The Ramblings of the Titanium Don

American Culture and Thanksgiving

Let’s pause a moment, the day after Thanksgiving in America, and reflect on what this means. More importantly, though, let’s reflect on what it SHOULD mean, versus what it APPEARS to. (Yes, I recognize the other issues with Thanksgiving and the mistreatment of the Native Americans and such, but that is not the topic I am addressing here). What it SHOULD mean:  Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day to spend with family and friends, grateful for the things we

Pathwalking 100

Perseverance is the difference between a fleeting notion and the pursuit of an idea. After one hundred weeks of posts about this concept of Pathwalking, I thought it an apropos topic. Perseverance is not simply having an idea, it is moving forward in making the intangible idea into a tangible thing.  It is a part of the means to the ends. Dictionary.com defines perseverance thus: noun 1.steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. I think nothing summarizes the entire concept of Pathwalking quite like this

Pathwalking 99

Don’t ever give up hope. I could spout all sorts of platitudes and ideas and clichés on this topic, but that gets old and worn fast.  Hope, for its own sake, is a belief, an emotion that is sustenance for the soul. Hope is this strange, obscure tenet that is tremendously misunderstood.  It is often held to simply be that intangible something to be clung to, something worth living for, something not to be let go of.  But it is

Pathwalking 98

Life is meant to be lived in the here and now. Over the past several weeks this has been the central theme of this blog.  But one thing I have not gotten into in depth is – How?  How do you live in the here and now? I have been working on this for the past two years, as I have been working to walk my own path.  Along the way I have encountered new discoveries and lessons which I

Pathwalking 97

Life is meant to be lived in the here and now. If, as I have postulated previously, I cannot live IN the past, or live FOR the future – then I am left with the present. For a lot of people, this very simple notion is hard to believe.  The here and now is immediate, it is in-your-face, it is not then, not later, but right now.  It is the moment.  It is the ultimate reality around you. We have