The Purpose of Growth Embracing neurodiversity Have you ever felt like everyone understands the rules except for you? Me, too. And I’ve spent over a decade in therapy trying to figure it out. The main reason I sought help from therapists, counselors, and coaches is because I have always felt different. Like everyone else got the ‘Manual to Human Life’ except for me. As a result, I have always felt like an outsider. I think feeling…
This is really the third in a series about the evolutionary significance of sex. I recorded this Episode first, then forgot about it and recorded the previous two episodes (117 and 118). Funny that this was all on my mind to the point where I forgot talking about it. But that’s how important this is. I can’t stress it enough and so give it three Episodes. The evolution of sexual selection as the way to…
In part 1 of this series, I introduced the difference between asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is basically mitosis or simple cell division. This leaves little room for variation. Evolution and change are slow, and your kids are basically clones of you. With the onset and ultimate domination of sexual reproduction, much more change becomes possible. New concepts like gender and parenting evolve. Evolution, itself becomes THE way organisms can adjust to changing…
My most pedantic episode ever. While I am a pretty touchy-feely hippie kind of guy, I shy away from the overly emotional and more ‘woo-woo’ concepts. I don’t believe in the ‘secret’ (though I do think a positive attitude attracts positive things) and I don’t like gratuitous cheesiness. But I have had multiple experiences that lead me toward Love. I have had somatic experiences I can’t explain other than to say I felt an internal…
I continue to be inspired by the interviews on The Great Simplification Podcast, by the host Nate Havens, and by his guests. It is rewarding to find support for ideas I thought were my own. So many thoughts have been swirling around in my head, and this podcast/blog/video channel is my attempt to integrate them. It is happening. Slowly, but surely. And the process has been expedited lately. The Acid Test idea; that nature and…
I’m gearing up for my 100th Episode. Not the episode itself, really, but what will happen AFTER the episode. I’m gearing up for KEW episodes 101-200. The next few Episodes leading up to 100 are building up to a massive idea that has arisen from the first 100. Kind of an integration and a revelation. I will introduce the main ideas in episodes 99 and 100. Then the fun begins. But to explain the title…
What more can I say about Paul Gadola? I’m lucky to know him. I’ve interviewed him twice for my blog/podcast/YouTube channel. I look at him as someone who has been up the mountain and come back down to share his wisdom with us. I think he’d be a great whatever a pastor/preacher/rabbi is supposed to be. He has written a book you should get from him (see below; because you can’t buy one on amazon…
I told Paul Gadola recently that he had climbed the mountain and returned to share his wisdom with us. In this two part interview series you’ll have a chance to see what I mean. From his background in teaching to his childhood thoughts about becoming a spiritual leader, Paul has a natural way of understanding how to help people. He has a gym to help people’s bodies: https://www.ironmountain.fitness He and his wife have a freshly-prepared…
Don Miguel Ruiz, author of many books including ‘The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)‘ uses the term “Domestication” to describe the process by which humans are taught how to live. I have been fascinated by this process, whatever you wish to call it, for as long as I can remember. In fact, I still wonder, often out loud, why no one ever asked whether or not I was…
DJ Doran is a leader in the LGBTQ community. He’s a publisher and leader. He is retired from the military and can fly planes. He has lived aboard a sailboat. He’s pretty amazing. More than anything, DJ drives home one of the most important messages a person can hear: You have to love yourself first. I hope you will listen to this interview so this message is further cemented in your psyche. Link to original…