The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
They might not be much by themselves, but altogether they’re something. I live in an apartment. It’s an amazing home for my wife, cats, and me. We each have our own office space, shared bedroom, decent-sized kitchen, and a small deck. The apartment is on the second floor of a three-floor unit, and in the winter we get sufficient heat from the neighbors around us that we’ve never had to run heaters during the winter. The neighbors below us have
If they’re a human being, then yes. What comes next is a choice. Human beings were not designed to have overwhelm be our default. But here we are. It should come as no surprise to anyone. Between billboards, TV, radio, social media, email, the internet, smartphones, and various other media we encounter daily, we’re frequently, utterly inundated. Odds are, you’re reading this on a phone, tablet, or PC. All of these are devices that were created to better connect us.
A positive approach can help you overcome overwhelm on many levels. You and I live in a world that’s frequently overwhelming. I stopped watching the news and reading news websites in depth because it made me feel awful. So many terrible things happening out there. And worst of all – the vast majority of them I can do little to nothing about. What about the things I do and the people I spend time with? Also tricky, because there are
Yeah, that’s a lie. I’m feeling flustered and stressed. But what comes next is on me. Let’s talk about the great big elephant in the room. Feeling stressed. Virtually everyone deals with stress from time to time. Deadlines, pressures to do things from within and without, expectations, and many other things can be stressors in our lives. Even when you seek to carve your own path in life – it is not stress-free. I don’t care who they are –
Even in the current world situation, you both can and should decide on your life choices. Every single day of your life you are faced with choices. The vast majority are pretty minor. When to get out of bed; what, where, and when to eat; what to wear; who to talk to; and so on. Small choices without which you would likely do nothing but turn into an unkempt lump barely recognizable as a human being. Frequently, when it comes
To avoid overwhelm while remaining informed is not easy, but utterly necessary for finding and maintaining positivity. Let’s be perfectly honest here. The world you and I live in today is complicated, and all-too-often full of fear, lack, scarcity, and overall negativity. All you have to do is scroll through social media. Doing so, you will see memes and links to articles about any number of terrible things going on. It can be thoroughly disheartening, infuriating, annoying, maddening, and all
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. The world is only a terrible place if you accept it as such. You and I, however, have the power to change it for the better. Yes, I know that this feels like a stretch, but it is still the truth. I am well aware that many terrible things are happening. Aware doesn’t even begin to cover it. Spend a minute scrolling through Facebook or Twitter or
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. There is a surprisingly substantial difference between want and desire. Want is based in lack. One of its definitions, from dictionary.com is to be without, or deficient in. Want comes from a place of lack and scarcity. It is a statement that implies that there is not enough, that you have gone without because that which you want there is not enough of. Further, that implies that
There is more than enough for everyone. We live in an abundant universe. There are more than enough resources, opportunities, companions, friends and lovers for everyone. Material or immaterial, there is more than enough. Money, cars, homes, food, clothing, joy, love, essentials and non-essentials, there is more than enough. The biggest lie we are fed by those enjoying the illusion of being in power is that we do not have enough. They use fear of a lack, scarcity, and an
Don’t panic! Two little words, but some of the best advice you can receive. I woke up this morning, and I was feeling pretty good. Decent night’s sleep, looking forward to taking care of some business and writing today. But then a little voice in my head reminded me of an issue currently on my plate. My heart rate began to accelerate, I got butterflies in the pit of my stomach, and my mind began racing through all the terrible,
