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COMMUNICATING THE WISDOM THAT'S CHANGING THE WORLD
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At least several times a week I make a list of priorities and things I must do. It helps to keep me focused. However, as the days progress I inevitably get side-tracked by other tasks that clamor for my attention. The phone rings, and I'm looking up some piece of information for someone, which leads me to update that information in the database; a colleague has a deadline for something and I need to write a paragraph for them to proceed; my computer crashes and I end up having to have someone help me restart it and retrieve my data. The activities are as varied as they are many. After a couple of days, I'll go back to the list I made thinking that I've not had a single moment to work on even the first item. To my enormous surprise I find I can cross off several items from the list. There is some mysterious connection with writing something down and having it manifest. I find it quite magical. Most often I'm not even aware of accomplishing these tasks that I get to scratch off the list with a flourish and a bit of celebration. More often than not we are looking towards the future and to all the things we must do. Rarely do we take the time to look backwards and celebrate all we've achieved. This is where the magic of making lists can greatly assist. Whenever I'm able to mark something as done on my list, I find that I'm having a mini-moment of celebration and these moments start to add up in a big way. If I hadn't put in on the list, I would not have noticed these deeply satisfying completions. |
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October 2008 Broadcast Schedule
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| The Broadcast Week Beginning Wednesday, October 1-7, 2008
As a sharp observer of the natural world, John Lane spent the first half of his life roaming and writing about life on the move. In mid-life he met Betsy, married and put down roots, surprisingly where he began his life in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Once he was settled he decided to learn everything he could about the place in which he now resides. He took a saucer and a pen and drew a circle that represented one mile in radius from his home and proceeded to explore every facet of the place including the topography, the history, the ancient and current citizenry, and industry. This exploration sharpened his sense of place and serves as a model for how we might look at our own homes, terrain, and communities. When writing an essay for National Geographic's book, Heart of a Nation, edited by Barry Lopez, Lane states it was "the beginning of the settling process. It was a coming to terms with things in your past and things in your place that you've ignored as important... I began to think, 'What is it like to bore into this place that I am from?'" He shares with us the virtues and obstacles of becoming native to one place. John Lane's writing has been published in Orion, American Whitewater, Southern Review, Terra Nova, and Fourth Genre. He's the editor of the digital newsletter, "Kudzu Telegraph." His books include Waist Deep in Black Water (University of Georgia Press 2004), The Woods Stretched for Miles (University of Georgia Press 1999), Chattooga: Descending Into the Myth of Deliverance River (University of Georgia Press 2005), Weed Time: Essays from the Edge of a Country Yard (Hub City Press 1996), As the World Around Us Sleeps (Briarpatch Press 1992) and Circling Home (University of Georgia Press 2007). Lane is an associate professor of English at Wofford College. To learn more about the work of John Lane go to www.kudzutelegraph.com Topics Explored in this Dialogue:
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The Broadcast Week Beginning Wednesday, October 8-14, 2008
For more than thirty years Justine Willis Toms has been the heartbeat of New Dimensions and the wealth of wisdom and inspiration it broadcasts around the world each week. Now Ms. Willis Toms takes the other side of the mic to share her own insights about living consciously, fearlessly, joyfully. Hear inside stories about her conversations with beloved New Dimensions guests; the women's circles with whom she's shared laughter, love, and tears across generations; and even a quiet moment meditating with birds in her own backyard. Shining through it all are her fresh appreciation for life, and her rare ability to find inspiration in the simple pleasures life has to offer. "What a wonderful opportunity we have to live in this incarnation in a physical form on this exquisite planet," she exclaims. "Maybe the whole point of being here is to be in joy, and to be in ecstasy. To do that means to be present in the moment. I know we pay the mortgage, we raise kids, we take them to soccer—we do what we have to do. But we can do it with a kind of presence. We can find ourselves." (Hosted by Cheryl Esposito) Justine Willis Toms is co-founder and managing producer of New Dimensions Media/World Broadcasting Network and New Dimensions Radio. She has hosted many radio series, including In Her Company: Deep Dialogues with Women of Wisdom, and produced award-winning radio series such as Deep Ecology for the 21st Century and Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature. Ms. Willis Toms is a founding convener of the Millionth Circle Initiative. She is co-author with Michael Toms of True Work: Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do (Bell Tower 1998) and author of Small Pleasures: Finding Grace in a Chaotic World (Hampton Roads Publishing 2008). To learn more about the work of Justine Willis Toms go to www.justinewillistoms.com Topics Explored in this Dialogue:
