Day 14

Today I will …

Be Considerate

Be intentional with your words. Say please, thank you and you’re welcome.

We learned the importance of “please” and “thank you” in kindergarten and it’s time to make those words a part of our everyday life again! Be intentional by looking others in the eye and saying “please,” “thank you” and “you’re welcome.” Whether it’s for something big or small, show others you’re grateful for their time, help and attention.

Daily Devotional

— Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV) —

“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, ⁷ rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”

HELPFUL TIP

We all want to feel appreciated and it starts by showing appreciation. Exercise your appreciation. When you convey appreciation on a regular basis, it will open doors to better conversations and relationships.

4 IMPORTANT Keys to Emotional Well-Being

Emotional well-being can be mastered just like any other skill. How? By developing four key traits.

Simple morning habits that shape your whole day

From getting on top of the morning logistics to the positive psychology tricks you can employ, here’s how to leap out of bed on the right foot!

Share how you’re completing today’s challenge on social. Tag a friend to join the challenge with you! #DGFGChallenge

REVIEW YESTERDAY'S CHALLENGE

Franciscan Health Foundation – Doing Good in Our Communities

P E A C E Initiative Programs

The PEACE Initiative combines the strength of each of the Franciscan Foundation offices to bring together doctors, partners and community members along with 18,000 Franciscan Alliance employees to impact those in need. Through a comprehensive giving program, each and every contribution has an impact on the future of communities where our patients and associates live, work, learn and play.

Comfort
those who need it

Comfort those who need it by becoming a source of peace, joy and light. Gifts to Comfort console families that have experienced a loss; nurture people in the last moments of their lives; spiritually support our staff and patients and more.

PROGRAMS

Corporate Mission Fund

Each of the communities we serve has identified health issues our hospitals can help address. Gifts to this fund support those Franciscan Health initiatives while also helping underprivileged patients receive needed services and medications.

Franciscan Hospice House in Indianapolis

provides a home-like, compassionate environment for superior end-of-life care. With a growing need for inpatient and palliative care, your gift helps ensure no patient will be turned away regardless of financial means. Hospice House affirms and celebrates life and regards dying as a natural process recognizing every person has the right to die with dignity, peace and comfort.

MS Mission Support Group

Support groups help people see they aren’t alone in their struggles with a lifelong disease. They can help people learn coping strategies and tips for everyday life. Your gift supports a group of men and women living with multiple sclerosis in South Suburban Chicago who support each other through meetings, social gatherings and friend communications. Membership is free and family and friends are encouraged to attend.

Memories to Hold

Support families in Central Indiana who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. This support group was established with the vision of providing parents a safe and sacred place to share stories of their precious babies. This program is offered free of charge to families.

Moving Beyond

Treating cancer can be a rocky ride of radiation, treatments, chemotherapy and surgeries. This cancer survivorship program in Central Indiana cares for the whole person – mind, body and spirit – during and after cancer treatments. Your gift allows us to help people on their wellness journey and throughout recovery – teaching them to never give up.

Palliative & Hospice Care

Help give terminally-ill patients dignity, peace and comfort in their final days. Your gift helps meet a growing need for high quality, end-of-life care. Franciscan Hospice affirms and celebrates life and regards dying as a natural process, recognizing every person has the right to die with dignity, peace and comfort.

Spiritual Care

Spiritual Care is at the core of our mission and values. Your gift supports training and professional development for Franciscan Health chaplains. This fund also helps our chaplains respond to patients who lack financial resources for necessities like clothing and transportation.