My Chaos Theory
I think that when there are chaos in your life, that's merely a sign that you need to grow.
That thought just popped into my head on my way back from the gym today (Wed). I'm not sure why. I think it was the general area I was driving in. It's not the best area in town.
My theory is this: I don't think chaos means you're disconnected from the source of it all (you never are), only that you're distracted. The chaos are a sign you're not on the right track, a way to get your attention and awareness back.
In this area, there's crime, drugs, dropouts and worse: no sense of self and poverty of the mind above all else. When you have no sense of self, you have no pride and when you have no pride, you have no rich or higher thoughts because you're apathetic, you don't care. That's not to say that lack of higher thoughts is the only reason for the poverty and all that there but it certainly contributes, in my opinion, and is actually the main reason for having a poor quality of life (chaos).
As a community, what and how people are thinking about and spending their "mind time" (as I call it) on there obviously needs to change if they are ever to outgrow the chaos of their existence. Same with anyone, really. You want a great life, you have to be rich in thought, habit, passion, commitment. And when chaos show up (because they still will), you take notice and don't hang out there and curse the universe. You consciously grow yourself to the next level by making new choices and taking new actions in the direction you wish to be.
Like a boxer backed into the corner of the ring, you have 3 options: you stand there and take a beating, you crouch down and cover yourself or you work (punch) yourself out of that corner. As in life: you stand there and take a beating (daily life for most people), you crouch down and cover yourself (you give up, get depressed, give up your dreams, drink or do drugs to get through the day, go into denial and/or crazy), or you work (punch) yourself out of that corner (you deal with life on your terms, you deal with life powerfully, you grow).
I'm for option # 3. :-)
I believe chaos are part of it all, part of life, part of the journey, part of the "fight," if you will, but, as soon as I see them, I don't take them lying down. When that bell sounds, honey, it's on! When it's time to grow, I come out proudly swinging for my potential.
I'd like to teach people to do that.
That thought just popped into my head on my way back from the gym today (Wed). I'm not sure why. I think it was the general area I was driving in. It's not the best area in town.
My theory is this: I don't think chaos means you're disconnected from the source of it all (you never are), only that you're distracted. The chaos are a sign you're not on the right track, a way to get your attention and awareness back.
In this area, there's crime, drugs, dropouts and worse: no sense of self and poverty of the mind above all else. When you have no sense of self, you have no pride and when you have no pride, you have no rich or higher thoughts because you're apathetic, you don't care. That's not to say that lack of higher thoughts is the only reason for the poverty and all that there but it certainly contributes, in my opinion, and is actually the main reason for having a poor quality of life (chaos).
As a community, what and how people are thinking about and spending their "mind time" (as I call it) on there obviously needs to change if they are ever to outgrow the chaos of their existence. Same with anyone, really. You want a great life, you have to be rich in thought, habit, passion, commitment. And when chaos show up (because they still will), you take notice and don't hang out there and curse the universe. You consciously grow yourself to the next level by making new choices and taking new actions in the direction you wish to be.
Like a boxer backed into the corner of the ring, you have 3 options: you stand there and take a beating, you crouch down and cover yourself or you work (punch) yourself out of that corner. As in life: you stand there and take a beating (daily life for most people), you crouch down and cover yourself (you give up, get depressed, give up your dreams, drink or do drugs to get through the day, go into denial and/or crazy), or you work (punch) yourself out of that corner (you deal with life on your terms, you deal with life powerfully, you grow).
I'm for option # 3. :-)
I believe chaos are part of it all, part of life, part of the journey, part of the "fight," if you will, but, as soon as I see them, I don't take them lying down. When that bell sounds, honey, it's on! When it's time to grow, I come out proudly swinging for my potential.
I'd like to teach people to do that.
posted by Narah at 12:39 PM
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