Hello friends. I’m sure that none of us really know the true meaning to life, but this is my current take on it. Take it, leave it, or provide some context of your own in the comment section. Whatever journey it is that you’re on, let’s travel that road together and realize that it was created uniquely for each one of us, after all.  Let’s take a look at what life and should be while coping with chaos.

Navigating Your Own Chaos

I’ve been dealing with a lot of chaos lately. I keep thinking someday it’ll just stop coming on, but then it creeps back in when I least need it to. This is pretty common in 2024, with anxiety and stress-related diseases on the rise. But, how do we control the chaos so that we can become healthier individuals? How do we cope with the constant angst that’s around us? That’s what I’m trying to figure out. How to prevent it, how to navigate through it, and how to overcome it once and for all. What does chaos look like to you? To me, chaos is clutter. Chaos is the messy room I’ve been meaning to get to for an eternity. Chaos is the dishes piling up or laundry overflowing or litter needing changed. It comes in the form of dust bunnies and streaks on the mirror and no zen in my home. It forms into a huge bubble of chaos instead of calmness and I’ve just simply had enough of it. The hardest thing to cope with though, is how to create a lifestyle of chaos-free balance. How do we get to the point of no return (meaning to me, no chaos longer present). Should we clean more? Should we dedicate even more of this precious life tidying up and ticking off to-dos? I used to be extremely one-sided on this idea. Yes, I thought, I need to always be working on having a clean home, a tidy living area, a zen feeling about my abode. You know that one house you always went to growing up that just exuded good vibes and near to no negativity. It had clean carpets and smelly-good aromas floating about the place. It embodied a clean, comfortable, consistently beautiful living space. I wanted that. I still want that. Related:  Reigniting The Feeling: Visiting Your Previous Self & Understanding What’s Changed

Reality Checks Can be Messy

Many moons ago when I was just a kid, I told myself I didn’t really care much about tidying up. Cleaning was no fun and fun was all I wanted to embark upon. As a teen and young adult, I felt exactly the same. It wasn’t until I started a serious relationship that I really wanted to prove to myself that I was an adult, and therefore could aptly obtain a well-manicured home. I was wrong. All I’ve done since then was create more stress, more anxiety, and alas, more chaos. Imagine that. I don’t know what it is when you become a spouse that you have this feeling of “I need to get my shit together” and therefore need to change the way I am. Not that I was specifically trying to change the way I was, more so how I was attempting to appear that said shit was indeed intact. Let’s not beat around the bush here, nobody’s perfect. We all have our flaws, some more serious than others. One of mine is that I constantly strive for approval, a “good job,” a pat on the back to validate my actions…it’s bull shit and I hate it. There’s nothing wrong with needing validation in life, we need it in several ways each and every day to understand that we are in fact not crazy psycho people with a passion for seeking approval. However, I am here to tell you that doing so for an extended period of time is not healthy. At least for me, it hasn’t proved to be. As of late, I’ve been consistently stressing about my home. The way it was, the way it is, the way it should be. I stress about the mess and the clutter and the cleaning and all my spouse does is listen (while helping, mind you), and remind me that there are other things in life to be more concerned about. Now. I don’t like to admit it, but sometimes he is right… Why do I really care about the few dishes in the sink when the sun is shining and we’re both off early? We could be walking our furballs, embarking on a hike, enjoying our time over an early dinner out. But instead, I sit hesitating every decision wondering if I’m making the right one. And do you know what? By the time I’m done with all of that overthinking, we could have been doing what I loved most in past times. Having fun. Related:  Habitual Growth: Looking Back And Moving Forward

10 Quick Ideas for Adulting Fun

Fun is something we’ve forgotten about as adults. Fun is something we now forego in lieu of cleaning, cooking, and letting in the chaos. Why don’t we make a pact right here, right now, to start introducing at least one fun thing into our days going forward. You in? Here are a few ideas to get us started: 1. Kayaking – if it’s a beautiful day, check out a local lake to rent a kayak for 2 hours. It’s usually $15 or so and a well spent afternoon alone or with your significant other. 2. Baking – Cold outside? Learn to bake! It’s way more affordable and there’s just something so rewarding about enjoying a freshly baked loaf of bread kneaded by yours truly. 3. Crochet/knit/cross stitch – If you don’t know how to do this, crocheting is the easiest to start up with in my opinion. I used to spend several hours just letting time pass relaxing with some hot chocolate. It’s the most peaceful feeling when the cold weather starts rolling in. 4. Hiking – Go it alone, bring a friend, a loved one, your dogs. Whatever you do, spend more than 1 hour just embracing nature. I dare you to touch the trees. (As long as there’s not poison ivy on them). 5. Write/journal/brain dump – Shoot for a minimum of 1 page or until you run out of words. They don’t have to make sense, no one has to see these but you. (Or create a blog out of them like me. It’s a fun time.) 6. Run – Try to make it outdoors, and try to do it in nature. You can walk some too, but there’s a weird sense of relief you get when you run far. Give it a go. 7. Ax throwing/bounce house/escape room/laser tag/bowling – These are all great indoor activities to try with a group if you can all dedicate a few hours to get out of your chaos-induced mindset. 8. Garden/harvest fruit – Check out a local orchard or farm market if you don’t have a garden of your own. P.S. If you don’t, you should try it. 9. Watch the clouds roll by – For real, when’s the last time you looked up? Watched nature just be, listened to the sounds of the animals around you, or the bugs. Just listen, and be still. 10. Read – This could be a self-help book, a book about gardening, nutrition, or it could even be a new language you’re learning or a recipe book. Whatever it is, get some you time, screen-free. (Besides this post, of course.) The Balance of Life Versus Coping with Chaos I’m not saying to get rid of all organization in your life. I’m not asking you to downsize into van life and sell all your things. All I’m saying is that we spend so much time on work and organizing our lives, that we often forget to embrace life itself. And that’s kind of a bummer. I’m learning more and more that I need to stop worrying so much. I’m learning to start looking for reasons why I’m here and what I could be doing with my time that is more prevalent to this grand journey. I’m asking you to come along on that and realize your potential as well. Could you be spending more time with your loved ones, friends, pets, self? Are you overwhelmed constantly because of chaos that is always present around your physical being? We tend to forget that we are mental beings too, and that our mental state can be cared for in many different ways. One of those ways of course is with less clutter. A clean space is a happy space. I stand by that. I also am beginning to realize that we can go too far with that as well. That we can get bogged down by material things and forget that we need to be present for those around us. It’s time to stop being selfish with our wants and start being more selfish with our needs. What do you think? Are you ready to begin again? Related:   Unlearning A Fixed Mindset: Leaving Old Habits Behind  

Thank You For Reading “Understanding The Meaning Of Life & Letting Go Of The Chaos”

Thank you for reading today’s post about my reach for understanding life and coping with chaos. Have you considered your life and how you are coping with chaos?  Let me know in the comments. If you have a suggestion for our next post, let us know. Don’t forget to check out our sister site Rooted in Reselling.