About Us As a result of consulting and assisting thousands of people who were dealing with many different issues, John Castagnini recognized one overwhelming concept: people stop feeling like victims of the challenging events and circumstances in their lives ONLY when they are finally able to say in truth “Thank God” for these happenings. Many of the people who sought out John's help had experienced sexual assault. One by one, he assisted them in becoming grateful, and he watched the tears of gratitude well in their eyes as each person reached the point of saying, “Thank God I Was Raped.” This insight led John to understand deeply that the underlying concept of GRATITUDE for EVERYTHING that we experience is the greatest wisdom we can have and the greatest skill we can learn. This was the genesis of the book, Thank God I Was Raped, from which, in turn, grew the title Thank God I...™ book series. It was John’s realization that collecting the inspiring stories would immeasurably help twice over, not only to the people who reached an epiphany through telling their stories and getting to a place of gratitude, but also to the countless other people who would read these stories in the book. He realized that one incredible value of the Thank God I...™ series was that anyone - regardless of their life challenges, be it rape, addiction, or some other turning point - can learn from these inspiring stories. John’s professional background and innate compassion stirred this mission to bring the message of gratitude and inspiration to every person on the planet. As a result, the inspiring and heart opening Thank God™ movement, focusing on a message of gratitude, was born. John views the Thank God™ book series and Online Community of Gratitude, a system for discovering the magical and miraculous healing power of GRATITUDE, as gifts to you! John Castagnini received a Biology Degree from Cal State, and then attended Chiropractic school. He studied and worked with top leaders, such as Dr. John Demartini, monks from India, martial arts masters, and Dr Wayne Dyer. John’s message of love and gratitude brings healing to audiences worldwide. The Thank God I...™ series, seminars, and workshops platform focuses on teaching people how to gain this essential understanding. John says of himself, “In moments of inspiration and love, the mission of our soul is revealed to us. In taking a good look at myself, it dawned upon me how little I knew, and how much I truly had to study. At age 17, I began that quest: to study to understand, Who are we? Why are we here? How does this universe work? What is a fulfilled life? How do we experience and share love “in our hearts?” To find the answers to those questions, John delved deeply into the great minds of people who had also contemplated these same issues. He studied the works of Plato, Einstein, Kant, Newton, Mozart, Aristotle, Socrates, Jung, Marx, Christ, Buddha, Faraday, Milton, Maxwell, Spinoza, Locke, Fuller and Freud. He attracted great teachers, who shared priceless wisdom, and he discovered that most of the deeper questions to life have answers. “If we are willing to do the work and sort past our myths,” John says, “we come to understand and acquire the answers. Life’s most important answers are found in pursuing life’s most important questions. All of us have opportunity. Art shared, in whatever form, stems from the union of mind, body, and soul in order to understand and share divinity. When we access this divinity, we become more able to share as we give ourselves permission to shine. I am thankful for a lifetime of sharing, through books, public appearances, music, films and the “Thank God I...”™ series of books. To date John has authored 10 books, released a music CD, and is currently working on a film. John Castagnini www.johncastagnini.com