Site Moved

I have officially moved Chaotic Theory to ChaoticTheory.net, you will find all updates and new media there, thank you to all the loyal followers who have stuck with me the past year while I made way to this official site.

New Highlight Video

For those that don't know Chaotic Theory, isn't just a lifestyle it's also a Brand and so as part of me telling my story I use my talents in music, photography and video to help others tell theirs.

So with this one I have been helping my lil bro get his "portfolio" together to get signed, hopefully one day in the NBA but you gotta start somewhere right. So what better way to expand what Chaotic Theory is other than to introduce my little brother to the world.

So check out the video and don't forget to leave a comment.

Be You, Be Uniq,

~UniqDnA

I'm Back!!

So i've been away from you guys for a little bit. Quick synopsis, in January my church family and I participated in a 21 Day Fast for all the obvious reasons of fasting as well as some of our own personal reasons and also to grow together as a community, it was life changing for me this is the first time since receiving salvation in 2005 that i've attempted and accomplished such a task, i once fasted 7 days but that was about the limit to the amount of days I could or desired to attempt to fast.  It was a challenge but I did it and wouldn't mind doing it again, anyway as part of that fast we were asked to try to abstain from the excessive time on the internet and for me that meant not much blogging or surfing.

And so ending my fast in early February, I was faced with another decision to make, "What do I do now?" Seriously, sometimes people think after doing a big fast that the sky will open up and God will just yell down what to do next, I don't doubt that could happen but there are other times when things just seem for lack of a better word 'Blah' no flashes of lightning, no sky cracking, no loud booming voice, not even a rainbow! It reminds me of Elijah when he ran from Jezebel and God told him go up on the mountain and wait for him to pass and all these amazing acts of nature and power happened and every time Elijah would run out and look for the Lord and every time God wasn't there and then a wind like a whisper came and in that "still small voice" the Lord spoke to Elijah.  So, for a bit I stalled, I couldn't figure out what next and then suddenly the explosion happened I was so busy I didn't know what to do.

And so here I am finally back with tons of new content and ideas for you guys and I can't wait to share, and so you guys will be hearing from me very soon.

Until then,  Stay Uniq, Stay You,
~UniqDnA

The known unknown

"Depression is being sad when everything is going right."- Kevin Breel 

I watched an amazing video the other day, apparently it has been viral for quite a bit of time now, anyway it was a TED talk done by Kevin Breel, much has been written about Kevin already since his rocket to the spotlight after this particular TED talk.  The core of the TED talk which runs about 12 minutes, Kevin explains what it's like to suffer from depression, especially at such a young age, he is 19.  I've watched probably hundreds possibly thousands of TED talks throughout the past few years and have never written or raved about them other then to my small circle of friends or relatives, not to say that none of them weren't enlightening, they were all great in teaching me some new concept or profound idea, or just great at expounding upon some already complex thought I had; so what makes this talk different? Well, as many who know me personally may know I am Bipolar II, I have been probably for most, if not all of my life, however I was officially diagnosed at age 22, before that I spent years of what was diagnosed as severe depression and borderline personality disorder, all pretty technical names to say what Kevin said in the quote above, I was sad when everything was going right.  HOW PROFOUND! I spent years of my life trying to explain to friends, family, girlfriends, and my now wife what being clinically depressed feels like.  It has been even harder for me as mental illness is not so widely accepted in the church, many people look down on you as if you are "crazy, or possessed", it is difficult to live with any mental illness in the world but to carry that same stigma into the church as well, a place where the broken go to be healed and the weak go for strength makes it increasingly difficult to be strong and bold about your struggles.  I won't go on too long about the video, I would rather you all enjoy it for yourself, but I wanted to say how amazing this video has been in not only shining a spotlight on mental illness, but helping so many people to understand what people like us with mental illness lives are like.  I ask that you all watch the video after the break, and help to "Stop the Stigma", of mental illness and help raise awareness.  

Also feel free to leave a comment I would love to start a dialog about mental illness, in the world and in the church, and how to help those who are suffering.

This sounds cliche' but if you are struggling with mental illness, depression or suicide, please don't hesitate to reach out. 

Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

How to get help for Depression and mental illness

New Year's Resoultion

This will be a short post, I came across a list of 10 ideas of new year's resolutions for Photographers on the Popphoto.com website and so i wanted to pass this information on to all of you in hopes that you might try some of these as well.

10 New Year's Resolutions to Improve Your Photography

~UniqDnA