The Ramblings of the Titanium Don

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I regularly use the phrase Consciousness Creates Reality.  The question you might ask is – what does that mean, and how does it relate to Pathwalking? I borrowed this phrase long ago from my best friend, and find it is probably the truest phrase I have ever heard or spoken.  The meaning is both deeply simple and utterly complex. Consciousness – this is awareness.  Awareness of the self, awareness of one’s surroundings, the general acknowledgement of being. Creates – the

Working on the only thing we really have control over

What if we all focused on ourselves for a while? I don’t mean everyone should become selfish – I mean rather than focusing on all the outside influences and all the negatives of the world, we redirect our focus on ourselves, and work to improve what we can in our own lives. This might be a radical idea, but as I read the news and all the negative things going on out there – be it political, religious, monetary, whatever

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Thought + Feeling + Action = Pathwalking.  But another important element in this equation – quite possibly the glue that binds it, in fact – is discipline. Last post, I explained my issues with feeling.  Thought I have little problem with, but feeling is a whole other issue.  It is time to discipline myself to work on feeling out my thoughts. Discipline, unfortunately, has never been my strong suit. Without discipline, accomplishing the act of walking one’s path, let alone

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I am a thinker, not a feeler.  I am all about thought, rather than emotion.  And while, at times, this is advantageous – at times it really is not. It’s all well and good, in the process of this whole Pathwalking notion, to think about what I intend.  But to really do it, to make it actually happen requires more than thought.  It requires intent.  It requires feeling. And that, for me, is the challenge.  Feeling. I know a number

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The concept of Pathwalking has a lot of different definitions.  What is means for me is not what it will mean for you, or him, or her, or anyone else. The idea is that you choose a path that you want to choose.  But an important aspect of this is that you can only choose for yourself.  You cannot choose a path for anyone else. For some people, the path that brings them ultimate contentedness and happiness is utterly simple. 

The Danger of Reactionaries

Why are we letting the reactionaries have so much power right now? Politics and religion in particular are both currently being attacked by reactionaries – and they seem to be winning.  And this makes no sense at all. What does it mean to be reactionary?  Dictionary.com says this: re·ac·tion·ar·y (adjective) 1. of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change. This covers a lot of politics and religion at the moment.   Pick a topic – gay marriage, censorship, propaganda, global warming, health care reform, taxes…every one