Radical Real Life

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

Take care on how one interacts with self and others. Zen and Buddhist insights.

How to think about life’s conditions, both good and bad. Gratitude and daily practice.