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The Living Compass Spirituality and Wellness Initiative is a non-profit that creates low-cost, often free, wellness resources, including this podcast, currently used by tens of thousands of adults, teens, parents, faith communities, and organizations around the world. The Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner, the founder of this initiative, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Episcopal minister. He has over forty years of experience equipping individuals, couples, parents, and families with the tools and inspiration they need to navigate their lives and relationships with awareness and intention.
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In part 2 of a 4 part series on the different kinds of rest we need, Scott focuses on the "Heart" quadrant of the Living Compass model for Well-Being and how important it is to create rest for our emtional well-being.
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.
Scott talks about the joy his grandsons experience now that they can swim in the deep end of the pool. He uses this as a metaphor for learning to enjoy the deeper dimensions of our emotional and spiritual lives.
Scott talks about his son's recent graduation and the lessons he was reminded of about the power of community and how we are best able "to go far when we go together."
We are all familiar with the usual way the acronym ASAP is used. What if we expanded our understanding of this and thought of it as any of the following: As Slow As Possible As Steady As Possible As Siimple As Possible As Still As Possible As Soft As Possible As Sincere As Possible Allow Space And Pause Scott shares a funny and meaningful story about a lesson he recently learned driving a 26 ft moving truck 1,000 miles.
In Part 2 of Introducing the new Living Compass mobile app, Scott addresses the questiion, "What is Contemplative Psychology?" and explains how the new app is grounded in this approach to psychology. Download the app for Iphones at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/living-compass/id6738334257 Donwload the app for Google/Android phones at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.livingcompass&hl=en
Living Compass has launced a new mobile and web based app that focusees on the integration of contemplative spirituality and wellness. You can download the app on your Apple phone at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/living-compass/id6738334257 You can download the app on youor Google/Android phone at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.livingcompass&hl=en You can also access all the content in the app on your web browser at app.livingcompass.org
In this fourth week of Lent, we focus on Practicing Generosity. In this episode, Scott shares a story about Ab Nicholas, the primary benefactor of Living Compass, and how he modeled generosity in the way he was present with others. He closes with a 3-minute guided meditation to help listeners hear how God calls them to practice generosity.
This first episode for Lent 2025 begins our focus on Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind. In this episode we look at how humility is the soil in which we can cultivate these fruits. The Parable of the Sower is explored as a metaphor for our inner lives. A guided meditation is also offered during the last 3-4 minutes of this episode. You can sign up to receive the daily emails for Lent from LIving Compass at www.livingcompass.org/lent-signup
This year, our Living Compass daily readings for Lent will focus on Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit. In this episode, we look at the Parable of the Sower and discuss how tending the soil of our inner lives is good preparation for Lent.
This episode explores the wisdom from Buddhist monk and teacher Thich Nhat Hanh who said, "There is no path to peace. Peace is the path."
What flowers are you being called to plant right now?
Scott tells the story about a fish who wanted to see the ocean and discusses how it is a metaphor for living a contemplative life.
This episode is a 6-minute guided mediation on a quote from Howard Thurman about "listening to the sound of the genuine" within ourselves. The entire quote is: "There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever need."
This quote from St. Benedict is the focus of this episode as Scott talks about prioritizing our spiritual growth in the new year: "It is for us to train our hearts to live in grace, to sacrifice our self-centered desires, to find the peace without want, without seeking it for ourselves; and even when we fail, always we begin again."
In this episode, Scott shares a Christmas Eve story that touched his heart many years ago, a story that reminds him of the peace that comes when we are able to soften our hearts.
In this episode, Scott discusses a beautiful thing about sowing light, love, joy, and peace: giving away as much of these things as possible never diminishes what we have ourselves. I can light countless candles from a candle I am holding, and the flame of my candle is never diminished.
In this episode, Scott reflects on the well-known scripture, Philippians 4:5-7, daring to try to understand the peace which passes understanding: "Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
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