Living Compass Spirituality & Wellness

Generosity is amplified when it is practiced together in community. Communities of generosity are essential for our individual and collective wellbeing. 

Opening our hearts and souls to gratitude also opens them to both the receiving and sharing of generosity. When our hearts, souls, and minds are close--it makes it nearly impossible to give or receive gratitude and generosity.  

You may be more familiar with the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Still, the title "The Parable of the Generous Parent" emphasizes the story's primary message: God's extravagant generosity and love.

Our focus for the season of Advent, which this year begins on Sunday, November 30, 2025, is Practicing Generosity with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind. The focus is truly on practicing--not just thinking more about generosity. There are many compasses that compete to guide our lives, and the compasses of the larger culture are strong this time of year. Let's commit to making our spiritual...

There are many compasses that compete to guide our lives. The compasses of the dominant culture are strong this time of year. Observing Advent means making a decision to make the compass of our faith our primary compass as we navigate the journey to Christmas.

We all carry grief and gratitude through the holidays. Learning to be comfortable with fully feeling and expressing both is crucial to our emotional and spiritual wellbeing.  "The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them. How much sorrow can I hold? That's how much gratitude I can give. If I carry only grief, I'll bend tow...

The Northern Lights reminded us this week of the power of looking up--the power of awe and the importance of taking a higher perspective on how the Divine infuses and enlightens every aspect of our lives. 

The Wisdom of Indigenous spirituality is captured in this quote from Chief Seattle: " Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." In this episode Scott explores how this is an expression of nondual consciousness, a topic he has been talking about in the last few episodes...

In response to several listeners' "so what?" questions regarding the previous podcast episode, Scott talks about a few practical applications of non-dual consciousness.  

A short introduction to Non-Dual Consiousness as it applies to our spirituality and well-being.  

Animals often provide a way for us to connect with the Divine. This is one reason so many churches this past week held Pet Blessings in celebration of St. Francis.  

In a world beset by violence, the call to be peacemakers can feel daunting. Yet that's exactly what Jesus and other spiritual teachers ask of us.  The key: don't go it alone. Work with and support other peacemakers.

In this episode, Scott shares how, in his journey of spirituality and wellbeing, he has sometimes used his faith as a place to hide behind a mask of self-righteousness. At other times, though, his faith has been what has taught him all that he knows about humility, growth, healing, forgiveness, and love.  

This time of year, children ask one another, "Who's your teacher this year?" It's a good question for adults to ask as well, since we're all on a lifelong journey of emotional and spiritual growth.

There are many compasses that are competing to guide our lives. How will you and I choose to make Love our compass today?  

While Scott is on vacation he is sharing meditations from the Living Compass app. Here is a guided meditation based on a quote by pastor and civil rights activist Howard Thurman. This meditation invites us to make the genuine our inner compass. The quote from Thurman is, "There is something in every one of us that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guid...

While Scott is on vacation he is sharing meditations from the Living Compass app. Here is a beautiful meditation from Westina Matthews, a noted spiritual director, retreat leader, and author. You may know the phrase "catch and release" as it applies to fishing. In this meditation, Westina expands on this phrase as it applies to one's spiritual life.   *Westina Matthews, PhD is an author, a public...

While Scott is on vacation he is sharing meditations from the Living Compass app. Here is a beautiful meditation from Brother David Steindl-Rast. Br. David Steindl-Rast, known around the world as "The Grandfather of Gratitude," is a Benedictine monk and the pioneer of interfaith dialogue. He worked intimately with other great spiritual teachers like His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Thomas Merton, Thic...

This episode is based on a quote from contemplative author Thomas Merton: "Contemplative living is living in true relationship with oneself, God, others and nature, free of the illusions of separateness."  Scott shares two recent experiences he has had in nature that remind of how deeply interconnected our lives are with on another and with God.  

One of the rituals we participate in when we attend a baseball game is singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Park." In this episode, Scott, an avid baseball fan (Milwaukee Brewers), reflects on the many meanings of "Root, root, root for the home team."  

Scott is an avid bike rider and in this episode he share the spiritual lessons he has learned from decades of riding a bike.   And just a reminder, you can find the new Living Compass App at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/living-compass/id6738334257 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.livingcompass&hl=en https://app.livingcompass.org

Unplugging is the first step to pausing to reset our compass. The next step is to prioritize plugging into choices that renew our spiritual and emotional well-being.   Our new Living Compass App is one way to plug into renewing your spiritual and emotional well--being.  Find it at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/living-compass/id6738334257 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.livingcom...

Celebrating our interdependence is just as important as celebrating our independence. We are all connected, all part of one body.  There is no "other,"--because we are all interconnected, all beloved one of our Creator.  

What if we thought of prayer not so much as trying to change others or to change what's happening in the world, but as changing us?

The words from Colossians 3:12 provide the focus for this episode: "Holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience." The "clothes" we choose to wear each day have a profound effect on the spiritual and emotional well-being of ourselves and others.