—But You Can Remember What’s Beneath Them 🌊

Austin Tang — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:57:00 +0000

There’s a quote I return to often–especially when life feels full, fast, or just plain hard:

“You can’t stop the waves. But you can learn to surf.”

–Jon Kabat-Zinn

Lately, I’ve been adding a quiet postscript of my own:

“And you can also remember the stillness beneath.”

Because here’s what I know–both in my life and in my work with leaders navigating pressure, change, and uncertainty:

Life will bring waves. Emotions will rise. Change will crash.

But there’s always a current of calm.

And we forget that at our own expense.

Sometimes, it’s not about finding the perfect still moment–

But simply remembering it’s there.

Even in motion. Even in complexity. Even when it feels just out of reach.
Sometimes, it’s as simple as a single breath.

Stillness, I’ve learned, isn’t passive.

It’s not stagnation.

It’s presence. Discernment. Deep-rooted clarity.
It’s the ability to pause in a world that rewards urgency.
And it’s the capacity to remember yourself–and the values you want to lead with–before reacting to the noise.

It’s the part of us that doesn’t flinch at the swell–because it remembers:

This, too, is movement.

And this, too, will pass.

In coaching sessions, leadership trainings, and meditations at Calm & Connect, I’ve seen this truth land again and again:

Sometimes, life and leadership are about surfing–knowing when to move, when to pivot, when to ride the momentum.

Other times, it’s about dropping beneath the surface–refusing to be pulled by urgency and anchoring into something quieter, wiser, more enduring.

The magic is–they’re not opposites.

The ability to surf well often comes from knowing the stillness.

And the ability to be still comes from having surfed enough to trust:

I can ride this, too.

Questions to Reflect On:

When was the last time you let yourself truly be still? What did it reveal?
What part of you wants to rush right now—and what might happen if you didn’t?
Can you recognize when you’re paddling too hard—and give yourself permission to float?

In a world that prizes speed, complexity, and constant forward motion, this is leadership:

The courage to pause.

The ability to discern.

The wisdom to act–not from urgency, but from truth.

I created Calm & Connect for this kind of remembering.

And I weave it into every keynote, every retreat, every training room I step into.

Because no matter how ambitious the goal–

none of us can lead clearly from a stormed-out nervous system.

So if you’re navigating waves of your own, here’s your reminder:

The storm isn’t all there is.

Stillness is always available.

And the more we return to it, the more clearly we lead.

Calm & Connect. Sunday, June 15th.

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Thought of the Day…10/27/23

Austin Tang — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:20:54 +0000

#thoughtoftheday #todolist #practicekindness #countblessings #listentoyourheart

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GoodNewsLetter: Calm the Mind, More Peace is Coming 09/21/23

Austin Tang — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:00:57 +0000

Michel Pascal and HOMMM.xyz states, “CALM THE MIND”. Most of you know that for the last 21 years Good News has been involved with The International Day of Peace and we would love on that day that there is a www.peacedayparty.org everywhere and random acts of peace. Let’s www.pausetheworldforpeace.org.

Peace is an interesting word that has many, many meanings. Peace is NO WAR, Peace is no Domestic Violence, Peace is in one’s body, Peace is Health & Wellness, Peace is having food, shelter, FREEDOM, LOVE, HOPE AND so much more.

Peace is also taking care of MOTHER EARTH…Creating Actions for being Guardians of the Planet. Today the Good News is growing in corporations/governments with actions for ESG (Environmental Social Governance), CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and for all of us, we have termed, PSR (Personal Social Responsibility/Respect).

As we think about MOTHER EARTH, for years we thank Reverend Susana Bastarrica, with many other concerned citizens of the world, who helped create the Vigil for the International Day of Peace in Central Park, at the Band Shell, starting in 2002. We all have been involved since then. Susana included Ecology and MOTHER EARTH maybe 10 or so years ago into their theme…we also title our outreach as the International Day of Peace & Ecology because, as DR. JANE GOODALL STATES, “WITHOUT TAKING CARE OF MOTHER EARTH THERE CAN BE NO PEACE”.

