Do You Prefer Control Over Chaos?
Posted by Travis Elliott, ND CBP on October 24th, 2008
Chaos in Your Head
Did you know that you have two minds inside your head? No, you’re not schizophrenic, but you are human.
As you probably know, you have a left and right brain. You also probably know that each side is good at different things. A “left-brained” person is linear, rational, and responsible, while a “right-brained” person thinks more abstractly, is a visual learner, and often gravitates towards the arts.
These stereoptypes can be helpful, but it turns out that there is a more accurate way of describing the difference between the left and right sides of the brain: “order vs. chaos.”
The left brain is defined by order and the right brain is defined by chaos. Now “order,” you probably get; but why would “chaos” be a defining characteristic of a huge part of our brains?
Well, despite our society’s natural aversion to chaos, the ability to experience chaos is an incredibly important part of who we are as humans. Even though most of us would rather control something than let it go to pieces, our world is stubbornly tough to control. Becoming more comfortable with chaos turns out to have all kinds of real-world implications.
For one, if your consciousness is a healthy balance between order and chaos, you aren’t fighting with yourself all the time. You aren’t rejecting one half of your brain when you try and control something.
And if you ARE fighting with yourself, then you will experience an enormous amount of stress.
This “embracing of chaos” turns out to be an extremely effective way of reducing stress in your life. A peaceful and joyful life is within your capability by embracing the unique skills of your right brain.
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elizabeth said,
October 25, 2008 @ 1:35 pmVery interesting information. Makes sense.