I’m always amazed when I’m with someone who knows how to ask genuinely compelling questions—the kind of questions that can be of true service. We’ve all had moments of being with friends who are going through a bad patch and we want to be of help, but we don’t know…

In a recent interview with poet and philosopher Mark Nepo, I was moved by his story of a competitive bicyclist’s encounter with a great blue heron. He said, “There is a cyclist who’s training very hard for a demanding race that is like the Tour de France. He’s very serious and…

In the year 2000, physicist Freeman Dyson was being awarded the Templeton Prize, which honors a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works. Freeman Dyson is a physicist and mathematician and Professor Emeritus at the Institute for…

Loren Eiseley once wrote a 16-page essay entitled “The Star Thrower.” This little story was picked up by numerous motivational speakers. When I first heard it, I was impressed by the message it conveyed. Although the story has strayed a bit from the original, the way I heard it goes…

Let us be companions in the quest that never ceases—the inquiry into who we are and why we are here. We remind each other of our inner truths and support each other in living our beauty. What a rare experience! To feel equally empowered to hold the circle, to question…

New Dimensions colleague Tom Greenaway made a big difference to a community through a small but consistent action.

I’ve known for a long time that I need to get healthier, but nothing seemed to work for me.  In a meeting prior to the beginning of a new weight reduction program, I found myself raging about how boring exercise is for me. I went on and on ad nauseam…

Justine invites us all to let ourselves float into the swamp of life, letting ourselves savor the gifts of creativity and joy.

We're all familiar with the admonition, "Oh, that's just wishful thinking," as if wishful thinking is some unrealistic Pollyanna idea. Justine thinks we need more wishful thinking. Wishful thinking is important.

New Dimensions' guest, Susan Moon (see program #3374, airing Jan. 5, 2011), tells the story of her mother's circle of women friends. They call themselves,"Mother's of Daughters" and would have a gathering each time a daughter came to visit from far away. Although their hands were shaking and many used…