We would like to share our Earth & Water Day Sizzle Reel with you once again, as we have edited in some sustainability facts about the country of Greece that we felt showed sustainability in action, i.e.

Astypalaia has been reborn as one of Greece’s smartest and most sustainable islands. Through a collaboration with the Volkswagen Group, the island has shifted to electric vehicles. Tilos has invested into its energy transformation, becoming the first island in the Mediterranean to be 100% energy self-sufficient, using solar and wind for energy. The cosmopolitan island of Paros in the Cyclades is starting to make waves for the fact that the island is almost entirely plastic-free.

Here is the link for the Sizzle Reel:

Also, we are creating individual shows, approximately one hour each and we will have 6 Parts, it’s a big show, because caring about MOTHER EARTH is a BIG SUBJECT & WORK! Here is the Run of Show and Link for Part One & Two.

Part 1 includes Pastor Gil Monrose, Scott Harrison, Deloitte, Donna Szatkowski-Zych, Rick Rosenspire, DSM Energy, Kilows, Powertron Global, Mission 6, Integrated Nano-Magnetics Inc. (INM), Earth Quakes, Michael Fitzpatrick, Ringo Starr and Dr. Jane Goodall.

Part 2 includes Carmen Olivia, Steven Joseph, Chip Shelton Peacetime Ensemble, Chuck Armstrong Jr., Chuck Armstrong Sr., Leonardo DiCaprio, Reif Harrison & Mckenzie Brooke, Chuckie Armstrong Jr., AY Young Battery Tour, Todd Cederhome, Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala, Tammy Scarlett & Michele Bongiovanni, Eric LeDuc, Guardians of the Rain Forests and Dr. Kalumuna & Dr. Joseph/Uganda/Mt. Sinai.

2023 Earth & Water Day Times Square Concert Part 1

2023 Earth & Water Day Times Square Concert Part 2

Lastly, we want to emphasize the fact that www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast and www.goodnewsplanet.TV our websites, est. on July 4, 1998 will be celebrating our 24th Anniversary. With over 6,000 shows and over 30% of them interviewing Health and Wellness Experts there is great wisdom that we have had the honor to interview… please take time each week to hear many of the leaders in their respective fields.. Grow and Pay it Forward by Sharing the Content, some of it might save your life and it has saved some.

Lastly, please join and introduce us to potential donors/sponsors who can help us fund our nonprofit 501 C 3 tax deductible www.pausetheworldforpeace.org upcoming, International Day of Peace & Ecology: September 21, 2023. Times Square and the World LIVE Broadcast. We are presenting this major event to funders to create one of the most important International Day of Peace & Ecology Events in the world. We plan to broadcast with Solar/Battery Power, Utilize Billboards in Times Square, major public relations campaign with our partners UNIFY, AY Young Battery Tour, We the World, HOMMM with the Earth, Wind and Fire Musicians and others soon to be announced. Any suggestions, for donors, advertisers please let us know ASAP. Thanks with Peace & Love. Go to: https://goodnewsplanet.com/pausetheworld/peace-day-donations/ or call Paul 212 647 1212.

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

For more information contact:

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

PS – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FRIENDS AND MEMBERS: Looking for a vacation rental, SHORT TERM, in Montauk, here is our listing https://goodnewsplanet.com/montauk-manor-rental-suite-403-paul-sladkus/ call me. Paul 917 687 1790

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GoodNewsLetter: Michel Pascal & Earth, Wind & Fire Musicians in Carnegie Hall June 6, 2023. They join the International Day of Peace & Ecology September 21, 2023 in Times Square https://hommm.xyz/one/

Austin Tang — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:29:32 +0000

your community, www.goodnewsplanet.com/newsletter) our talent who are joining our International Day of Peace & Ecology on September 21, 2023 in Times Square.

