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Thought for the Day…03/09/26

Austin Tang — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:29:59 +0000

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Thought for the Day…01/27/26…part 2

Austin Tang — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:29:04 +0000

Listen to “Thought of the Day…01/27/26 part 2” on Spreaker.

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The Knot: Experts Say These Are the Only 8 Marriage Tips Couples Need

Austin Tang — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:25:13 +0000

Consider these the golden rules.

by Wendy Rose Gould

It goes without saying: Deciding to get married is a huge deal, and there’s no doubt you’d only enter into that commitment with deep love and dedication. Just like any relationship, though—and perhaps more so—you’ll experience ups and downs. So what’s the secret to a happy marriage? And FYI, it’s not about never arguing or taking wow-worthy vacations every year.

Happiness in marriage is a journey that brings many of its own challenges, in addition to the joyous and profound love shared between two people. We asked relationship experts to share their “golden rules” for how to maintain a happy marriage that’ll withstand the test of time.

Meet the Experts:

Dr. Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT is the best-selling author of In Each Other’s Care
Naomi Angoff Chedd, LMHC is a licensed mental health counselor with Counslr
Leanna Stockard, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist at LifeStance Health
Jaki Silver, LMSW is a licensed master social worker based in New York City.

In this article:

What Is a “Happy Marriage?”

A happy marriage is one where both parties feel fulfilled, appreciated and united as a team taking on life and the world together. There’s an unwavering sense of commitment to each other (even through life’s inevitable trials and difficult conversations), as well as a mutual respect, admiration and desire for the other to feel happy and seen.

112 Happy Anniversary Quotes That Celebrate Love

Being happily married requires both people to exercise deep trust and remain patient with one another. It requires not only listening, but truly hearing what the other person says and feels. It also means taking time to acknowledge our own faults, and to continue striving toward being a better version of ourselves so we can keep showing up for our partner in meaningful ways.

The Best Tips for a Happy Marriage, Hands-Down

We spoke with several relationship experts, including a psychiatrist and licensed counselors and therapists, who have worked with many couples over their careers. Through their work, they’ve been able to pinpoint some of the key steps to a happy marriage.

1. Make Your Relationship Your #1 Priority

Above anything else—work, friendships, hobbies—your relationship must always claim the number one spot in your priority list. “This simple but all-inclusive idea protects the two of you from the outside world and becomes a social contract between the two of you to serve each other above and beyond all else,” says Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT.

“That does not mean that your work, children or others are given short shrift. This principle of putting the relationship first protects the two of you from each other and ensures a union that can last a lifetime.”

2. Get Reallyyy Great at Communicating

You’ve likely heard this advice a million times—but have you processed what it truly means? It doesn’t simply imply talking; but involves hearing, processing and conveying our thoughts in a way that’s healthy, helpful and conducive. Yes, this can be difficult, particularly in challenging conversations or scenarios where one person is feeling hurt or unseen.

“Learn how to express your dissatisfaction, frustration or downright anger in a way that can lead to a solution,” urges Naomi Angoff Chedd, LMHC. “The point is not to make your spouse feel bad. The point is to fix what’s broken, to better understand and respond to each other’s needs and to enhance and enrich both your lives.”

3. Get to Know Yourself

Record scratch—wait, what? Yup, getting to know who you are can make a huge difference in the quality of your relationships, including the one with your life partner.

“Getting to know yourself is an important element of helping your partner get to know you,” explains Jaki Silver, LMSW. “I often hear patients expressing things like, ‘They just don’t get me,’ or ‘They don’t understand what I need.’ This can lead to distress and uncertainty of the durability of the relationship.”

When Silver hears this, she asks her patients to get specific: What’s a need of theirs that they want their partner to understand? And if they’re unable to communicate this clearly, it’s an indication they may not understand themselves or be able to share their feelings with their partner.

“It’s only through understanding ourselves, our values, our goals and our needs that we can begin to find ways to express them effectively,” Silver says. “This allows our partner to work with us in creating their role in meeting our needs and the development of solutions together.”

4. Keep Dating

Just because the ink is dried on your marriage certificate doesn’t mean the courting phase has to be over. Remaining curious about your partner and continuing to date them can make for a very happy marriage, according to experts.

