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“All Things in Moderation, or Indulge Your Every Whim?” Preview KEW Episode 94: Homeostasis

By kpluseiswise | April 20, 2022April 18, 2022 by kpluseiswise

Do you remember Homeostasis from high school biology? Probably not – but I bet you have a pretty good idea about what it means. Here’s what Webster-Mirriam says it means: : a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group Of course, then, we have to define equilibrium also: 1 a: a state of intellectual or emotional balance : trying to…

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“Hindsight is 20/20” FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 14: What Can We Learn from COVID?

By kpluseiswise | April 18, 2022April 15, 2022 by kpluseiswise

Now that the worst part is (probably and hopefully) over, can we look back and see how COVID has changed us? Many people died around the world and that will never be anything but terrible, but in what ways has COVID improved the lives of those who survived it? I hope I am being sensitive enough, because I am not trying to diminish the loss of human lives. This episode was recorded in June/July of…

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“Am I Evil, or Just Angry?” KEW Episode 93: Good vs Evil

By kpluseiswise | April 15, 2022April 13, 2022 by kpluseiswise

Have you ever been sucked into an internet thread and walked away feeling angry? You know, like a political rant thread? Identity politics? Ad hominem attacks and name-calling? Isn’t that frustrating? That sentiment or feeling that other people are just mean, or evil, is part of what motivates this week’s Episode. Many will argue that people are just ‘bad’, or even ‘evil’, and that’s why we have bad things in the world. Like these internet…

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“It’s Like Lord of the Flies in Here” Preview KEW Episode 93: Good vs Evil

By kpluseiswise | April 13, 2022April 12, 2022 by kpluseiswise

Do you think people are inherently good, or inherently evil? Like, left to our own devices, will we make decisions that are beneficial or harmful to others? I have mentioned the Rutger Bregman book, ‘Humankind: A Hopeful History‘ MANY times now on the podcast and this is my inspiration for this episode. For a summary of the brief story below, read the book or see his article in The Guardian. Spoiler alert, I believe people are…

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“Your Freedom is an Illusion” FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 13: Slavery

By kpluseiswise | April 11, 2022April 9, 2022 by kpluseiswise

Freedom is a popular reason for doing a lot of things in the USA. This may be true in other countries, but I live in the US and that’s what I know. People talk about how war is a fight for freedom. Or that freedom of speech allows racism. And how they want to be free from government rule and intervention. To me, none of this stuff is really about freedom. Or, if it is,…

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“Turn Off Your Analytical Mind” KEW Episode 92: Intuition

By kpluseiswise | April 8, 2022January 10, 2024 by kpluseiswise

Has anyone ever told you to turn off your analytical mind? Or to use your intuition? I’m lucky to have a coach that constantly asks my analytical self to step aside. The space that remains, sans analysis, is incredibly interesting. And I think it’s where intuition lives. In fact, I’d say my idea of intuition was inaccurate. I guess I thought of it like a hunch. Or a tingly spidey sense. I’m not really sure…

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“How to Trust Your Gut” Preview KEW Episode 92: Intuition

By kpluseiswise | April 6, 2022April 9, 2022 by kpluseiswise

How many times has someone told you to trust your gut? Or to use your intuition? What does that even mean? In the past few years I have done a lot of somatic meditation and coaching. I have learned to ‘get in touch with my body’. I didn’t know what it really meant to ‘trust your gut’, but I am learning. Prior to my introduction to somatic healing, I really wasn’t that in tune with…

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“Anger is a Message” FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 12: Fear

By kpluseiswise | April 4, 2022April 3, 2022 by kpluseiswise

Are you afraid of anything? Many people claim they are not. And I can understand why. It takes a lot of courage and vulnerability to admit we are afraid. For me, it was easy. Once I realized that many of my emotions are fueled by fear, it was obvious. But it isn’t obvious on the surface. Anger, especially, seems like, well, anger. We get mad. Furious. Heated. We turn red and get hot. Silly things…

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It isn’t Capitalism, or Religion, or Politics. There’s Too Many People.

By kpluseiswise | April 2, 2022March 30, 2022 by kpluseiswise

It’s a numbers game I can almost always explain an observation, conflict, dilemma, or issue, with the ‘too many people’ explanation. I have as many degrees in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology as one can get. I’m not bragging, just explaining my credentials for making the observation that the problems we face are because the Earth is too crowded. The concept of carrying capacity describes an idea that the availability of resources (food, space, shelter) are…

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“Practicing What We Preach” KEW Episode 91: Walk the Talk

By kpluseiswise | April 1, 2022March 28, 2022 by kpluseiswise

Most of us are not perfect. I certainly am not. In fact,lately I have been replaying several moments from my life where I behaved poorly. But when I do this nowadays, I don’t beat myself up. I have learned to find self-compassion for the person I used to be and to recognize I am no longer him. Integrity is the alignment of our values or beliefs with our actions or behavior. Even though I know…