In my previous two posts, I wrote about the chance events that can dramatically alter our lives and observed that Chaos Theory tells us that small actions like the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil can lead to the formation of a tornado in Texas. I wonder whether the butterfly’s wing flapping could lead […]
I just found out I will be taking off with the Mothership tonight from about 8pm CST until 9pm CST, possibly later. Talking about meditation and gardening and who knows what else. You can stream the radio show live HERE. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
“Successful teachers and successful students all experience the same sense of wonderment.” Eno FOR THE MIND: Excerpts from a mindfulness book includes seven helpful attitudes and three mindfulness techniques. Hey! You looking at me? According to scientists different neural regions in the brain communicate to determine what you look at. Find out what your brain […]
This post is titled after a research paper delivered by mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz, who was a pioneer in Chaos Theory. Chaos Theory is a mathematical invention that refers to logistic maps, strange attractors, topological mixing, density of periodic orbits, and Lyapunov exponents, to name some of the outgrowth that has formed around chaos. […]
Often enough we’ve all thought, What If … and imagine that had we made a slightly different choice at some time or other in our lives, a significant turning point never would have existed. Or, the choice that we did make created that significant event. Any moment may lead to great happiness or great sadness, […]
“Remember to play after every storm!” Mattie Stepanek If you’ve read my previous Creating Your Own Reality posts you probably agree that at least some of the time and in some ways we can influence and dramatically effect our reality. I’m going to make a bold statement and say that every moment of our lives […]
“We are all running headlong toward where we already are.” Eno FOR THE MIND: Ira Flatow at NPR interviews neuroscientist Robert Knight who has done research on correlating words people hear with brain activity. Spooky speculation on whether brain waves could be monitored to read thoughts. If you’ve ever wondered whether metaphors are related to […]