“Ultimately, the decision to continue to date your partner shows your investment in them and helps keep the relationship alive,” explains Leanna Stockard, LMFT. “It makes them feel valued as a human being, and shows that you want to continue to grow and evolve with them through all of life’s changes [and] to continue to have fun adventures.”

5. Use a Filter

No, not that kind of filter! The kind of filter you use before saying whatever’s on your mind. As the saying goes, you can’t put squeezed toothpaste back in a tube, and you can’t take back words that have been spoken. Be intentional about the way you communicate versus being reactive or impulsive.

“It is inevitable that anger and resentment may surface at times—and many problems are worth arguing about,” says Chedd. “But you don’t have to say everything that is on your mind, especially when your emotions are at a fever pitch.”

“Wait 10 minutes or wait an hour. Even sleep on it,” Chedd suggests. “And if it still bothers you and seems worth a conversation, bring it up in a calm, kind-spirited [manner] rather than in an accusing way.”

6. Always Have Your Partner’s Back

“What’s mine is yours” is a common saying we associate with finances and belongings, but it also extends to our partner’s well-being and heart: You two are a partnership, so protect each other and always stand up for the other.

“You are first and foremost a survival team where you both protect each other from the slings and arrows of life. You are both staunch defenders of each other at all times,” says Dr. Tatkin. “Having each other’s backs—even when in disagreement with the other—is one of the strongest attachment values we can express.”

7. Try to Surprise Each Other

It’s so easy to fall into the monotony of daily routines—but where’s the fun in doing that for 50 years? Predictability is important to help us feel secure and comfortable, but also try to spice things up every once in a while to keep that spark ablaze.

“Bring home a big bouquet of flowers or a gigantic balloon for no reason. Take your spouse on a ‘mystery’ ride to a little restaurant or to look at a breathtaking view. Declare a mental health day and take the day off together,” Chedd suggests.

“Do whatever helps you connect and remember why you are right here, right now, with the right person.”

8. Learn Your Partner’s Love Language

The phrase “treat others the way you want to be treated,” is a golden standard, but what if that looked a bit different? Treating others the way they want to be treated is a big key to a happy marriage. You can do that by understanding what your partner’s love language is.

“You may realize that the way you are showing your partner that you love and care about them is not resonating with your partner the way you are intending,” Stockard says.

“Learning how to speak each other’s love languages helps you realize signs for compassion and caring that we may have otherwise missed, or that we did not realize had a much deeper meaning than what we believed at the time.”

Be it through emotional intimacy, quality time or check-ins throughout the day, learn what specific acts of love and intimacy your partner needs to feel secure and—you guessed it—happy in your marriage.

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Let’s Pray for Each Other. Submitted by Arun.

Austin Tang — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:51:41 +0000

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What do a world-acclaimed artist, the Executive Chairmain of Mastercard, a global water expert, and a former UK foreign minister all have in common?

Austin Tang — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:59:28 +0000

What do a world-acclaimed artist, the Executive Chairman of Mastercard, a global water expert, and a former UK foreign minister all have in common?

Answer:

This Thursday, Renée Fleming, Ajay Banga, Caterina de Albuquerque and David Miliband will join more than three dozen other guest speakers working together to build a better world at the 2021 OneShared.World global interdependence summit: “Rise or Fall Together: Harnessing Our Mutual Responsibilities to Solve Global Challenges.”

An amazing speaker lineup for you

Thursday’s speakers — some of the world’s most inspiring people, foremost experts, and exciting young activists — all believe in the collective power of arts, policy and commerce to bring people together and create transformative global change.

From climate change, to safe water, to global inequity and more, they will explore how leaders at all levels can do a far better job of balancing our narrower national, corporate, and tribal interests with our broader interests as humans sharing the same planet.

Don’t miss this global event!

Please join us this Thursday, September 23, 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET.

Click here to learn more about the summit — including the full lineup of speakers and topics — and register for free now.

We can’t wait to see you — and please make sure to help us spread the word!

Together can we build OneShared.World

With warmest regards,

Jamie Metzl and the OneShared.World Team

#RiseOrFallTogether

#OneSharedWorld

SUPPORTERS

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PARTNERS

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PeaceWave Opening Ceremony 7 pm, Mon Sept 7

Austin Tang — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:05:00 +0000

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89846571811

Dear Opening Ceremony participants,

Thank you for being a part of the Opening Ceremony to kick off the 24 Hour Vigil for the 12 noon Minute of Silence!. Your dedication and love for the International Day of Peace is deeply appreciated.

