6. Where the Compass Metaphor Breaks Down

6. Where the Compass Metaphor Breaks Down

As much as I love the Human Compass, the metaphor fails in one important respect. With a traditional compass, the four points are always consistently present. East is always powerfully East. Same for the West, South, and North. But with a human compass, sometimes one...
5. Dad’s Boat and Compass

5. Dad’s Boat and Compass

I was with my dad on his boat, a 20-foot wooden-hull, single-mast sailboat named El Toro. He rarely took me sailing, preferring to be alone, or sometimes, with my brother. Sailing with Dad was always an adventure, and not always a good one. We would run aground and...
4. Using the Human Compass

4. Using the Human Compass

So, how do you use the human compass? When you need direction, ask each point of your compass for their perspective on the matter. Then, bring all four perspectives into your heart, see what your heart has to say, and let your heart point the way. I’ll describe what I...
3. The Four Points of the Human Compass

3. The Four Points of the Human Compass

We’ll begin with the compass point at the same place yoga instructors begin their classes and meditation teachers begin their meditations—grounding before lifting. South South is the body, this physical animal that carries us through life. The question to check our...
2.  The Human Compass: Values Encore

2.  The Human Compass: Values Encore

Several people wrote to let me know identifying their core values for their human Compass was a valuable exercise. I didn’t expect that. No one wrote to say they struggled with the exercise. Given the number of people who wrote of positive experiences, it made me...
Jule Kucera