Sundays should be for meditation and contemplation. Maybe going to the gun range for target practice.
Saturday and the rest of the previous week are for podcasting…Maybe.
Embracing chaos as a source for positive change is a powerful mindset shift. Instead of viewing disruption as a disaster to be resisted, you can learn to see it as the energy of possibility—a necessary period of deconstruction before a better creation can emerge. This process requires retaining hope and using the pause created by the chaos to your advantage.
1. Retaining Hope: The Inner Anchor in Chaos
- Focusing on Agency (What You Can Control): Chaos is defined by what’s out of control. Retain hope by aggressively focusing on your immediate sphere of influence: your daily routine, your physical health, your choice of response, and your mindset. Small acts of personal order create pockets of hope.
- Practicing “Hopecore”: Actively look for and amplify positive elements. This means limiting overwhelming news consumption, surrounding yourself with supportive people, and intentionally engaging in activities that bring you genuine joy or a sense of purpose.
2. Seeing Chaos as a Source for Change
Chaos is, by definition, a state where old structures have broken down, making it the most fertile ground for transformation.
The Deconstruction Principle: A chaotic event (a job loss, a global crisis, a relationship change) doesn’t just destroy; it clears the slate of outdated assumptions, commitments, and habits that were holding you back. This forced deconstruction reveals what truly matter.
3. Bending Change for Positive: The “Positive Chaos” Mindset
To “bend” the energy of chaos for positive outcomes, you must adopt an active, experimental approach.
4. Using the Pause: Transformational Stillness
Chaos often imposes a pause—a stop to old momentum—which is a profound gift for reflection and intention.
- Mindful Observation: Use the pause for mindfulness, not just passive waiting. Observe your situation without judgment, letting go of the ego’s need to control the external world. Identify the core values and priorities that the chaos has brought into sharp relief.
- Strategic Repositioning: A pause is not inaction; it is re-action. It’s the time to plan your next move, not just repeat your last one.
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Continuing saga of Kochou, in 16th Century Korea. She dreams of her royal heritage, which her Japanese adoptive parents confirm. It doesn’t matter because she will keep her origins secret while still becoming the best high-born Japanese girl. I wish to honor the majesty and richness of both cultures by being respectful. Let me know what you think!
Hanja and Kochou: Growing up Royal
Follow Hanja’s growth in the 16th-century royal court of King Seonjo, with a follow-up to her twin sister, Kochou, as she grows up in South Korea, in the family of architects and storekeepers in Yangdong. If you enjoyed this cinematic experiment, please like and share to help these twins’ stories reach a wider audience. #GenerativeFilm #HyperRealistic #HistoricalDrama #KoreanHeritage
I reflect on Asian History, books, Ramen Noodles, Gin Martinis, popular culture, politics, and general shenanigans.
“A leader leads by example, not by force.”
Sun Tzu:
Sun Tzu outlines the foundation of effective leadership. Influence through personal integrity and action earns genuine respect, unlike coercion, which only breeds resistance.
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Putting Anxiety and Doubt on Pause: A Mindful Approach to Social Media
Social media is a world designed to stir up those feelings of anxiety (“Am I missing out?”) and doubt (“Am I good enough?”). Putting them on pause isn’t about ignoring those emotions completely, but about declaring that they don’t get a vote in your digital engagement.
1. The Bravery of the Intentional Limit
The first act of putting anxiety and doubt on pause is the intentional limit. You are not just scrolling; you are entering a space with a clear purpose and an exit strategy.
- Set a “Pause Timer”: Before opening any app, set a timer for 5 to 10 minutes. When the timer goes off, you must close the app, regardless of what you were looking at. This reclaims control from the algorithm and prevents you from slipping into the endless scroll that feeds anxiety.
- Identify Your “Why”: Ask yourself, “Why am I opening this app right now?”
- If the answer is a clear purpose (e.g., “To send a specific message,” “To check event details”), stick to that task and exit immediately.
- If the answer is vague (e.g., “To see what’s happening,” “I’m bored”), that’s your cue to pause. Close the app and choose a low-anxiety activity instead, like listening to music or stepping outside.
2. The Peace of the Curated Feed
Anxiety and doubt are fueled by comparison. You have the power to mute, unfollow, and block any content that triggers those feelings. This is how you cultivate peace in your own digital garden.
