Navigating a Whackadoodle World: Guidepost Eleven, or The Power of Entropy

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“I am going to start our weekly Guidepost Reminder on Entropy with that river story in your book, the one about the lucky young man,” she informed me. “It kind of explains it all.”

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 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 become inert. In other words, everything tends to fall apart, including your dreams, your health, your cars, your relationships, your arteries and your attitude. Unless you actively cultivate those areas of your life that are important to you, you will lose those important areas of your life.

Source: A River Worth Riding: Fourteen Rules for Navigating Life

“And now for our weekly posts,” she concluded happily. “This week’s Guidepost is number Eleven, the Power of Entropy, or the tendency of things to fall apart.”

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For those of you who have already read the above episodes, here is a link to our newest episode on the Power of Entropy.

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“And now comes the part where we remind people that if they know someone who could use the guideposts, they can share this post with a friend,” she mumbled while posting the share button.

“What do you think for the quick fun link?” she asked.

“I was thinking that we should post the the one about your phone call,” I suggested.

“Yeah, that’s a good one,” she nodded. “It shows me in a really good light.”

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