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What I Learned from Being in a Difficult Relationship
— The major thing I learned from being in a very difficult relationship was: DON’T. I wish I had let go sooner and maybe saved both of us years of hurt, but I learned a lot about myself and it forced...
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Cyberpunk and Gen X From Fiction to Reality: Episode 10
Anthony, Derek, and Dan lay claim to an entire subgenre of science fiction: cyberpunk! Cyberpunk and Gen X seem to share the same timeline, since our generation came of age just as the genre was...
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Taming Chaos
Dear Mr. Dad: Help! I have a 14-year-old high-school freshman whose room looks like the aftermath of a hurricane. But as unpleasant as that is, it’s not what I’m writing about. The real issue is that...
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Gentlemen? How’s Your Wellbeing?
— Sometimes I sit down to write one of these articles, and I have no friggin’ clue what I want to write about. One the other hand, this week’s article is on the opposite side of that coin. I’ve got way...
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Help, My World Is Chaos
We’ve been in the process of renovating our house over the last three years. My husband and I made the HUGE mistake of buying materials for several major projects upfront, making decisions on the spot...
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The Order of Things
— My wife once said that as a young child our oldest son Max was like a CEO in need of a company to run. If it’s true that you can be born to run a business, then being a kid must be confusing and...
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Finding Stillness in the Midst of Chaos
Carol dropped Timothy off at the daycare and headed to work. Being a dental hygienist was not her idea of a life long career, but it paid the bills and ensured independence for her and Timothy. At five...
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The World Will Move On Without You
What will happen to the world when you are gone? Well, the most honest answer is that the world will go on. Eventually, even your most loved ones will forget about you. After enough time passes, a lot...
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My Name Is Jean-Paul Sartre
[This is a transcript of a first-person lecture given at the University of Charleston on Nov. 20, 1991, in quot;Living Philosophy” series.] Good evening. My name is Jean-Paul Sartre. Students in...
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Workouts
Moving is chaos. No matter how far the distance. Routines change temporarily until they can be worked around the boxes and bits of a new place. What I’ve missed out on for physical workouts has been...
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Integrity Bank 52: You Control Your Chaos
— You control your chaos. No one controls you other than you. It’s not up to us what gets thrown at us from life. However, inside of that chaos there is control in how you react and respond to it. How...
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‘Chaos or Community’: Charting a Course Toward Racial Equality
By Stephen G. Hall Hands Up, Don’t Shoot, I Can’t Breathe, Get Your Knee Off My Neck, these statements have become familiar refrains in the American lexicon. Often the last words of African American...
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Explore the Extremes of Your Psyche
Note: The author of this article recognizes that the discussion around gender identity is complex. The topic of transgender people and similar identities is not something he is deeply familiar with....
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Integrity Bank 78: Calm Focus Versus Frantic Chaos
— Calm focus versus frantic chaos. Many times people have a system they have every day: frantic chaos. They allow things to come into their lives that throw them off the rails. What would it look like...
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Relaxing With Chaos
There’s a big part of us that doesn’t like chaos: we want order and simplicity and feeling like we’re on top of things and doing things the “right” way. And so when things feel chaotic, we scramble for...
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Why Chaos Can Be So Addicting
I’m going to ask you a question – answer in your head. Do you get a little excited when things go a bit crazy? And by excited I don’t mean happy, like it’s something you’ve been looking forward to....
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Expanding Our Capacity To Be With Chaos
BY LEO BABAUTA We don’t like chaos. It is uncertainty, overwhelm, a feeling of groundlessness, being unmoored, out to sea without a compass. And it usually triggers a shut-down response in us: hide,...
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Stepping Stones: Creative Activities to Heal Chaos
Funny thing about tragedy, it often makes the creative mind wake up. Suddenly your thoughts are not the same as they were yesterday. Your brain comes alive with activity. It recalls memories, heightens...
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Create Exquisite Focus Amidst Chaos
I’ve worked with lots of incredible people who want to create something — whether it’s art, a book, a business, or some impact on the world. One of the stories we often have when we want to create is...
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How to Create, When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
Our days can be overwhelming, and because of this, many people put off their creative work — it just doesn’t feel possible. If you’re in this camp, one or more of these will sound familiar to you:...
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