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Chaos

The Secret Damage to You From Being Disorganized

Joel Zaslofsky | Posted 04.29.2013 | Healthy Living
Joel Zaslofsky

There are plenty of ways that our collective disorganization is inflicting secret collateral damage all around us. You might never realize it the toll of too much chaos, but the people impacted and their overall environment certainly do.

Our Need for Closure Is Outdated

Schuyler Brown | Posted 05.28.2013 | Healthy Living
Schuyler Brown

Our need for closure has to cease being something we seek outside ourselves and something we reach by diving within. What we seek when we seek closure is a break in the action.

Science's Sacred Cows (Part 3): Determinism

Dave Pruett | Posted 03.25.2013 | Science
Dave Pruett

Today we ring the death knell for determinism, the collateral damage of two revolutionary scientific developments of the 20th century. Let's review them in reverse historical order.

The Key to Escaping Chaos

Melissa Van Rossum | Posted 11.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Melissa Van Rossum

You have to wonder why it is that we tend to try to overcome chaos as opposed to escaping it altogether. Perhaps we forget that it's possible. Or maybe we mistake the signs for obstacles that need to be or could be overcome.

What Soap Bubbles Say About Stormy Weather

Posted 06.14.2012 | Science

By: Andrea Mustain, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 06/14/2012 12:04 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet Although it's well-known that a tempest ...

Roulette-Beating Mathematician Explains His Methods

www.newscientist.com | Posted 07.10.2012 | Science

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Harmony and Disruption Are Part of the Same Whole

Gangaji | Posted 06.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Gangaji

The word harmony evokes equilibrium and peace. When we idealize harmony we imagine the smooth melding of opposites. The music of life supporting us, internally and externally.

Gerhard Richter Order Chaos

Daniel Maidman | Posted 06.11.2012 | Arts
Daniel Maidman

He has discovered that chaos has an aesthetic, but you cannot impose an aesthetic on chaos -- you just keep rolling the dice until you get an outcome you like.

Rock and Roll

Daniel Maidman | Posted 05.27.2012 | Arts
Daniel Maidman

Many artists display rock and roll, but for reasons I'll explain, it's tough to see if you don't study the work in person -- and I've had the good fortune to study the work of all three of these painters in person.

The Growing Chaos and the New Year

Michael Meade, D.H.L. | Posted 02.26.2012 | Home
Michael Meade, D.H.L.

The confusion and uncertainty of this New Year's Eve will usher in the year 2012 in the modern calendar. Being a "leap year" it is bound to bring some surprising events.

Keeping It Together When It's All Coming Apart

Gabrielle Bernstein | Posted 12.25.2011 | Healthy Living
Gabrielle Bernstein

In the middle of vlogging about my tools for finding calm in the midst of chaos, something wild happened. I got a little visit from one of my guides.

What Hurricane Irene Taught Me About Divorce

Laura Campbell | Posted 12.21.2011 | Divorce
Laura Campbell

When Irene came through, I had no idea of just how significantly my property had been affected and how long the clean-up would take. My divorce, like Irene, also came tearing through my life, leaving chaos and a major mess behind it.

Your Turn: Dealing With Chaos

Posted 12.04.2011 | Women

Sometimes there's a lot of chaos in life, and it can feel like too much. When things get really hectic, I have a way of dealing with it that really wo...

Dancing on a Precipice

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 09.10.2011 | Politics
Jack Schimmelman

As the sun labors to rise above the horizon, I join my neighbors on the precipice of a crater. We peer into the abyss, sleepwalking towards oblivion ...

How To Cope With Life's Chaos

Kristi Anderson | Posted 08.01.2011 | Healthy Living
Kristi Anderson

Whenever I'm trying to work through confusion over a situation comprised of extremes, I try to literally stop the spinning and -- usually through prayer and reflection -- ask myself five questions.

Trying for One Little Thought of My Very Own (VIDEO)

Marc Porter Zasada | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Marc Porter Zasada

In my first-ever video blog, I spend an entire day in L.A. trying to have "just one little thought" of my very own. It doesn't prove to be easy.

Time to Scale Back

Frank A. Weil | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Frank A. Weil

The noise in the world all around us is rising and gives the feeling that a crescendo cannot be far off. And, that noise is coming from all quarters. ...

Republicans Are Becoming Democrats

Robin Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robin Lakoff

As a Democrat and a liberal, I used to worry about the party becoming ineffectual. Like others, I urged party members to man up, talk tough, avoid fal...

Still-President Mubarak's Second Round of Threats

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Shirin Sadeghi

There is a word in Arabic -- makhlou' -- which means "the fallen" or "the kicked out." It is a word Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is trying desperately to avoid being associated with.

2011 Has Started - Isn't It Time to Get Organized?

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Tom Alderman

You've probably got it. I certainly do. Most of us have one. It is that kitchen drawer, closet, basement, attic or crawl space, where you'll find eve...

What's YOUR Emotional Reaction to Chaos?

Lisa Arie | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Lisa Arie

You can count on two things right now: the unexpected happening and your ability to navigate the unexpected.

11 Ways to Find Serenity Amidst Chaos

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Carolyn Rubenstein

"Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, no noise, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of all these things and ...

Planning Your Week: Chaos and Awareness (VIDEO)

James M. Lynch | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
James M. Lynch

What would it be like to have a really powerful week this week and every week? How could that happen? Well for one, you'd need to be able to "plan for chaos."

Building Resilience Into Our Lives

Ken McLeod | Posted 04.18.2012 | Home
Ken McLeod

It doesn't take much, but when we give our system a chance to recover from the demands of the day, we build resilience.

DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
DK Matai

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