Please invite others to join. Opening Ceremony through our 6 PM closing hour on Sept 21. The Information above gives access. Facebook also has it

I have attached a running order. Please join by 6:50 pm.

Looking forward to being with you to start this Global PeaceWave to add our thoughts and prayers to each country of the world.

May Peace Prevail on Earth!

Monica Willard
631-697-7972

Opening Ceremony

Monica Welcomes people into the room and Introduces the International Day of Peace PeaceWave Team and program 3 min

Conch Shell video- Guru Dileep maybe live/ video ready 2

Avon- PeaceWave – IDP history of PeaceWave 3

Master Kim and Jennifer Kim share Peace Breathing 3

Becky to give a thank you and logistics overview (thank you to Jon, Zoom techs and supporters …) 3

Dot- share- Global Silent Minute as ongoing and connected or water blessing you want…. 3

Amb. Anwarul K Chowdhury 3

IDP theme- Recovering Better for and equitable and sustainable Future -Rev Paul Sladkus – 3

Sally Mahe, shares on the importance of Silence 3

Hiro Sakurai- Committee of Religious NGOs 2

Lauren VanHam- Environmental Prayer 2

Peter Rogina Rogina shares Peace Lights 2

Fumi shares prayer 2

(Rev Dionne, Joni Carley, or Nina may join…leaving a few minutes in the schedule)

Monica Introduces The Nuclear prayer to close this opening and welcome the first peace wave 1

Rt Rev. William E. Swing, prays The Nuclear Prayer 3

People are invited to stay for the first Minute of Silence @ 7:45

Video to start PeaceWave

Chief Phil Begins after Video

Hiro Sakurai – Minute of Silence and message

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If we have no peace…..

Austin Tang — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:52:57 +0000

If we have no peace,
It is because
We have forgotten
We belong
To each other.

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Time is Like a River….

Austin Tang — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:57:48 +0000

Time is like a river.

You cannot touch the same water

twice, because the flow that has

passed will never pass again.

Enjoy Every Moment

in Life!!

Dear Friends and Members,

Happy and HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO ALL. STAY SAFE.

SAFETY is the most important focus of our life right now, along with loving ALL

2020 is over and it was for many our most difficult year for sure. I thought we would share some 2020 Bittersweet Jokes for some laughter, as it was hard to come by… we will TOGETHER GET THROUGH THIS, AS THIS TOO WILL PASS…WE PRAY… AND THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD ARE GOOD!

1. The dumbest thing I ever bought was a 2020 planner.

2. 2019: Stay away from negative people. 2020: Stay away from positive people.

3. The world has turned upside down. Old folks are sneaking out of the house & their kids are yelling at them to stay indoors!

4. This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. I came to my house & told my dog…. We had a good laugh.

5. Every few days try your jeans on just to make sure they fit. Pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.

6. Does anyone know if we can take showers yet or should we just keep washing our hands?

7. I never thought the comment, “I wouldn’t touch him/her with a 6-foot pole” would become a national policy, but here we are!

8. I need to practice social-distancing from the refrigerator.

9. I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to the Backyard. I’m getting tired of the Living Room.

10. Never in a million years could I have imagined I would go up to a bank teller with a mask on and ask for money.

Here also is a link to a Benefit that Good News did to raise some money for support dogs for First Responders and Vets, www.goodnewsplanet.TV and our www.peacedayparty.org partnered with www.operationwarriorshield.com on New Year’s Eve.

http://goodnewsplanet.com/happy-and-healthy-new-year-facebook-live-paul-sladkus-concert-for-dogs-for-our-heroes/

Once again, wear a mask, stay safe and love one another.

Reverend Paul – All Faiths and Spiritual, call if you need me 212 647 1212 and the Good News and Peace Team. We LOVE YOU

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2020 — A Year Like No Other Peace Index Steve Killelea

Austin Tang — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:15:07 +0000

Chairman’s Message
2020 — A Year Like No Other

2020 has been like no other year. A pandemic, the worst economic contractions on record, and occurring at a time when most economies were already sluggish with flat productivity growth. Yet living in Australia has provided distance from some of these harsh realities — almost no COVID-19, with everyone left relatively free to live their lives. However, my mind cannot help but think to the future, as the next five years are likely to be challenging.

