Radical Real Life: Recent Episodes
Todd Keeling
A middle age reinvention of my life and pursuit of my dreams. Rediscovering the simple joys. Including business, cutting edge health experiments and relationship exploration. Real as I live it. Come along for the ride!
Newly in office President Biden may regret his well intended talk about bringing people together. Now it seems this is being used against him when he attempts to move in new directions. What can we learn from his statement and how can we do something different that will keep the focus on the issues. Thanks for listening!
Driving out of cloudburst hail storm into the sun inspired thought about my experience and how to connect when our experiences can be so different
I had a moving and vivid dream of holding hands with a lady I didn’t know a couple days ago. It was like no other dream I can remember. Today , it’s been 30 days of no human touch for me. And I’m sure thousands of other people living alone. It a result of me and the rest of the country trying to slow the spread of the covid19 virus.
Fears and self definition are pulled up or arise again and again as we try to overcome them. How long does this cycle have to repeat?
I decided to do an experiment for 30 days using a meditation out in the morning for 10 minutes. I I never have really meditated just some visualization and other small exercises. It’s time to see what the hoopla is about. This was using Sam Harris is waking up app.
There will be a last time for everything in life. Someday, that day will be the last sunrise and sunset. What shifts can be made to live more fully.
Is art really worth what some people pay for it? Isn’t the art world a bit bonkers? What’s really behind the scenes. How does an artist value his work and set a price for selling? Good or great work is a scarcity and is something that is important to culture society and some individuals. My little rant about a recommendation for how to set prices for artwork.
I’ve undertaken an experiment of changing my name. The fun and folly of it. Do you like your name?
How my old stories playing in my head came up at the cowboy bar. Stories both dark and light are part of our internal world. Is choice possible?
I have taken up rollerblading. I was practicing at the schoolyard and a mother came with a little child who is learning to ride a bike. The little boy and I had something in common that’s very important. How can you help someone learn something new? How can you be a supportive parent?
I just threw away a Perfectly fine strawberry pie. Why? The sunk cost idea and how it keeps us from making better decisions in the present. I have a surprise visitor in my garden. Thoughts on past education and relationships
Thinks just keep changing today and not as I wanted. What I’ve found helpful to not get stuck in frustration. That A.C.T. Approach to moving ahead
Things happen that we wish didn’t. My Friday, slow traffic drive to meet a new opportunity of insight. Also, check out this cool podcast called Cool Tools, with Kevin Kelly, the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog and editor of Wired magazine.
You’re asked to join multiple times each day whether it be an email list or an organization. How can we make a difference in our associations and share our message.
Is the word abstraction helpful in the context of art, music or other creative activities. The word might be misleading is.
Often logic doesn’t rain and we just want to do something because we do. A simple strategy to double check those decisions. See through other peoples eyes and accept it is the way forward.
Rediscovering the magic of reading and being read to. How stories bring us together. I read the introduction to The House at Pooh Corner. Recommended reading: The book, Wild Things, The Joy of rReading Children’s Literature as an Adult,by Bruce Handy
The snowpacalypse has arrived!. Living on a hill can be tricky with ice and snow. What does being stuck in my driveway teach me about life?
What was Debby talking about? What was so bad about it? Why alien couldn’t recognize that picture you drew.
Crazy things are bound to happen at the worst time. Especially problematic during a snowstorm. Digital gives but digital can take away and why I’m adding back some analog to my life.
I enjoy a good soak to sooth and relax. As I search for a new podcast to enjoy as I soaked I had some thoughts and started recording! Where does inspiration blossom? A funny and cool office remodel to ignite an entrepreneur’s ideas.
Moving has Stirred things up for me. Time for self reflection and decisions. What stays or goes. What do I want for this new adventure? A helpful thought is what I don’t want.
Everything has its risks. Sometimes risks are unseen, Unknown or ignored. Finally I get some answers. Those two minutes cost me over two years of problems.
I had a tough Sunday as I’m in transition moving to a new place and in going through my stuff packing. What are we comparing ourself with?
I found myself in my daughters high school office trying to understand why there was no creative writing elective class offered. When we focus on our own creative desires is that selfish and harmful to ourselves in the world? Or does it make the world a better place for all?
The history of ego and other similar terms from modern psychiatry frames how we think about the mind. What if we eliminate those terms and look from a different angle to see what’s possible?
I got a deeper insight into how to talk with customers from chatting with a cosmetic representative in the store. How can we avoid the technical jargon and confuse people? How to share a message that’s important for others to hear. Get your message across, without eyes glazing over.
Fear of failure stops us. How can we reframe failure in our experiences to allow us to move forward and see the options before us. Try is a weak word. what other approach might want to use to make progress and succeed.
The construction crane changed everything in speeding and improving building. A metaphor for our life.
The psychedelic plant IBoga from Africa creates a dream like vision state with life review that is incredibly powerful. Scheduling it as a harmful drug limits the ability to study it
When you go to a friend and share a problem you are having,are you looking for answers?
I saw first trend happening and I flashback on stepping out of the comfort zone as a kid and having those efforts squashed. Adults can have great impact on the kids and their future
I’m thinking of what is the impact of super high prices for homes on young people getting started in their life. Sure one can wrap and go to skyhigh but owning something different about how you feel in the world.
Waiting is not patients. What is the difference? Waiting will kill creativity. Life happens in this very second not in the future.
Does treating your car or refrigerator like a human being create unreasonable expectations and unnecessary emotions?
Take a moment to think about what you’re actually doing and pull the boat back and look at the target before firing dozens of arrows
How much in little and big ways do I spend time waiting for something to happen or wait to be at a particular level before I do?
A little gift at the door of the dance to make things a bit smoother. Gratitude for the little helping hands.
I just had and insight About removing the tentative fear of beginning the painting on a white canvas. There’s a principal here that applies to desire and being polled versus fears and moving away from something.
A taste of the live drumming at my Friday night dance class. A few years ago as I was walking by the second floor studio, I heard drums like these resonating into the street. I climbed the stairs to see what was happening and saw the dancers and drummers in action. A few weeks later I returned for my first class.
It’s late Friday night and I want to paint even for a minute. I feel the resistance but except that and I’m just gonna start see what happens.