CREATING CULTURES OF HONOR THROUGH THE GOLDEN RULE

Dr, Janet Melwani

Dr. Janet Melwani is a Golden Rule World Peace Ambassador and part of the IChange Nations™ team. She pastors the Church of Many Water in Orlando, Florida with her husband Dr. Eric Melwani. She represents IChange Nations™ and the Golden Rule International all around the world.

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In my fifteen years of experience as a Director of Human Resources I have dealt with many people, different situations and always have been a problem solver. I have had to make difficult decisions, involving education, career development, and employment termination for employees. Through it all the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," has been the foundation that made me a success as a Director of Human Resources.

From the corporate world to family life we interact with all sorts of people and build relationships that are meaningful and long lasting. I believe that the secret to longevity and success is in treating others well, with dignity and honor because that is how I expect others to treat me. We reap what we sow, if we sow seeds of honor we will be honored by others. Thus, environment of peace and harmony while building a strong nation.

This world will be a better place to live and full of harmony as we all learn to treat others the way we want to be treated. No one wants to be unappreciated and wronged. When we realize that everyone is valuable, unique, and is an extension of us we will treat others with dignity and handle them with care. Thus, we will build bridges, walk in healing and restorative power and encourage others to live a fulfilled life.

The Golden Rule approach is a dynamic structure for manifestations of peace, love, honor, hope and joy globally. It will create peace, goodwill and harmony and make the world a safer place to live. We have to demonstrate what we desire from others. Our children deserve to be raised in environments of peace, love, joy and harmony where they can visualize a bright future.  This can only happen as we live the Golden Rule by treating others the way we want to be treated. We must educate and instill this in the next generation to create a culture of peace, love, joy and harmony.

Finally, positive change can only happen through accepting personal responsibility for our choices and decisions.  Our thoughts and our words have to align with our desired action.  What we think or meditate on will be the words we speak.  The words we speak will manifest in our life and will shape us.  Our words are seeds which will bear fruit in our lives and the lives of people we influence. If we desire changes in our lives, we have to examine what we are speaking over our life.  Therefore, as we all live the Golden Rule we will see positive changes in our personal life and we will enjoy the benefits of it for years to come! 

WORLD PEACE AMBASSADOR DEMONSTRATES HONORING LIFE

Dr. Eric Melwani

Dr. Eric Melwani is a Golden Rule World Peace Ambassador and a Statesman with IChange Nations™. He travels around the world with the message of the value of life and the Golden Rule. He also pastors the Church of Many Waters in Orlando, Florida with his wife Dr. Janet Melwani. This article is written by Dr. Eric Melwani.

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One of the greatest gifts given to mankind is the gift of life. I consider it a privilege to wake up every morning with thanksgiving in my mouth and to be able to celebrate life daily. I am appreciative of all the benefits of life and the value of it. I am grateful for the wonderful people in my life including my family and to be able to celebrate each other.

Life is very valuable and precious because it has been made in the image of our Creator. Every life has been beautifully created and carries purpose in it. Every life is amazingly unique and cannot be duplicated nor replicated because it carries it’s own distinct identity. Just as every fingerprint is unique and no one in the world has the same fingerprints. In the same way every life is valuable and unique because no one can be like the other.

Every life carries gifts and talents for the purpose of making a positive difference and the world a better place to live. Thus, life must be protected and celebrated. We must honor every person because every life is precious, valuable and has something to contribute to humanity.

We must celebrate other cultures, ethnicities and races of people because there is power and beauty in diversity. Every culture adds flavor to humanity as a whole and contributes to the value of life. Thus, we must celebrate the value of life and its expressions through diversities we encounter.

I was born in Kolkata, India and saw extreme poverty in the streets of Kolkata. It broke my heart seeing these precious children homeless and digging through garbage looking for morsels of food. It would hurt and bother me seeing the misery of these people as the monsoon rains would come down and flood many streets in Kolkata. Those living in the slum areas were greatly affected by the rain and poverty. I remember feeding the poor and doing humanitarian works even as a child touched deeply by the conditions of the poverty I saw in Kolkata.

