Are you a working mom? Do you get burnt out sometimes? The Morning Thing hosts shared something today that can help you. These are 7 powerful truths that working moms need to hear. Telling yourself these truths can pull you out of your funk and bust your burnout!
Here are a few of them:
Click HERE to check out the rest of the list.
With all the negative stories dominating news headlines, we want to take a step back and provide stories that encourage you and remind us that there’s good to be found in the world!
Today on The Morning Thing we took a look at stories about everyday heroes that made huge impacts with small gestures!
Click HERE and HERE for inspiring, positive stories to lift your day!
Some of the stories that touched us included:
You can check all of these stories out and more in the links above! Make sure to listen weekdays 6-9am on 90.9fm, WNZR!
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, so today we wanted to share some advice with you about boosting your mental health.
Caring for your mental health can lead to an improved mood, reduced anxiety, clearer thinking, deeper relationships, and improved self-esteem and confidence. Mental health is something that effects everyone, so make sure you are taking care of yourself.
To boost your mental health, Healthline.com suggests that you get good sleep, cut back on social media, strengthen your relationships, move your body (on your own terms), enjoy some nutrient-rich foods, know when to take it easy, make time for rest, and get some sunshine.
Click HERE to read the full article from Healthline.
We all occasionally struggle with our confidence, but sometimes we hear those annoying whispers of doubt that hinder our self-esteem and personal growth. This morning, we shared some tips from GoodTherapy.org to grow your confidence. Here are some of our favorite tips:
Face your fear head-on: Fear is almost always the root of your lack of confidence. When you face your fear, you can come out of it on the other side feeling liberated, proud, and of course, more confident.
Befriend failure: No one is perfect. The more you fail, the more you learn and grow. If you’re trying something new and you fail, it just gives you a chance to learn from your mistakes so you can try again. Remember, failure isn’t the end of the road, it may just be the beginning of something great.
Doubt your doubt: Sometimes we have doubtful thoughts. If you find yourself thinking thoughts like “I can’t do this” or “I’m not good at this,” ask yourself “why not?” When you start doubting the doubt, you begin to see that there isn’t much truth to those thoughts, and you can begin to see what your doubts are holding you back from.
Listen to empowering music: Music is powerful! You can create a playlist of songs that make you feel good, or you can listen to WNZR. We’re here for you 24/7, 365 days a year with music that will encourage and inspire you. Click HERE to listen to us live.
Click HERE to read the full article.
Conflict is a part of life. Our relationships with each other are complex, and naturally we may come into disagreement with the people around us. But we all handle conflict differently. The Thomas-Kilman model gives us 5 general conflict styles. Focus on the Family has a short 13 question quiz that you can take to see what your main conflict style is.
Click HERE to take the quiz.
It’s also worthy to read about all of the other conflict styles. You may find that you draw from some of the other styles in conflict.
Click HERE to read about the accommodating style. This means you try to serve others while giving and sacrificing in conflict.
Click HERE to read about the competing style. This is what Ricky got on his quiz! If this is your style too, it means that you are assertive and love to win.
Click HERE to read about the compromising style. Compromisers want both people to get something they want out of conflict.
Click HERE to read about the avoiding style. This is what Allison’s quiz result was! If you’re like her, you don’t like conflict and tend to be unassertive in conflict.
Click HERE to read about the collaborating style. This is a relationship focused style that seeks for people to work together in conflict to come to a good ending for everyone.
We hope that you can learn more about yourself from reading about these conflict styles. Click HERE to read the full article from Focus on the Family.
Every year, Random Acts of Kindness Week is celebrated February 14-20, and the National Random Acts of Kindness Day is tomorrow (Friday Feb. 17).
This morning on the show, we shared some of the history behind Random Acts of Kindness. It was a term first coined by Anne Herbert in 1982 in California. She wrote the phrase “practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty” on a placemat in response to some violent phrase that someone else had written. She wanted to end senseless violence. She wrote a children’s book in 1993 to teach children about showing kindness to others. Since then, we’ve celebrated Random Acts of Kindness.
There’s many ways to celebrate! You can perform those random acts of kindness for other people, read books that inspire you, and help inspire other people.
Click HERE to read more about Random Acts of Kindness Week.
We also shared some stories about how people have been impacted by random acts of kindness. We shared stories of snow days, holding the door open for others, helping a stranger in need, and being present with other people. These stories are inspiring and will give you some ideas of how you can show kindness during Random Acts of Kindness Week.
Click HERE to read more stories from the official Random Acts of Kindness website.
Every year, the first Thursday of October is Bring Your Bible To School Day. This was started in 2014 by Focus on the Family in response to Bibles being removed from schools. Today, students are encouraged to bring their Bible to school to share their faith.
Click HERE for the history of Bring Your Bible To School Day.
Click HERE for information from Focus on the Family about today.
Focus on the Family also has year-round Live It Challenges to help students and families live out their faith, not just on Bring Your Bible To School Day but all year! You can sign up to receive monthly challenges to help strengthen your faith.
Click HERE to read more about the Live It Challenges and sign up.
We also talked to Emerson Collins, the Project Manager for Bring Your Bible To School Day. Emerson shares the history of the day, how to participate, and conversation guides for students who are bringing their bible to school.
Click HERE to hear the conversation.
WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with Captain Christine Moretz of Mount Vernon’s Salvation Army. She shared details about this year’s Red Kettle Campaign including the many ways that you can support the ministry. This year’s theme is “Rescue Christmas”.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Click HERE to give online through a Virtual Red Kettle or to volunteer.
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Food For The Hungry Executive Director, Lisa Mazzari about this year’s campaign.
Lisa shared so many wonderful stories about how this drive impacts families here in Knox County. Listen in as she shares the good news of how the money collected in December 2019 was still impacting our community throughout the pandemic of COVID-19. She shares the story of a partnership that fed local students while schools were closed. An inspiring young girl hosted a lemonade stand and collected donations for FFTH. Lisa reminds us that Food For The Hungry is possible through the generous support of hundreds of volunteers all “Working Together to Care For Our Neighbors”!
Click HERE and get inspired to give and volunteer this year!
To stay up to date on the 2020 Drive – go to foodforthehungrycares.org and follow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/foodforthehungryknoxcounty
Marcy and Lexie got a chance to talk about Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. They got the chance to find out what exactly it is and what inspired it on daysoftheyear.com. you can read the entire entry HERE
They also were able to listen to a story about a listener’s two nephews who are in law enforcement. The listener talked about how one nephew went into a burning home to save two young children, and got them out safely. The other nephew helped people during a flooding situation and saved many lives. We all say THANK YOU to the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day for citizens!
Lexie and Marcy also talked a little about the Mount Vernon Association of Police Chaplains. This organization helps simply to “Serve those who serve us”. To learn more about the Mount Vernon Association of Police Chaplains, click HERE
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