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Living Compass Spirituality & Wellness — 179 episodes

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"You Don't Have to Sit Still to Be Still."

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"When a Cup of Coffee Is So Much More than a Cup of Coffee," Episode #179, June 30, 2026

3

"Rooting for One Another," Episode #179, June 26, 2026

4

"Keys to the Beautiful Game and a Beautiful Life," Episode #177

5

"Liminal Time: Honoring the Space Between No Longer and Not Yet," Episode #176, June 9, 2026

6

"Is Your Recreation Truly Re-Creative?" Episode #175, May 26, 2026

7

"Beginner's Mind: The Spiritual Practice of Not Knowing," Episode 174, May 18, 2026

8

"No Ahead, No Behind: What Trees Can Teach Us About Sacred Timing," Episode #173

9

"Befriending Uncertainty: Living in the 'Not Yet,'" Episode #172, April 21, 2026

10

"Way Will Open," Episode #171, April 13, 2026

11

"The Ground Begins to Soften," Episode #170, Easter, 2026

12

Disarmed, and Armed with Love

13

"The Grass is Greener Where We Water It," Episode #168, March 19, 2026

14

"Prayer Doesn't Always Change Outcomes, But It Always Changes Us," Episode #167, March 12 2026

15

"Do You Want to Be Made Well?" Episode 166, March 6, 2026

16

"Wrestling with God and Listening for the Whispers," Episode #165, February 26, 2026

17

"Opening Our Eyes: Healing Our Vision," Episode #164, February 23, 2026

18

"Cultivating Healing and Wholeness," Episode #163, February 17, 2026

19

"Practicing Love, One Step at a Time," Episode #162, February 12, 2026

20

"Compassion Fatigue," Episode 161, January 29, 2026

21

"Stay Warm," Episode #160, January 23, 2026

22

"Home by a Different Way," Episode #159, January 12, 2026

23

"Christmas Generosity," Episode #158, December 24, 2025

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"A Generous Dinner Party," Episode #157, December 19, 2025

25

"Transformational Hospitality vs Transactional Hospitality," December 15, Episode #156

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"Generous Together," Episode #155, December 11, 2025

27

"Generosity and Gratitude," December 8, Episode #154

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"The Parable of the Generous Parent," Episode #153, December 4, 2025

29

"Practicing Generosity with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind" Episode #151, November 26, 2025

30

"Grounding Our Practice of Generosity in God's Generosity," December 1, 2025

31

"Grief and Gratitude," Episode #150, November 20, 2025

32

"The Power of Looking Up," Episode #149, November 13, 2025

33

"All Things Are Bound Together," Episode #148, November 4, 2025

34

"Applying Insights of Non-Dual Consciousness to Our Everyday Lives," Episode #`147, October 27, 2025

35

"An Introduction to Non-Dual Consciousness," Episode #146, October 15, 2025

36

"Spiritual Lessons Animals Can Teach Us," Episode #145, October 8, 2025

37

"Be a Peacemaker," September 29, Episode #144

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"Faith as a Place to Heal or to Hide," Episode #143, September 15, 2025

39

"Who's Your Teacher?" Episode #142, September 5, 2025

40

"How Will You, How Will I, Choose Love Today?" Episode #141

41

"Listen to the Sound of the Genuine-A Guided Meditation," Episode #140

42

"Catch and Release," A Guided Meditation from Westina Matthews, Episode #139

43

"Blessings," A Meditation by Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB, Episode #138

44

"Contemplative Living Is Living....Free of Illusions of Separateness," Ep. #137, August 4, 2025

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"Root, Root, Root for the Home Team," July 25, 2025, Episode #136

46

"Spiritual Lessons Learned from Riding a Bicycle," July 18, 2025

47

"The Power of Unplugging to Reset Our Compass," July 10, 2025

48

"A Declaration of Interdependence," July 4, 2025, Episode 133

49

"Prayer Changes Us," June 27, 2025

50

"How Will You Clothe Yourself Today?" June 19, 2025

51

"Learning to Swim in the Deep End of the Pool," June 13, 2025

52

"Graduation Lesson: If You Want to Go Far, Go Together," June 3, 2025

53

"Learning to Live and Drive ASAP, As Slow As Possible," May 27 2025

54

"What is Contemplative Psychology? Part 2 of Introducing the Living Compass App

55

"What is Contemplative Spirituality?--Introducing the Living Compass App"

56

"The Ground Begins to Soften, Happy Easter!"

