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You will never experience anything that compares to the feeling of wholeness, peace and freedom that comes when you completely and totally forgive your offender, yourself or even God.  When I find myself wallowing in my woes, I am worthless. Festering, pointing fingers, and seeking revenge will only keep you from your divine calling and block God’s unshakable plan for your life.

Perhaps the greatest example of forgiveness in the 21st century is Nelson Mandela.  After almost three decades of political imprisonment, he chose to focus on the future.  In spite of the devastating trauma of apartheid, he chose forgiveness instead of revenge.  The world expected a blood bath, but South Africans avoided radial war.  Mandela simply said he was grateful, God allowed him to play in role in forgiveness. There can be no future without forgiveness.  When Mandela was asked how he managed to survive 27 years in prison without being bitter?  He said bitterness only hurts oneself.  And if you hate your enemy you give away your heart and mind.

Don’t give away your heart and mind.  Those are the very best parts of you.   Instead of talking about your storm talk to it; weekdays at 2 p.m. MT on KRKS 94.7 FM – where the focus is on the power of total forgiveness.  Dial 303-873-1935 and share your story about forgiveness, or  a struggle you might be going through right now to forgive someone who has deeply hurt you. Look forward to hearing from you!

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Mike Shanahan breaks his silence after one year granting his only interview to Stephanie Riggs. Click here to view the online video.

In 2006 Stephanie created her own television show titled Fitting In.

The pilot premiered on ABC Family in June of 2008. The program takes a compassionate look at the nationwide epidemic of childhood obesity. A team of experts worked with a group of children and their families. The transformation inspired a nation. Click here to see a clip.

So there we were, all there together in the United Marital Arts Center off University and Hampden, ready to create change. Miracles happen when people come together in faith, hope and love. We sent every child a certificate of courage and an invitation to learn, grow and transform. We offered a safe place where no one is allowed to make fun of anyone. We wanted to give back some of what has been given to us. Good health is a choice. But what if you don’t know that? I say we, because I found other people who literally walked into my office off the street and said I heard about what you are doing and I want to help these kids. And we did.

What we have learned, over the past year and four months, is that children will make you proud if you consistently remind them they matter and simply give them the chance. I thought rather than us telling you what happened over the last four months, We would let the kids tell the story. This is their journey. We just came together to serve them with encouragement, information and motivation. Fitting In is not about scales, elimination or intense workouts. Fitting In is about making healthy choices everyday and learning to really love yourself and what you do to and with your body matters. Fitting In is about being positive, eating good stuff and moving your body. Fitting In is a journey not a destination. The journey is about feeling good and the reward is living a healthy life. Fit is a feeling.

Designed to reward people for taking proactive steps to stay healthy, Wellness for Life is an exclusive life insurance program meant to encourage healthy living, increase life expectancy and potentially reduce the cost of insurance for participants. With its patent-pending Wellness for Life program, Aviva is the first U.S. life insurance company to link a broad individual accountability system to a life insurance policy.

To encourage healthy living and help Wellness for Life program participants reduce their insurance costs, Aviva arranged to provide high-quality wellness information and services from Mayo Clinic Health Solutions. “Wellness for Life matches up well with Mayo Clinic’s mission to provide reliable health and wellness information to everybody we can reach,” said Tom Ferraro, director of strategic relations for Mayo Clinic Health Solutions. “We applaud Aviva’s goal of trying to improve the health of all Americans.”

To help spread the word, Aviva also has established a relationship with journalist Stephanie Riggs, who signed up for Wellness for Life immediately after it became available to her. An Emmy Award Winner for Best Journalistic Enterprise, Riggs is passionate about health/wellness programs and about partnering with initiatives that help save lives. Riggs will serve as an official Wellness for Life spokesperson, traveling the country to meet with consumers, share her own Wellness for Life story, and encourage people to participate.

Riggs’ most recent endeavor, a television special titled “Fitting In,” also touches on the importance of healthy living. Airing on ABC Family at 7:00 a.m., Saturday, June 14, 2008, the national television event features overweight kids (12 and under) being taught healthy habits. Riggs’ own production company produced “Fitting In,” and she serves as the host employing fitness and nutrition experts to help the kids make better choices in exercise and eating. Aviva is the title sponsor of the show.

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“Fitting In,” a show about childhood obesity she started working on after her job at KCNC in Denver ended two years ago, will air at 7 a.m. Saturday on the ABC Family cable channel.

Riggs also is the host of the show, which followed a group of Denver children for a year. The children and their families were given instructions on how to eat properly, exercise and live a more healthy lifestyle.

Unlike network and cable shows dealing with weight loss, there are no weigh-ins. Instead, the show measures how much better the participants felt when they were in better health.

“Childhood obesity is a major epidemic in this country. What we found out was that the children were picked on. They were ashamed of how they looked,” Riggs says

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Former CBS4 anchor Riggs helps youngsters tackle fitness issues in documentary

By Mike Pearson, Rocky Mountain News

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