Every life is valuable including those who are poor, destitute and homeless. Our situation and condition in life does not diminish the precious value of who we are. Our economic status does not determine our value. What we have does not determine who we are. We are priceless, precious, valuable and unique. Each one of us including the homeless, poor and forgotten matter to our Creator and every life is special and irreplaceable.

Every person deserves to be honored and respected. We must create the culture of honor everywhere we go. Whether it be in the slums of Kolkata, India or in the tribal areas where many have never ventured to go. All people are a gift who must be celebrated and honored.

Today, I want to encourage everyone to value life and cherish it by maximizing it through living a lifestyle of honor. Let us celebrate others by embracing others and their individuality. Let us celebrate others by helping others to reach their fullest potential. We are not in a competition with each other but rather every individual has their own assignment and we must help them to complete their assignments. We must work together for the common good of humanity and remember there is power in unity. Let us celebrate life today because all life is valuable.

DR. JENNY LOPEZ, FOUNDER OF WOMEN ADD VALUE GLOBAL MOVEMENT, LAUNCHES MEN OF COURAGE AWARD

Dr. Rivers Presented With First Men of Courage
Award by Dr. Jenny Lopez

Dr. Robin Lococo looks on as Lopez
Presents Awards to Additional Recipients 

At the IChange Nations™ Honor Event April 23, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dr. Jenny Lopez, founder of the Women Add Value Global Movement launched her “Men of Courage Award.”  This award is significant to the Women Add Value Movement because Dr. Lopez recognizes the value of men who allow women to flourish and influence the world around them.  Because of her strong zeal for recognition for women, she felt it appropriate to find and honor men courageous enough to encourage women to seek out their purpose and passion.  Dr. Clyde Rivers was the first recipient of this award, and four others followed during award launch.

Dr. Rivers said, “The Women Add Value Movement that Dr. Jenny is taking to the world is having a great impact everywhere she travels.  It is an honor to be the first recipient of this Men of Courage Award.  The Culture of Honor is spreading to the world and touching many because of people like Dr. Jenny Lopez. Thank you, Dr. Jenny.”

Dr. Clyde Rivers is the founder and president of IChange Nations™, a professional institution that builds statesmen by equipping, mentoring, and training highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world. The organization is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping nations to educate, train, and support the Nation Building Process, which is designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life.  This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships to help people understand the value of honor and basic human rights.

ICHANGE NATIONS™ NATIONAL STATESMAN AWARD LAUNCHED ON CAPITOL HILL

Dr. Clyde Rivers, Founder and President of ICN, with Newly Appointed National Statesmen

On April 23^rd, 2016 the was launch of IChange Nations™(ICN) National Statesman Award. This award was created by ICN with the purpose of giving honor to people that have made a monumental contribution to their nation. These deserving men and women given the ICN National Statesman Award have impacted their sphere of influence in a major way. The spirit and motivation of IChange Nations™ is to build statesmen and continue to bring the culture of honor in every nation. The best way ICN has found to do this is in finding productive individuals that are working hard to change the world. There is an abundance of great people working without recognition and these people are operating as true statesmen.

Ambassador Rivers commented, “When ICN and our Associates discover the untapped resource of people working in their greatness, contributing their gifts and talents to the world around them, it is such a privilege to be able to shine a spotlight upon these individuals. It is great to recognize and value true statesmanship, those wise and skilled in what they are given to accomplish. It’s at the core of what this organization represents. We will continue to build on the philosophy that everyone create is created for a purpose with a contribution to our world and worthy of honor.”

Dr. Clyde Rivers is the Founder and President of IChange Nations™ a professional institution that builds Statesmen by equipping, mentoring and training highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world. The organization is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping nations to educate, train and support the Nation Building Process designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life. This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships to help people understand the value of honor and basic human rights.

Golden Rule Ambassador Clyde Rivers is also the Representative for the Golden Rule International and the Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative, North American Division to the United Nations – New York. Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative is affiliated with the Department of Public Record (DPI) – United Nations as well as affiliated with the United Religious Initiative (URI), an Interfaith Peace organization.

