Author Archives: Dan Keller

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein Why is it that any time we are in a meeting trying to solve problems, we attempt to use the longest words possible to produce the most convoluted explanation conceivable? Sometimes, I think making a phone call can save 5Continue reading “Corpospeak”

There remain some things irreconcilable between me and a large swath of society. Country music makes that list. I get it. I really do. It has a fun beat and the lyrics are easy to digest for most people. That’s not enough for me. I need variation and some complexity. Humans have an inherent tendencyContinue reading “Country Music”

We are taught (most of us) from a young age to be available for others. We are to be generous beings and take care of anyone who needs our help or attention. In some cases this means we sacrifice ourselves to the needs of others. In the process we lose something of ourselves. We becomeContinue reading “How Much Do We Give?”

I’m trapped in my head tonight. It literally won’t shut up. So I decided to post something about my mom. This is the eulogy I wrote and spoke at her memorial service. I still tear up when I read it. But she deserves to live on in whatever way I can make that happen. IContinue reading “Janet – she taught me that there is no hit so hard from which I cannot get up.”

Tonight is a struggle. It happens. There is a gorgeous sunset and the air is perfect. So why feel disconnected from it? Beats me. The mindfulness just isn’t hitting tonight. I’m trying, I promise. Is there a perfect recipe for feeling connected and grounded? I’ve yet to find it. Sometimes it comes so easy. AndContinue reading “Struggles, Part 1”

“It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, that to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy can be as simple and consistent as one pleases.” – George Santayana Whew. That quote hits you right on the screws. It aligns with the whole “perception is reality” thing.Continue reading “Abject Nonsense”

It seems like this title is instructing you to give yourself a hug. Or perhaps to do something morally unmentionable in a general audience. Relax, I’m not pinging on either of those. When I talk about loving yourself, I talk about knowing yourself and protecting yourself. Caring for yourself. But this isn’t supposed to comeContinue reading “Loving Yourself – Part 1”

“Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is..and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss. ” -Milton from Paradise Lost I wanted to write something lighter this evening. As you may have guessed, I’ve already accepted failure. John Milton was not prone to writing light extemporania. And if that’sContinue reading “The Concept of Narcissism and Devaluation”

WHY CAN’T WE INVEST IN OURSELVES IN ORDER TO BE BETTER? “A cynic knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” -Lord Darlington Pain sucks. Our society has no real clue how to deal with it. In trying to reduce pain our pharmaceutical industry has created an opioid crisis because we just wantContinue reading “Clawing Through The Pain”