The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
Identity has been an interesting challenge throughout my life. As a small child, as much as I can recall, I was a loner. I had little to nothing in common with the other kids in my neighborhood, for several reasons I don’t need to go into here. Suffice it to say, much of my time was spent playing pretend on my own, or coming up with cool adventures for my Star Wars action figures in my own variation of the
Should I be concerned about disappointing myself? I struggle with this pretty frequently, and I know I am not alone in this. Who am I? I ask that question a lot. Part of why I keep asking is because I am constantly changing – which is part of the human condition. Another reason why I ask is because I know that you probably have a different impression of me than I have of myself. Ever hear a recording of your
I have a pretty good idea about who I am. Yes, in some respects I am two people – one in the real world, one in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) – but overall, I am simply me. I wrote about this yesterday at my author website. But one of the bridges that I am frequently working with is the one between MJ and Malcolm. Who I am and what I do in the SCA versus the mundane world,
What about branching paths? How do you figure out if the branches are worth walking or need pruning off of your life paths? This was an excellent question asked following Pathwalking 53. The answer is both extremely simple and potentially complex. As you walk your path, you will come across forks, branches, crossroads, and various and sundry obstacles. How can you tell a diversion from a proper path? How do you choose which is the way to go? Let’s break
Do you know yourself? I have encountered far more people for whom the answer to that question is No, rather than Yes. What does that even mean? As a society, we have become extremely complacent about our lives. I say over and over again that people too often just let life live them. Get up in the morning, go to work, go home, veg in front of the TV a couple hours, go to bed. Rinse, repeat. We look to