- The Three-Second Rule: As you scroll, if a post (person, ad, or topic) causes a negative shift in your mood—even a tiny feeling of envy, guilt, or inadequacy—pause for three seconds, then take action: Mute, Unfollow, or Block. You are ruthlessly protecting your mental health.
- Follow for Inspiration, Not Comparison: Actively seek out accounts that genuinely inspire you, teach you a skill, make you laugh, or provide calming content. Your feed should be a source of mental fuel, not emotional drain.
- Disable “Vanity Metrics”: Use the features available (like Instagram’s ‘Hide like counts’) or mentally train yourself to ignore the numbers. The likes, comments, and follower counts are irrelevant noise; your focus is on the value and connection, not the score.
3. The Active Re-Engagement with Self
The moment you close the app is when the real work begins. Social media often creates a void that anxiety rushes to fill. The pause is incomplete until you replace the old habit with a self-affirming one.
Connect vs. Consume: When you do engage, shift from passively consuming other people’s perfect lives to actively connecting with real people. Send a private message, leave a thoughtful comment, or post something genuine about your own life, imperfection and all. Authenticity is the ultimate antidote to doubt.
Post-Scroll Check-in: When the timer goes off and you close the app, pause for 60 seconds. Ask yourself: “How do I feel right now? Better or worse than 10 minutes ago?” If the answer is “worse,” gently remind yourself that this is why you are pausing your doubt and that you are choosing a better feeling.
Transition to an Anchor Activity: Have a ready-made activity that grounds you back in your real life. This could be writing a few lines in a journal, doing a one-minute breathing exercise, or working on a small, non-digital task. This acts as a ‘cleanser’ to wipe away the anxieties of the scroll.
NaNoWriMo is No Mo
While no single entity has officially replaced NaNoWriMo, the closure spurred a surge of new and existing independent writing challenges designed to fill the void and continue the spirit of communal novel writing.
Notable alternatives and new competitions that have emerged for November (and often for other months like April) include:
Other Platforms: Gamified platforms and tools like 4thewords, Shut Up & Write!, and Pacemaker continue to offer community-driven goal tracking and support.ced:
Novel November (NovNov) by ProWritingAid: A 50,000-word challenge with workshops, daily co-writing, and a collaborative spirit, supported by various writing companies.
Reedsy Novel Sprint: Follows the classic NaNoWriMo timeline and word count target but offers prizes and professional development support.
AutoCrit’s Novel 90 Writing Challenge: An extended challenge running for 90 days (often Oct 1 – Dec 31) to allow for a more sustainable pace in completing a first draft.
The Order of the Written Word (O2W): An alternative founded by a former Municipal Liaison, specifically positioned as a space for authors against the use of AI.
Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower was intended to be part of a series of six novels, which were planned as Parable of the Talents, Parable of the Trickster, Parable of the Teacher, Parable of Chaos, and Parable of Clay. Still, only the first two were ever published, in 1993 and 1998, respectively.
It is well known that the Parable of the Trickster had many starts and stops, and Octavia Butler was suffering from debilitating writer’s block towards the end of her life. I believe that if she had lived to see the discontinuation of the shuttle program and the rise of SpaceX and Blue Origin, those last books would have been written, and she would have written to President Obama or Stacy Abrams, ushering in a new age of enlightenment.
Continuation of The Trickster: From Calculus of the Street to Blockchain Building A New World Ledger Verification at a Time.
”In the late hours, when Marcus recited proofs from memory and Sarah spun stories of exile and resilience, I remembered the calculus of the streets—the way information pulsed through networks invisible to those in power. We weren’t inventing anything new; we were translating old survival strategies into modern code. We were reclaiming what was always ours: the right to build systems that served those who’d been left out.” Natasha Sanderson, The Collab; The Trickster: A Parable
“The hypocrisy was sickening. Christian America, preaching order and self-sufficiency, was wholly dependent on the slave labor of the workhouses. In turn, its own supply lines were so weak they were being raided by common criminals. The system was eating itself alive. Their fixed world was a complete lie.
We were witnessing the final, brutal truth of the Pox era: the collapse of centralized power created not just chaos, but a vacuum that anyone—whether a black market trader or a Trickster prophet —could exploit. This chaos, this failure of the old world order, was the fertile ground in which Earthseed was even able to survive. The more the surface world failed, the more vital our subterranean self-sufficiency, our digital Collab, and our hydroponic gardens became. We were a tiny, living island of order in a sea of unraveling lies.”
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