57

"Love Bears All Things," April 17, 2025

58

"Holy Is As Holy Does: Walking the Way of Love," April 14, 2025

59

"Trust in the Slow Work of God ," Episode #11 for Lent, April 11, 2025

60

"Cultivating Patience," Episode #10 for Lent, April 7, 2025

61

"The Story of the Stone Soup: A Lesson in Generosity," April 3, 2025

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"Generosity and Listening," Lent Episode #8, March 31, 2025

63

"Having Joy Down In My Heart," March 27, 2025

64

"Doing Our Part to Grow Joy," March 24, 2025

65

"When Peace Moves Us Out of Our Comfort Zones," March 20, 2025

66

"Lent, 2025, Episode 4: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit (Peace), March 17, 2025"

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Cultivating Faithfulness: Episode #3 for Lent, March 13, 2025

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Lent 2025, Episode 2: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit, March 10, 2025

69

"Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit Through Lent, Episode 1," March 5, 2025

70

"Preparing for Lent: Tending Our Soil," March 2, 2025

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"There is No Path to Peace. Peace is the Path," February 19, 2025, Episode 110

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"Planting Flowers," February 10, 2025

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"The Fish Who Wanted to See the Ocean," January 28, 2025

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"The Sound of the Genuine--A Guided Meditation," January 13, 2025

75

"Always We Begin Again: Prioritizing Spiritual Growth in the New Year," Dec. 31, 2024

76

"The Peace that Comes When We Soften Our Hearts," Christmas Eve, 2024

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"Let Us Sow Light and Joy," Episode #6 for Advent Practicing Peace

78

"Understanding the Peace that Passes Understanding," Episode Five for Advent, 2024

79

"Be Still and Know. Be Still and Be at Peace" 4th episode for Advent 2024

80

"The Wisdom of the Twelve Steps for Making Peace with Ourselves, Advent Episode 3, 2024"

81

"Deepening Our Understanding and Practice of Peace," Advent Episode 2, December 6, 2024

82

"The Transformative Power of Peace," Episode One for Advent, 2024

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"Gratitude and Peace," Thanksgiving, 2024, Episode 98

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"Gratitude Changes Everything," November 17, 2024

85

"There Is Always Light. If Only We Are Brave Enough to See It. If Only We Are Brave Enough to Be It."

86

"Looking Out for Wonder"

87

"A 5-Minute Self-Compassion Meditation/Practice"

88

"To Listen is to Love," Episode 93, September 30, 2024

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"Deep Listening & Loving Speech, Part 2," Episode 92, September 18, 2024

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"Deep Listening & Loving Speech, Part 1," Episode 91, September 9, 2024

91

"Back to School....on the Spiritual Path, Episode 90, September 3, 2024"

92

"Awakening from the Illusion of Our Separateness," Episode 89, August 26, 2024

93

"Loving and Accepting What Is," August 16 2024

94

"Olympic Prayer, Episode 87, August 9, 2024"

95

"The Power of Rituals and Ceremonies," Episode 86

96

"Walking Meditation, a Unique Prayer Practice," Episode 85

97

Loving Kindness: A Prayer Practice & A Way of Being

98

"The Buddhist Concept of Spacious Minds, and How It Enhances Mental and Spiritual Wellbeing"

99

"Lessons Learned from Dharamsala, Part 1" Episode 82

100

"Wholly Listening...Part 4"

101

"Holy Listening, Part 3: Centering Prayer/Meditation" May 1, 2024

102

"Holy Listening, Part 2," Episode 79

103

"Holy Listening, Part 1," April 16, 2024, Episode 78

104

"Softening Our Hearts and Our Start Ups," April 8, 2024

105

"Happy Easter, 2024" Episode 76

106

"Holy Week and Forgiveness, Part 2" March 29, 2024

107

"May Our Words Be a Blessing" March 21 2024

108

Forgiving Family and Friends

109

Forgive Others As You Forgive Yourself

110

Forgiving Ourselves

111

"Why Forgive?--March 6, 2024"