We are honored to announce that Michel Pascal & Earth, Wind & Fire Musicians who are performing in Carnegie Hall June 6, 2023 has joined our 9/21/23 broadcast. Here is our Good News interview with Michel:

OMMM: A Global Movement

to Calm the Mind Launches at

Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall,

on June 6, 2023. We interview

Michel Pascal…

Giorgia Fumanti – Also for your pleasure, one of our most loving and special entertainers at our International Day of Peace & Ecology Events for many years is Giorgia Fumanti, we love her. She shares her performance of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and we are honored to share it with you.

Giorgia Fumanti sings

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Lastly, we would like to share with you two other posts of up-coming Jerome Robbins June 12^th Event and our Memorial Day Special Concert.

This post is for the upcoming Benefit for the Actor’s Temple, at 339 West 47^th, Street on June 12. The Monday event features the life of Jerome Robbins and the Temple will honor Jason Alexander, who will be doing a Broadway Show The Cottage and others. Paul Sladkus will start the event performing on the piano music from West Side Story and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. https://www.theactorstemple.org

Actors Temple on CBS

This post is Paul Sladkus on Sax & Piano paying Tribute and LOVE to our Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day…let’s never forget them as they died for Freedom and Peace.

Sax and Piano Concert 7:15 pm

Memorial Day in Due Respect for

our heroes, who fought for

Peace and Freedom…

Join us September 21st in

Times Square

Please join and introduce us to potential donors/sponsors who can help us fund our nonprofit 501 C 3 tax deductible www.pausetheworldforpeace.org upcoming, International Day of Peace & Ecology: September 21, 2023. Times Square and the World LIVE Broadcast. We are presenting this major event to funders to create one of the most important International Day of Peace & Ecology Events in the world. We plan to broadcast with Solar/Battery Power, Utilize Billboards in Times Square, major public relations campaign with our partners UNIFY, AY Young: Battery Tour, We the World and others soon to be announced. Any suggestions, for donors, advertisers please let us know ASAP. Thanks with Peace & Love. Go to: https://goodnewsplanet.com/pausetheworld/peace-day-donations/ or call Paul 212 647 1212.

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

For more information contact:

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

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Thought for the Day…04/14/23

Austin Tang — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:20:11 +0000

The richest wealth is

Health.

The best security is

Faith.

The greatest tonic is

Laughter.

The strongest weapon in

Patience.

Surprisingly

all are free!!

MOMENT OF CALM

#thoughtfortheday #health #faith #laughter #patience #free #calm

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GoodNewsLetter: How to Calm Yourself in a Busy World?

Austin Tang — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:27:10 +0000

The Mission of our Good News Broadcast since we started in 1998, is to find, receive or create Up-Beat, Thought Provoking Good News Stories, Entertainment, Products & Services and share them with our audience. We continue to meet this mission, on our www.goodnewsplanet.TV and our www.Youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast channels. We also meet that same mission with our nonprofit, www.pausetheworldforpeace.org, please go to the new website to see our sizzle reel and other great content.

We are very excited for 2023, with our Times Square events for Earth and Water Day on 4/22 and International Day of Peace on 9/21. We also are hoping to do a concert on 9/21 in the Centennial Memorial Theater.

Today we submit our proposal for the Central Park, Great Lawn for 9/11 to NYC Parks and Recreation. We will work hard to find the funding to make this event a reality, as well as all our events. To see our PowerPoint go to:

http://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2022/12/16/9-11-pause-the-world-for-peace-in-central-park-great-lawn-power-point/

Creating events is not the challenge, as we have been doing it for 50 years with CBS and PBS/Channel 13 TV and our own company. What is the ONLY CHALLENGE is to find the sponsors, donors, foundations, philanthropists, as to be frank we haven’t worked hard enough on it… we like doing the shows, but without the funding it is hard. When we did multicultural marketing starting in 1985, we raised over $30 million dollars for media and at Channel 13 I helped raise money for their General Support Announcements. So we are now working to share what we have created with our events and our websites with more of the world as they are SPECIAL and have them benefit financially through sales and build awareness from their message.