Even with a successful vaccine, the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic will linger for years and compound any existing societal weaknesses. For western democracies, there were warning signs well before the lockdowns. For the last decade many measures of Positive Peace had been deteriorating – group grievances, perceptions of corruption, deteriorating income distribution, fractionalised elites, to name the most important issues. During this period of time demonstrations, riots and general strikes increased by 244 per cent. These factors will only intensify with high unemployment, large debts and a sluggish economic recovery. More than ever, governments need new approaches to manage these issues, but they are not currently apparent, and our leaders are stuck with the same policies of the last two decades.

At the Institute for Economics & Peace, we are working towards a paradigm shift in the way we develop our societies, shifting them towards peace. Our Positive Peace framework contains the very factors that create peace and also generate the background conditions for many of the things we value to flourish, such as higher per capita income, better performance on measures of wellbeing and happiness, stronger performance on ecological measures, to name a few.

In contrast to this outlook, IEP has had an exceptional year. Staff numbers have increased by 15 per cent, we have given or spoken at 250 virtual conferences, and our consulting revenue has tripled. We released a new product — the Ecological Threat Register — which received seven billion media impressions. Our standard products, the Global Peace Index and Global Terrorism Index, also went well recording another 13 billion media impressions between them.

I wish you all well for 2021. Hopefully, the vaccines will work, we will start travelling again, the global economies will begin to recover and I will be travelling again and we can meet once more.

With best wishes,

Steve Killelea
Founder & Executive Chairman, Institute for Economics & Peace

From the Global Peace Index to the COVID-19 & Peace report

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GoodNewsLetter – Leave No Beautiful Word UNSAID – Giving Tuesday We Need YOU!

Austin Tang — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:29:14 +0000

Dear Friends and Members,

Live in the NOW and LEAVE NO BEAUTIFUL WORD UNSAID. Life is beautiful and every moment could be cherished and enjoyed. Share your beautiful words with others, don’t expect anything for your kindness and you will feel great knowing that you made another’s day a little nicer.

Good News Motto – All we are is what we are with each other. Zeal

I believe, the Good News is that most of our life we realize this miracle of life…but as those moments of frustration, illness, disappointment and more concerning situations creep into our life, sit back… and cherish the miracle that we have been given of life. Yes, along with the good there are bumps in the road, challenges to be dealt with, or what we might also say are the opportunities to make us stronger and the Good News is that we have dealt with these bumps and more before and we will once again.

GIVING TUESDAY: Our nonprofit, Good News Corporation continues to keep giving for over 22 years and sure can use your help during Covid to continue our mission with our focus on Peace & HEALTH. Here is a link to make a tax deductible donation: http://goodnewsplanet.com/peacedayparty/peace-day-donations/

Also here is the link for our Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE Movie, Book, Video Game…. http://goodnewsplanet.com/woodstock-forever-peace-love-hope-a-good-news-film-and-tv-radio-series-3/

LEAVE NO BEAUTIFUL WORD UNSAID – Our beautiful word TO ALL is that the people, animals and plants of the world are good. ALL are born good and almost ALL stay good. Our Good News Mission is to focus on the Good. At the same time minimize and help the confused, so they will get back to their birth instincts. ALL are adorable, cuddly, and brilliant. ALL children come with a lifetime responsibility as parents and our fellow brothers and sisters to help them ALL be ALL the good they can be. LEAVING NO BEAUTIFUL WORD UNSAID IS OUR BEST WAY TO ENCOURAGE GOOD IN THE WORLD.

For ZOOM VIRTUAL PRODUCTIONS, Advertising & Sponsorship (Great Opportunities), officiate an event or just to talk please contact Paul 212 647 1212. Have a safe weekend. www.goodnewsbroadcast.com and nonprofit www.peacedayparty.org
YOUR GOOD NEWS IS OUR GOOD NEWS PLEASE SHARE IT.

Peace & Love,

Paul Sladkus, Reverend. Here to Officiate or speak 24/7.

Founder and President

Good News Corporation

Paul.sladkus@goodnewsbroadcast.com

212 647 1212

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