112

"Forgiveness is a Choice, March 3, 2024" Lent, 2024

113

"Receiving and Releasing," February 28, 2024, Episode 67

114

"Forgiveness and Letting Go," Lent, February 25, 2024

115

"The Mindset of Forgiveness," February 21, Lent 2024

116

"Grounding Our Practice of Forgiveness in Faith" Feb 18, 2024

117

"Ash Wednesday, Our Mortality, and Forgiveness," February 14, 2024

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Contemplative Practices & Wellbeing, Part 2, Episode 62

119

Contemplative Practices & Wellbeing, Part 1, Episode 61

120

"Replacing Judgment with Curiosity," Episode 60

121

"Nurturing Our Spirituality in the New Year," Jan 6, 2024, Episode 59

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"The Wonder of Christmas," December 25, 2023

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"Surely the Lord is in This Place," December 21, 2023

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"Wonder and Thin Places in Advent," December 18, 2023

125

Saints, Light, and Wonder for Advent

126

"Stories of Wonder," December 11, 2023

127

"Whoa and Wonder in Advent" December 7, 2023

128

"Wonder and Love in Advent"

129

Catching Our Breath, Episode 51

130

Help. Thanks. Wow. S 1, Ep. 50

131

"You Gotta Serve Somebody: Bob Dylan," Ep 49

132

"Hallowed be..." Episode 48

133

"Remembering That We Belong to Each Other," S1 Ep 47

134

Love Does Not Insist on Its Own Way

135

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading," Episode 45

136

Episode 44: Honor the Space Between No Longer and Not Yet

137

Episode 43 "We Make the Path by Walking"

138

Group Think and Systemic Thinking, Episode 42

139

Systemic Thinking & Well-Being: The Power of Zooming Out, Ep. 41

140

Episode 40, Systemic Thinking & Well-Being, Part 3

141

Episode 39: Systemic Thinking & Well-Being, Part 2

142

Episode 38: Systemic Thinking & Well-Being

143

Episode 37: Rest for Our Minds (#4 of 4-Part Series on Rest)

144

Episode 36 "Rest for our Bodies: #3 of a 4-Part Series on Rest"

145

Episode 35: Rest for Our Emotional Wellness (#2 of 4 Part Series on Rest)

146

Episode 34 "Rest for Our Souls: Part 1 of a 4 Part Series"

147

Episode 33: We Are All Spiritual Beings: Another Lesson from Walking the Camino

148

Episode 32: "Life is Not a Competition: More Reflection from Walking the Camino"

149

Episode 31 "Lessons From Walking the Camino: The Importance of Community

150

Episode 30: Lessons From Walking the Camino: Lightening Our Loads

151

"Lessons from Walking the Camino: Marking the Path for Others," Episode 29

152

"Lessons from Walking the Camino: Follow the Arrows," Episode 28

153

"An Advocate for Well-Being," Episode 27

154

Episode 26: "Less is More"

155

"Letting Go as a Way to Practice Resurrection," Episode 25

156

Episode 24: "Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Listening"

157

"Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Reconciliation," Episode 23

158

"Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Forgiveness," Episode 22

159

"Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Presence" Episode 21

160

"Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Gratitude" Episode 20

161

"Believing is Seeing" Episode 19

162

"Rising Above: One Way to Practice Resurrection," Episode 18

163

Practicing Resurrection, Episode 17

164

Compassion, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday, Episode 16

165

A Humble Entrance, Episode 15

166

Be an Encourager, Episode 14

167

Self-Compassion and Well-Being, Episode 13

168

"Forgiveness, Compassion, Mercy, and the Ego, Episode 12

169

Compassion and Mercy, Closer to Home, Episode 11

170

It Is In Giving, That We Receive, Episode 10

171

Prayer and Compassion, Episode 9

172

Come Unto Me All You Who Are Weary, Episode 8

173

Compassion and the Parable of the Good Samaritan

174

6. Are You a Compassionate Listener?

175

Robbin Brent on What Practicing Compassion Means to Her: Living Compass Podcast, Episode 5

176

Compassion and Faith, Episode 4

177

Making Space for Love

178

Practicing Compassion, Episode 2

179

Spirituality, Wellness, and Practicing Compassion--Welcome to the Living Compass Podcast Ep. 1