Editor’s Desk: Attention: Use It or Lose It
Spiritual teacher Guy Finley makes a provocative observation in his book The Secret of Your Immortal Self. He points out that the only things that are truly ours to use are: attention and time. As I turned this remark over in my brain, I asked myself, “Is this really true?”…
Editor’s Desk: Is It Kind — Is It Necessary
Recently I was contemplating having a deep conversation with someone from whom I’m estranged. The truth is that I have my own view of the events that led up to this parting of ways. Thankfully, I paused, took a breath, and called a dear and wise friend in order to…
Editor’s Desk: What to Wear to the Bardo Ball
Many years ago, I attended an all-night circle with a dozen women who were friends of my heart. They were and are my chosen sisters. We stayed up through the dark sitting Zen-like and sharing poetry. The format was designed to get us out of our rational, linear left-brain and…
Editor’s Desk: Good News About the New Dimensions Digitizing Project
For the past several years we’ve been working to bring some of the programming gems that contain both historical value and timeless wisdom from our deep archive. As these programs have been digitized, our New Dimensions team has been commenting among ourselves how brilliant these conversations are and how they…
Editor’s Desk: Optimism: An Antidote to Worry
One of the keys I’ve learned about living with grace in a chaotic world is to be optimistic – optimism is an antidote to worry. I recently came across this excellent quote from Chris Hardwick. It’s quoted in the book Drawing on the Dream: Finding My Way by Art by…
Editor’s Desk: In the Field of Consciousness
Through the years of producing and hosting New Dimensions, I’ve been able to recognize complementary themes emerging from a range of disciplines. We might have a psychologist talking about how emotions can affect our health. Several months later we’ll hear from a cosmologist revealing how we’re essentially microcosmic co-creators of…
Editor’s Desk: We’re In the Dissolving Caterpillar Stage
A recent deep dialogue with Margaret Wheatley (known as Meg), whose interview you’ll be hearing in February 2019, brought to my attention the cycles that every civilization goes through. They all start with high ideals, self-sacrifice, duty, honor, and country. Wheatley tells us that because these values (sacrifice, putting service…
Editor’s Desk: The Healing Quality of Being Truly Heard by Another
Recently I traveled to Toronto, Canada to participate in the World Parliament of Religions conference. The first event I attended was The Alchemy of Women’s Collective Wisdom and Power. One of the opening presenters of this session was Kay Lindhl, founder and director of The Listening Center and author of…
Editor’s Desk: Photography as a Creative Art Form for Personal Discovery
The interview I did with photographer David Ulrich, author of several books including Zen Camera, is popular on our website. Listeners are showing their interest in the transformative power available through photography. Ulrich says, “When you pick a camera up, even a cell phone, it’s an invitation to observe the…
Editor’s Desk: In the Storm of Busyness
I belong to a group of people who are, more or less, “retired.” But I find, in my circle of close friends, that they are more busy than ever. I’ve had the privilege of sharing history with most of them for over 40 years and I notice they show no…
