Relaxing With Chaos

Life is full of uncertainties that test our ability to relax and act

Our lives are full of unexpected—and often unwelcome—events. Learning to see our emotional response to this chaos is the first step to transcending it. fizkes/Shutterstock

There’s a big part of us that doesn’t like chaos: We want order and simplicity. We want to feel we’re on top of things. But that’s not how life works.

So when things feel chaotic, we scramble for some kind of stability.