Lastly, HAPPY AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON…. WE ARE BLESSED

“All we are is what we are with each other.” Zeal

With Respect. Love and May Peace Prevail on Earth, For Information

Contact:

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual

Founder, Good News Corporation 501 C 3 212 647 1212

paul.sladkus@goodnewsbroadcast.com

and our Good News and Peace Worldwide Team who make our Peace

Day 9/21 and Good News happen.

www.pausetheworldforpeace.org, www.goodnewsplanet.com,

www.peacedayparty.org, www.goodnewsbroadcast.com,

www.9-21.org, www.momentofsilenceforpeace.org, www.we.net

(We the World, Rick Ulfic), www.unify.org

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

For more information contact:

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

PS – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FRIENDS AND MEMBERS: Looking for a vacation rental, SHORT TERM, in Montauk, NY. Call Paul Sladkus. https://goodnewsplanet.com/montauk-manor-rental-suite-403-paul-sladkus/

call me. Paul 917 687 1790

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Thought for the Day…12/16/22

Austin Tang — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:57:15 +0000

THE THINGS

YOU CAN SEE

ONLY WHEN YOU

SLOW DOWN

HAEMIN SUNIM

How to be Calm in a Busy World

Good morning. Have a great day. Stay blessed always.

#haeminsunim #calm #busyworld #thoughtfortheday #thingsyousee #slowdown

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Way Through COVID19 By: Stuart Shanker

Austin Tang — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:44:09 +0000

Listen to “Way Through COVID19 By: Stuart Shanker” on Spreaker.
http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/stuart_shanker_1.mp3

For Stuart Shanker, the possibility of a truly just and free society begins with how we see and nurture our children. www.self-reg.ca.

Stuart Shanker is renowned for using cutting-edge neuroscience to help children feel happy and think clearly by better regulating themselves. In his new book, Reframed, Shanker explores self-regulation in wider, social terms. Whereas his two previous books, Calm, Alert, and Learning and Self-Reg, were written for educators and parents, Reframed, the final book in the trilogy, unpacks the unique science and conceptual practices that are the very lifeblood of Self-Reg, making it an accessible read for new Self-Reggers.

What is self-regging and how can it get you through COVID19 behaviors including:

Panic Buying, Hope, Comfort Foods, Care Mongerin, and much more

Only a society that embraces these principles and strives to practice them, argues Shanker, can become a truly just society. The paradigm revolution presented in Reframed not only helps us understand the harrowing time we are living through, but inspires a profound sense of hope for the future. Shanker shows us how to build a compassionate society, one mind at a time.

“What if there existed a book with a masterful integration of contemporary neuroscience, research on human development, educational theory, and philosophical thought? What if this knowledge was reinterpreted from the perspective of stories about children and what fosters or holds back their developmental potential? And what if the journey led to the conclusion that it is possible to create a genuinely just society? That book is in our hands now, and it is up to us as a society to make the choice to follow its wisdom.”

―Alan Fogel, Professor of Psychology Emeritus University of Utah and author of Body Sense: The Science and Practice of Embodied Self-Awareness (W. W. Norton, 2013))

“This is a beautiful book, brimming with hope. Through Self-Reg principles and vivid real-life examples, Shanker explains what a Blue Brain/Red Brain balance is and how parents, educators, and coaches can help young children and teens achieve it.”

―Barbara J. King, Department of Anthropology, College of William & Mary, Author of How Animals Grieve

“In Reframed: Self-Reg for a Just Society we join Stuart Shanker on his personal journey to redefine age-old questions related to the capacity of humans to regulate their behaviour.”

―Stephen W. Porges, PhD, Distinguished University Scientist, Indiana University, Professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, and originator of the Polyvagal Theory

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