A compass points to “true north,” leaving “east, south, and west sort of out of the picture. Unless you know how compasses work, you don’t appreciate that a compass pointing to the north is also pointing us to a southern, eastern or western direction. In other words, “True north” for the compass is determined by the magnetic pull of the earth. It’s the only way the needle can point. But by pointing to the true (really the magnetic) north, travelers can determine which way they want to go - and it’s often NOT north. When someone points to an event, an incident, a belief - they are also pointing to a direction - and by showing us one direction they make it easy for us to decide which way we want to go.

My year of being homeless was a compass. It pointed one direction, and gave me the freedom and insight to pursue other directions, but always cognizant of the “magnetic north” it pointed to.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 11:55 PST, I’ll be a guest on the Laura Lavigne Show. http://www.tinyurl.com/talkshow.BeckyBlanton It’s another compass - one that I hope will offer you some ideas about the direction you want to go in. Please join us and ask questions.

My interviewer is of course, Laura Lavigne! Laura is a life coach extraordinare! She says she’s blessed to “have met and / or studied under exceptional individuals such as Eckart Tolle (A New Earth), Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements), Barbara Sher (Wishcraft) and Michael Losier (The Law of Attraction).” She’s also a Founding Member of the International Association of Coaches.
Her book, “Pink Hair and Chocolate Cookies,” is a book about the things I love to write about – essential lessons from life’s ordinary moments.

Laura was born and raised in France and has lived in the Pacific Northwest off and on for the past 20 years. I envy her that since I love the Northwest and want to spend next summer there and FINALLY do some salmon fishing.

Anyway, Laura and I are going to talk live, just chat about van dwelling and whatever. She’s inviting people to call in with questions and I’m welcoming your calls as well. The number to dial in with questions is (347) 945-6642.

If you can’t link to the show from the link above, go here:
http://www.lauralavigne.com/TalkShowUpcomingEpisodes.html

Thanks for listening!!!