Cherish Life. Give Life.

I was thinking about what a blessing it is to receive for a person to receive an organ or tissue transplant. It was in that moment that I thought how I wish people would not only cherish their lives (for we are not guaranteed any amount of time on this Earth) but also to give life. Hence, the my creativity hit once again and that is when I decided to put it into a design for products in my awareness shop - Angel Cove Organ Donation & Transplant Awareness.

Cherish Life. Give Life. Make your voice heard when raising organ, tissue, and transplant donation awareness with this simple yet bold statement. Complete with an artistic green organ donation awareness ribbon.

I would love to hear feedback on this design so feel free to leave a comment.

Website pairs transplant recipients with potential donors

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Combating Negative Thoughts

A Secret Scrolls message from Rhonda Byrne,
Creator of The Secret

"How do I stop my negative thoughts?" - is a question that I have been asked many times. If you have ever asked this question then you will feel such enormous relief in knowing the answer, because it is so simple. How do you stop negative thoughts? You plant good thoughts!

When you try to stop negative thoughts, you are focusing on what you don't want - negative thoughts - and you will attract an abundance of them. They can never disappear if you are focused on them. The "stop" part is irrelevant - the negative thoughts are your focus. It doesn't matter if you are trying to stop negative thoughts or control them or push them away, the result is the same. Your focus is on negative thoughts, and by the law of attraction you are inviting more of them to you.

The truth is always simple and it is always easy. To stop negative thoughts, just plant good thoughts! Deliberately plant good thoughts! You plant good thoughts by making it a daily practice to appreciate all the things in your day. Appreciate your health, your car, your home, your family, your job, your friends, your surroundings, your meals, your pets, and the magnificent beauty of the day. Compliment, praise, and give thanks to all things. Every time you say "Thank you" it is a good thought! As you plant more and more good thoughts, the negative thoughts will be wiped out. Why? Because your focus is on good thoughts, and what you focus on you attract.

So don't give any attention to negative thoughts. Don't worry about them. If any come, make light of them, shrug them off, and let them be your reminder to deliberately think more good thoughts now.

The more good thoughts you can plant in a day, the faster your life will be utterly transformed into all good. If you spend only one day speaking of good things and saying "Thank you" at every single opportunity, you will not believe your tomorrow. Deliberately thinking good thoughts is exactly like planting seeds. As you think good thoughts you are planting good seeds inside you, and the Universe will transform those seeds into a garden of paradise. How will the garden of paradise appear? As your life!

Rhonda Byrne
The Secret... bringing joy to billions.

Another Medication Down!

Greg had his 6-month transplant clinic appointment this past Monday and we are proud to announce the following:

• Lung Functions are in the high 80's
• The lung stent can be removed
• No more need for daily Pulmozyme inhalations

Greg has opted to keep the stent in his airway as it is not causing problems and going in for a bronchoscopy is more risky then leaving it in. He has never had a problem since the stent was placed in his right bronch back in late 2004 so he figures there is no reason to fix something that isn't broken. Of course, he has no problem discontinuing the inhaled Pulmozyme as this is his last inhaled treatment to get rid of. If you were doing this medication for over 15 years, you would want to get rid of it too!

So, we are on cloud 9 at the moment and what a special week it has been. Not only have we gotten this great news but today is Greg's 33rd birthday! A wonderful and happy birthday it is!

My Awareness Button!

When we go to the Wisconsin State Fair, it is normal for me to stop by the Wisconsin Donor Network booth to see what type of organ donation awareness events they are currently working on. As I approached the booth, one of the women behind it grabbed my attention by asking if I had my nifty orange organ donor sticker on my driver's license. As I smiled and told her about my husband's double lung transplant, my girlfriend next to me said "Shannon, look!" and pointed to the other woman. She was wearing an organ donation awareness button. Not just any button - one I designed for my Angel Cove Organ Donation Awareness Store!

My jaw dropped. The words "My Son gave the Gift of Life" danced in my brain for a moment. Could I really be seeing one of my purchased products outside of the Internet? Yes, it was real and it started a great conversation about my store and possible future partnerships with organ donation and transplant support groups. That is definitely one state fair I am going to remember for a lifetime and has pushed me to be more aggressive with raising awareness!