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| The Broadcast Week Beginning Wednesday, October 15-21, 2008
Is money the root of all evil or a path to enlightenment? Brent Kessel is a financial planner by day and a yogi by dawn, and his answer may surprise you. He says, "Money and spirituality really are partners, and can be used to aid each other and create more spiritual awareness for ourselves as well as more financial abundance." As part of his own spiritual quest, and through interviews with such spiritual luminaries as Thich Nhat Hanh, Gangaji, Mother Teresa, and the Dalai Lama, Mr. Kessel has examined the ways money is an expression of who we are—and how who we are determines our financial condition. He explains, "Whatever financial life you have is a direct manifestation of your unconscious conditioned expectations. The nervous system is attuned to a certain relationship to money, and that attunement creates that relationship to money in the outside world." In this provocative interview he describes eight archetypes that express the ways we relate to money, and how understanding your own money type can help you bring your finances and your inner life into greater balance. Brent Kessel is co-founder and president of Abacus Wealth Partners, named one of the top 250 wealth management firms by Bloomberg Wealth Manager. Mr. Kessel was named one of the top 250 financial advisors by Worth magazine, and has been quoted in national financial publications including Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and many more. He has also studied with such luminaries as the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Eckhart Tolle, and Jon Kabat-Zinn. He is the author of It's Not About the Money: Unlocking Your Money Type to Achieve Spiritual and Financial Abundance (HarperOne 2008). To learn more about the work of Brent Kessel go to www.brentkessel.com Topics Explored in this Dialogue:
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The Broadcast Week Beginning Wednesday, October 22-28, 2008
It has been said that we spend our lifetimes learning how to love. Allan Hunter agrees, and he's identified six archetypes that define the stages we go through as we explore the many ways of loving others, our world, and ourselves. He uses the stories and heroes from humanity's great literature to bring the stages to life, and explains, "We can only really fight for something if we love it, otherwise we wouldn't put our whole heart into it. And we can’t truly love something unless it's worth fighting for. Each of us has to come to an understanding of when it is necessary to be forceful and strong and risk everything, and when it is much more useful to be compassionate and loving." It's a fascinating dialogue in which you’ll find many "ah-ha" moments that bring light to your own evolving relationships to the people, places, and work you love. Allan G. Hunter, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in English literature from Oxford University, and counts a lifetime of travel as his own educational pilgrimage. He has a counseling practice based on therapeutic writing, and is a professor of literature at Curry College in Massachusetts. His books include Life Passages: Writing Exercises for Your Life Journey (Kroshka Books 2000), Stories We Need to Know: Reading Your Life Path in Literature (Findhorn Press 2008) and The Six Archetypes of Love: From Innocent to Magician (Findhorn Press 2008). To learn more about the work of Allan Hunter go to www.allanhunter.net
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| The Broadcast Week Beginning Wednesday, October 29 - November 4, 2008
"The time has come when there really are no masters and no teachers. We're all teachers." With this invitation to step into your truest life, Gina Mazza Hillier opens the door to a life of clarity, calm, creativity, and divine bliss. Through her own practice, and by witnessing her moments of openness as well as fearfulness, she has gained insights into the process that takes us from running through life as though it's one long "to-do list" to living in quiet awareness of our intuition and guidance from a higher self. As a result, she offers a remarkably practical approach to achieving higher consciousness through seven steps you can use to access your own greatest wisdom and become your own truest teacher. (Hosted by Justine Willis Toms) Gina Mazza Hillier is a free-lance journalist, editor, writing consultant, and founding partner of Epiphany Works, an "inspired event" planning company. Her articles have appeared in numerous national magazines including Body & Soul, Imagine Magazine, and Writer's Journal. She has co-authored with Salle Christensen The Highest and the Best (Xlibris 2000), and is author of Everything Matters, Nothing Matters: For Women Who Dare to Live with Exquisite Calm, Euphoric Creativity, & Divine Clarity (St. Lynn's Press 2008). To Learn more about the work of Gina Mazza Hillier go to www.everythingmattersnothingmatters.com Topics Explored in this Dialogue:
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