Simple Joys Every Day with Justine Willis Toms, DHL

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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 is 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, 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 if we can do it with a kind of presence we can find ourselves.” (Hosted by Cheryl Esposito)

 Bio

 Justine Willis Toms is cofounder, creative producer, and host of 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 21^st Century and Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature. Ms. Willis Toms is a founding convener of the Millionth Circle Initiative. She, along with Michael Toms, was selected for induction to the 2011 Broadcasters Hall of Fame. In June 2004, she was one of thirty wisdom leaders invited to participate in the Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India. She also is a member and serves on the board of the nonprofit chorus “Joyful Noise Gospel Singers.”

Justine Willis Toms books include:

• True Work: Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do (co-author Michael Toms) (Harmony Books 1999)
• Small Pleasures: Finding Grace in a Chaotic World (Hampton Roads 2008)

To learn more about the work of Justine Willis Toms go to www.newdimensions.org.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• How New Dimensions was born
• The different ways you can nourish yourself - without food
• Why it's not always appropriate to share
• How you can find enlightenment while waiting at a stoplight
• How to unplug from fear and turn to love
• How you can be a "sparkle brain"

Host: Cheryl Esposito      Interview Date: 6/18/2008    Program Number: 3266