In an uplifting episode, we highlight and give thanks for a host of encouraging developments from the early weeks of this year, inviting listeners to share with us in holding an intention of gratitude and continued progress.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as we contemplate the many positive stories to give thanks for so far this year, we suggest holding as our main intention:
We give thanks and open ourselves to the joy of sharing the experience of good news in the many...
In an uplifting episode, we highlight and give thanks for a host of encouraging developments from the early weeks of this year, inviting listeners to share with us in holding an intention of gratitude and continued progress.
Suggested Intention Focus for this week
This week, as we contemplate the many positive stories to give thanks for so far this year, we suggest holding as our main intention:
We give thanks and open ourselves to the joy of sharing the experience of good news in the many stories that we’ve heard, and will for continued progress and the encouragement we all can all take when major challenges are faced with a resolve to honour the highest good.
Please join us in holding this.
Chapter markers:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:02 Celebrating Good News
00:08:43 Progress in Conflict Resolution
00:15:34 Environmental and Climate Advances
00:19:45 Heartwarming Acts of Kindness
00:23:06 Gratitude for Positive Changes
Sources referenced in this episode:
https://news.sky.com/story/doomsday-clock-moves-closer-to-midnight-what-does-it-mean-12794884
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/12/10/aid-flow-gaza-falls-short-of-ceasefire-terms-analysis-of-israeli-figures-shows.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/1/30/rafah-reopening-set-for-sunday-as-israel-continues-to-block-aid
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/over-500000-people-returned-to-gaza-city-since-ceasefire-hamas-authorities-say/ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166899
https://www.crisisgroup.org/cmt/africa/sudan-united-states-egypt-saudi-arabia-united-arab-emirates/all-eyes-quad-how-us-and-its-partners-can-push-peace-sudan
https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-5-of-2026/
https://ecohustler.com/daily/06th-january-2026
https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/high-seas-treaty-enters-force-milestone-ocean-conservation-2026-01-16_en
https://www.wri.org/insights/high-seas-treaty-explainer
https://highseasalliance.org/2025/10/09/from-60-to-global-what-happens-next-for-the-high-seas-treaty/
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/feel-good-stories
https://unn.ua/en/news/president-zelenskyy-announced-the-timeline-for-approving-the-peace-plan
https://amaniafrica-et.org/provisional-programme-of-work-of-the-peace-and-security-council-for-january-2026/
https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-5-of-2026/
https://www.globalnewsdiscover.com/2026/01/global-news-highlights-01-january-2026.html
https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/01/19/carbon-sucking-fungi-and-forever-chemical-crackdowns-positive-environmental-stories-from-2
https://tedxlondon.com/news/good-climate-news-to-kick-off-2026/
https://conservationoptimism.org/7-stories-of-optimism-this-week-20-01-26-26-01-26/
https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/fieldnotes/january-2026
https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/newsletter/environment-whats-up-in-geneva-19-25-january-2026/
https://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/01
https://www.the-londoner.co.uk/london-is-officially-one-of-the-safest-cities-in-the-western-world/
https://impact.economist.com/projects/safe-cities/assets/documents/Safe-Cities-Index-2021_eng.pdf
www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?op=sg&sid=243199
Join us in person for intention holding:
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.
Our websites:
www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website.
https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.
https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.
https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.
https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.
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