The Golden Rule International Award is now established in 120 nations of the world. This organization seeks out top achievers that live the Golden Rule in their everyday life. This is a new global ethic that the leadership of the Golden Rule International Award, Patron, Former President of Ethiopia, Girma Wolde and Ambassador Mussie Hailu have embraced and are promoting globally. 





INDIVIDUALS FROM FIFTY NATIONS RECEIVE HONOR ON CAPITOL HILL

    

Fifty Nations Represented on Capitol Hill

On April 23, 2016, we witnessed an overwhelming representation of well-deserving individuals from fifty nations of the world.  These leading and hardworking world-changers came in response to the opportunity to be honored by IChange Nations™ and Golden Rule International.  This is ICN/GR’s largest gathering to date as they work to unify diverse cultures through the Culture of Honor.

In search of people deserving of honor at global, national, state, and community levels, ICN alumni and Golden Rule International Ambassadors outdid themselves in the by- invitation-only event.  Quality individuals who have made positive contributions in helping mankind came from all over the globe to Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., to receive honor in the presence of their peers.

Ambassador Dr. Clyde Rivers, Founder and President of IChange Nations™ commented, “It is always such a humbling experience to be in the presence of great men and women, hardworking leaders, doing good things to help mankind. Those being awarded honor are living the Golden Rule, ‘Treat others the way you want to be treated.’ We continue to look to expand our message of establishing Cultures of Honor to reach every corner of the world. We are Bringing Back the Lost Art of Honor one person, one country at a time.”

Dr. Rivers went on to say, “I am so encouraged to see our IChange Nations™ statesmen and women and Golden Rule Alumni Ambassadors always growing the movement of honor in the individuals they nominate for our events.  Truly phenomenal.”

IChange Nations™ is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping nations to educate, train, and support the Nation Building Process, which is designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life.  This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships to help people understand the value of honor and human rights,

Golden Rule Ambassador Clyde Rivers is also representative for both the Golden Rule International and the Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative, North American Division to the United Nations – New York.  Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative is affiliated with the Department of Public Record (DPI) – United Nations, as well as with the United Religious Initiative (URI), also an interfaith peace organization.

The Golden Rule International Award is now established in 120 nations of the world.  This organization seeks out top achievers who espouse the Golden Rule in their everyday life. The concept is a new global ethic that the leadership of the Golden Rule International Award, Patron and former Ethiopian President Girma Wolde and Ambassador Mussie Hailu, have embraced and are promoting globally.

 



ICHANGE NATIONS™ LAUNCHES CHALLENGED CHAMPIONS AND HEROES INITIATIVE ON CAPITOL HILL

Dr. Robin Lococo Presenting
Dr. Ruth Mizell w/Award

Award Recipients

The Challenged Champions and Heroes (CC&H) is an IChange Nations™ initiative begun by Dr. Robin Lococo and Dr. Penny Heflebower. These two have a heart to reframe mindsets regarding individuals with disabilities. CC&H is considering the challenges so many people deal with and wishes to award these individuals for being over comers. The movement has a two-pronged approach: first, to find and honor challenged individuals; and second, to find and honor individuals and organizations that work with and support the efforts of challenged individuals.

On April 23, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Challenged Champions and Heroes launched their initiative and was able to award several individuals who are helping challenged people in their sphere of influence. Dr. Ruth Mizell was one of the recipients.  Over 90 years of age, Dr. Ruth has touched many lives. She is a great example and is very deserving of the honor she received.

Dr. Clyde Rivers said, “I am happy to have Challenged Champions and Heroes as a part of our IChange Nations™ Culture of Honor.  I appreciate the desire and passion of these two ladies to find and honor these courageous individuals.  It was great to have the ability to launch their initiative on this global platform.” 

Dr. Rivers is the founder and president of IChange Nations™, a professional institution that builds statesmen by equipping, mentoring, and training highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world.  The organization is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping nations to educate, train, and support the Nation Building Process, which is designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life.  This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships to help people understand the value of honor and basic human rights.