Catching Life’s Currents/Guidepost Eleven: The Power of Entropy

(Paid Subscribers Only) Explore the hidden force of Entropy as it shapes your life, while discovering how small, consistent actions can nourish your body, mind, relationships, and world.

In this lesson, we explore the force of Entropy and how it quietly shapes your life. You’ll discover why everything—your body, emotions, mind, spirit, environment, finances, community, and relationships—requires ongoing attention, or it will naturally drift toward disorder. We’ll look at the signs of decay, the forces that keep systems moving, and the subtle ways small, consistent actions can nourish your most important life assets. Through stories, reflections, and practical guidance, you’ll learn to notice what’s been neglected, invest wisely in what matters, and allow the energy you give in one area to ripple into others. This is a lesson about awareness, maintenance, and growth, equipping you to navigate life’s currents with insight, care, and resilience.

Once again, we begin with a story…

A lucky young man was born on the river. He had everything a young river rafter might want. He had youth, strength, energy, and a certain sexy look. He had a wonderful family and amazing friends. He had money, a spectacular raft, a nimble mind, and a bright future.

But he used up his youth in a few short years. He’s used up his friends with a few well-placed lies. His mind began to stiffen. His family drifted out of his life. He used all of his strength swimming against the current. He spent his money on trifles. His raft began to fall apart. He drained the last of his resources trying to keep his good looks.

These days he uses what’s left of his looks to make his way around the river. I wonder how long he will last.

Certain pools in the river cannot sustain life. These pools have been cut off from the flow of water so long that they have stagnated, and now only pond scum grows there. Certain areas of your life can stagnate as well. Like it or not, you live in a world ruled by entropy.

Entropy says that everything has a tendency to run down and eventually become inert. In other words, everything tends to fall apart, including your dreams, your health, your car, your relationships, your arteries, and your attitude. Unless you actively cultivate those important areas of your life, you will lose those areas of your life.

What falls victim to entropy? Well…

• Are your toes harder to touch these days?

• Have you started to notice your skin sagging?

• Do you run slower than you used to?

• Have you ever felt like your friends are driving you crazy?

• Have you ever considered giving up, getting even, or getting out?

• Have you ever lost hope, lost energy, lost faith, or lost desire?

• Have you ever fallen out of love, out of friendship, or lost sight of yourself?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have fallen victim to Entropy.

You need to become aware of the signs of decay in your life so you can take action to prevent that decay. If you want something to grow, then you must budget all the time, energy, and focus it requires for growing. Otherwise, when you need it most, it will be gone.

You have eight major life assets that need nourishment. They are:

1. Your body

2. Your emotions

3. Your mind

4. Your spirit

5. Your environment

6. Your finances

7. Your community

8. Your relationships

Your challenge is to maintain these assets to the best of your ability in a world where what you don’t use, you lose.

In this lesson, we will:

• Consider Entropy’s opposite

• Delve into why Entropy is the Eleventh Guidepost

• Sort through what makes a system self-activating, or not

• Look at gardens—when to weed, when to mow

• Provide a few recipes to nourish our major assets

• Mention some junk food to avoid

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This lesson is part of a larger learning experience, Catching Life’s Currents: A 14-Week Guideposts Journey, offered to paid subscribers, as well as individual and group clients. If you would like to learn more, click here.