Essential Compass Blog

Day of Following

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:22:53 -0800

I realized I am a great follower. While not as good as a dog in following my nose, my intuition is pretty sound. I choose carefully who I follow. That is what has made me a great leader.

What is it about Clarity?

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:05:19 -0800

What is it about, Clarity? Why do we seek it out. Why do we want the clearest Diamond? The moment clarity enters our experience we can see where we have become murky, misguided. The light clarity brings to a moment is coveted and sought after. What if there was a simple process we could do that would evoke clarity? What if there was a simple tool that would just help us clearly know what to do next, what stands in our way, what is needed here? You know what is next. Just sign up and learn this simple tool.

Fall

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:09:24 -0700

I have intensified my Compass by using this simple process twice a day. I feel more balanced. The Public side of me is expanding. I like that. This organized, cohesive process is good for a creative like me. The Compass gives me a chance to inform, reflect and plan.

Shari

Day of Compassing

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:14:23 -0700

We just finished the Burning Question Workshop. Every time we learn a little more about this amazing tool.
I love the book I just read called How We Decide by Lehrer.
This really validates our work.
Friday night we had our youngest client, 11 years old take the Compass course. That was so cool.

Independance

Sat, 2 Jul 2011 20:51:21 -0700

It is important to everyone. Whether you are 6, or 60. Independence comes with balance. Getting your questions answered personally, so it works for you. You know your needs. Learn to use the essential compass and you can balance your needs and your wants, increase your independence and enjoy your growth.

Summer it is.

Tue, 7 Jun 2011 14:44:38 -0700

It is what it is. My Son’s favorite saying. Acceptance is always easy when everything is going your way. What to do when it isn’t. Acceptance is possible and even easy when you organize and get clarity. Using the compass on a daily basis provides some priorities and assists me in accepting things as they are. I still may not like them, however, it is what it is.

Nick Scoggin

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:32:49 -0700

I recently had the pleasure of going to City Aikido, where Nick teaches. I filmed this master of the art of Aikido as he worked with his student. What a terrific opportunity that was. Stay tuned for footage of Nick practicing Aikido. Don’t miss The Best Actors (in a) Film Festival on May 28th. The Essential Compass is a Sponsor of this event, and you will see Nick Scoggin there.
Thanks, Shari Carlson

Giving Back

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:22:41 -0700

With the devastation in Japan, the loss of life, we are all thinking about each moment a little more. The ongoing nuclear crisis reminds us how careful we need to be when speeding forward with new ideas. I am reminded to give back each moment as we are abundant and given much. Scrambling to always have more is simply an addiction, not necessary to live or have a happy, balanced life. Nick and I have an ongoing discussion on happiness and functional living. I am thinking that we are essentially saying the same thing.

The Bird Flies

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 16:05:19 -0800

Our Compass helps us soar. The essential compass helps us do what we do best. Whether it is Acting or Singing or auditioning, or carpentry. The Essential Compass can guide you, advise you, organize you, help you navigate difficult terrain and unfriendly waters. Our course on Saturday introduced new people to the compass. They came, experienced themselves with a simple process and the left understanding how to use the simple tool we call the compass. This easy to use process can be yours. Simply sign up on line for our next course and you can have a process to use every day.

Making a Decision

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 15:05:12 -0700

No one can really know what the future holds. You make plans, you have ideas. You are hoping for a bright future and the decisions you make today will affect tomorrow.
Which way shall I go?
What shall I do?
How can I make this work?
I use my compass to help me chart my course through all the different choices I have created to make my life the way I want it. It is personal, and requires a personal choice that I make. This is what I want. Now. Thank you Compass.
Shari

Daily Practice

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:12:01 -0700

It does occur to me that the source of all of our inspiration is the breath, as you all know. Being inspired is then available every breath, as you all know. I feel it is the conscious presence that transcends the confusion of the mind and blends the intuitive with the emotions with the physical. Living an inspired life, how cool is that?

New Moon

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:02:04 -0700

We have what is called a new moon today, I think it is still the old one. Although things do change moment to moment I am constantly surprised by how affected I am by the same old stuff. Sometimes I think all I need is a new attitude. A new perspective perhaps, or even a renewed appreciation for this moment, and this one too. There are quite a few moments to appreciate until you just run out of them. My Compass helps me balance my appreciation for the breath I have and the moment I am in, whether my job changes or my surroundings change or I am one with the changes or not. Change it all will though, whether it is a new moon or an old one. Shari Carlson

One in a Crowd

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:13:37 -0700

A funny thing recently happened. There I was, within my own thoughts, just being with my self, going through the steps of the compass and reaching some answers that I had been holding out on asking the questions too. You know, the ones you think you really don’t want the answers too.

I was plotting the course for me to take, and just then the director yelled “ACTION.” I began to yell, scream and cheer with the hundreds of others I was seated next to in the Oakland Colloseum.

Oh...did I forget to mention I was an extra within a crowd of many others, in a film they are making in Oakland.

State of Change

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:50:09 -0700

We face change all the time. Some times it is not much of a deal, such as, oh they are out of ranch dressing...I will have the 1000 Island or I’m not in the mood for a coffee, I guess I will have some tea.

Change can leave you feeling adrift and often alone. We all need others, friends or family to help us anchor through the storm but the real fact we must face is that we must set off again to meet the next storm and not let it push us back. We must take advantage of the winds of change and navigate our way through.

Life is not always storms and we should look forward to those days that we get to lay out in the sun and enjoy the calm. Fortunately, I have the tools to plot my way through and it does not hurt to bring your friends with you, especially if they are bringing the wine.

Being in Balance

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:11:43 -0700

When I am out of balance, which happens to me actually at some point every day, I rely on the Essential Compass to balance me.
This is my saving grace. I can now more clearly assess how I am getting out of balance, and am learning more quickly how to adjust my center.
What an amazing tool this is. Even though I wish I had developed it much sooner, I am so grateful that I have it now, today to assist me in being present creating myself to be who I am.

Even Masters Have Questions

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:01 -0700

Life is not easy and unfortunately it is far from fair. Some mornings you wake up and find that with the coming of dawn also comes a new load of problems and of course, more questions needing answers.

This is where I found myself today. I could, like many may, sit down and pour myself a large drink and try to handle it all tomorrow. Or even take a short walk here in the city to a little shop and engorge myself on all the chocolate my wallet can afford. None of that is going to really help.

The events of today I really can’t take that light and I need to find a way through them, today. So this is the part where I must sign off and seek my answers the best way I know how, my Compass.

Seek and Find

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:15:51 -0700

Most of us seek and we become seekers. Committed life long seekers. At first we were seekers of truth or enlightenment or whatever. At some point the act of seeking became the point. The vision was lost.
Even being a finder, as in I found the truth or I found whatever still can become dismissive of the moment.
I suggest be in the moment. Neither be a seeker or a finder The moment offers everything that anyone could seek or find.
But if you find my glasses I would appreciate it. I have been seeking them for hours.