Week Seven

Ordered chaos” – does this sound familiar?

The term ordered chaos somehow makes me feel more comfortable in the world. The fact the order is somehow made out of chaos, meaning that chaos is really order or order at work, is confusing and comforting at the same time. There is always so much going on in our own lives and in the bigger picture of our country, the world, and the universe that is makes sense that chaos would have to come before (and during) order.

Fractals as patterns of complex systems

Small patterns in chaos or fractal patterns are to me like the stars in the sky or a galaxy in the solar system. A small pattern that falls in line with the bigger workings of what is happening. However, they are very important, if fractals didn’t play their part, then the whole system would fall apart, or would it?

Consciousness out of chaos?

Thoughts start randomly, usually triggered by something seen or heard. From there our consciousness works on the “idea” or “thing” that is really chaos becoming formed thoughts at some point. So first we have chaos, then consciousness forms an idea or thought or decides it is not important and we quickly move onto to something else. And, by the way our minds take about 30 seconds to decide if “chaos” is going to move on to a thought or action or get thrown out and move on to the next “chaotic idea.”