Chris Attwood worked with Janet Bray Attwood and Sylva Dvorak, Ph.D., to create Your Hidden Riches: Unleashing the Power of Ritual to Create a Life of Meaning and Purpose. Chris describes how we can use everyday rituals and ceremonial rituals to Activate the Power of Yes and keep us focused on the kind of life we want. How does Simon Cowell stay focused? He climbs a tree every morning! To find out how to get the book (free through October 10), go to www.thehiddenriches.com. There is also a sample list of rituals to spark your imagination.

If you want to have a good guest, choose someone who has a good topic AND has achieved International Speaker Accreditation through Toastmasters International—only one of 65 selected for this honor throughout a 30-year period!! Ron Chapman, transformational philosopher, has a deep understanding of the complex ways we have cobbled ourselves together—and he helps us to get down to the basics, such as, “Thank you that my well-being is not dependent on anyone or anything.” Find out more at www.seeingtrue.com.

Get ready for some “easy listening” in an energetic New Thought way! It’s easy to listen to and understand the message Bob Sima portrays in his songs. As a singer and songwriter, Bob shares his musical journey, beginning with how he spent many years in the corporate world “Activating the Power of Maybe” until he decided to say “Yes” to his musical gifts. You’ll hear some portions of four of his songs during the show. You can also go to BobSima.com to purchase or listen to his music.

What does prayer mean in the Unity tradition? How is the annual Unity World Day of Prayer acknowledged? Beverly talks with Amy Cousins, an ordained interfaith minister, certified grief recovery specialist, and spiritual counselor who has been prayer chaplain coordinator at two Unity churches. Amy describes the part prayer can play in every aspect of our lives and how Unity World Day of Prayer can help ground us and give us the freedom to be our best selves. She leads us in a meditation about being the Light for ourselves and others. Beautiful!

Do you remember "Yours, Mine and Ours," a top-grossing comedy in 1968 starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda? It was based on a true story of a widow with eight children marrying a widower with 10 children, and then having two more kids. However, it wasn’t the truth. Lucille Ball was even afraid of the stepdad. Tom North is one of those terrified kids from the original family. He tells what it was like to be a child living behind the scenes in a family filled with domestic violence and child abuse. Life isn't always as it appears, and even the worst of circumstances can eventually evolve into a fulfilling life. But what a bumpy ride it was.

If there really is an afterlife, what is it like? Author Roberta Grimes is a graduate of Smith College and a business attorney, but her personal experiences and research have led her on a different path—finding out what happens after death. What does this have to do with self-forgiveness, seeing our family, friends, and pets, time travel to other civilizations, and quantum physics? Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science, always encouraged us to be “open at the top” for new ideas … and here they are!

Pranic healing has been around for a long time, but it is just starting to be understood in the Western world. Master Glenn Mendoza, M.D., says there is an energetic anatomy, as well as a physical anatomy, that can be healed. We all have the ability to understand and use this principle of clearing out the negative and leaving room for the divine healing energy that alleviates suffering and helps us live in an optimum way. For information about pranic healing and workshops, go to www.pranichealingusa.com.

Paramahansa Jagadish is an American-born master healer and spiritual leader who is known globally for his karma clearing and ancestral healing work. He has started The Prayer Project, a global movement that invites all of us to participate for three minutes, three times a day, in prayers that bring peace and healing to the world. For more information about how to participate and to download a copy of The Prayer Project book, go to www.prayer-project.com.

Rev. Mark Gilbert has been going through his own spiritual evolution … from federal government leader, to minister, to writer and now, to global services coordinator at Centers for Spiritual Living. Mark describes, with loving appreciation, how the world is evolving and how we’re evolving with it. How can we understand and combine multiple world views and have the world become a better place because of it? How can we hold that same highest view of ourselves and our family and friends? Mark ties these concepts together beautifully on the show, and you can find out more on his (aptly named) website, www.consciousbridge.com.

David Leonard, senior minister at CSL Huntsville, Alabama, has led Circle of Love Gatherings for more than a decade. He explains the new paradigm of more people listening from the heart rather than just with the mind. Chuck Hunner started his labyrinth journey in 1998 and describes how walking a labyrinth opens up a new way to have whole brain (right/left) thinking. Find out about the October 13–17 Circle of Love Gathering at www.circleoflovegathering.com. For Chuck’s beautiful labyrinths and SOM jewelry, go to www.goldenspirit.com.