The Ramblings of the Titanium Don

Reiki

The world needs help. There is a tremendous amount of bad going on lately. But more than that – there is a lot of FOCUS on all this bad. And the more we focus on negatives – the more we draw these negatives to us. As a Warrior of the Light (and for a full definition of that phrase, I refer you to Paulo Cuelho’s book of the same name) I feel I must do my part to be a

Choice. Decision. Action.

Its been a while since my last post here.  Life has been a tad busy – and my internet connectivity at work is no longer any good.  Gotta love over-enthusiastic security. Anyhow…I have been debating what topic to cover next, and I think I shall choose one near but not so dear to me.  Choice.  Decision.  Action. All things in life, I believe, come down to this.  Choices.  Decision.  Action.  Every day we ware faced with choices, have to make

Exclusivity?

Why do we exclude? One of my biggest complaints about religion nowadays is how exclusive it has become.  And in being exclusive, it becomes intolerant.  Wasn’t the entire point of the formation of these religious organizations to provide a place of INclusion?  Wasn’t this supposed to be about bringing together a community of people with a similar set of ideas/beliefs and dare I say values? So when did these organizations decide to become the oppressors?   When did they decide that

Intention

Last entry I wrote about energy.  Building on that – today I am going to write about intent. And just what is intent? in·tent [in-tent] –noun 1. something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds. 2. the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent. 3. Law . the state of a person’s mind that directs his or her actions toward a specific object. 4. meaning or significance. Ok,

Energy

Today I am going to talk about energy. I believe, and science largely confirms, that EVERYTHING in the universe, from the largest black hole to the smallest electron, is made of energy.  And energy cannot be created nor destroyed – it always IS, always will be, it just moves in and out of form, between the visible and the invisible, constantly moving, constantly shifting, both in synch with and apart from everything.  When Yoda stated that “luminous beings are we

No complaints!

The original topic planned for this space has been postponed.  Today I present you with a new and different topic instead. We all know that we live in an imperfect world.  VERY few people have EVERYTHING they want, and from there few people know how to GET what they want in a proactive/productive manner.  So what do we do when things don’t go as we’d most desire?  We complain. Complaining is EASY.  It takes little to no effort to examine

Fear

Dune’s Litany Against Fear states this so well:  “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” Then we get FDR:  “The only thing we have to fear

More thoughts – religion and public life.

I give you part 2 of my rant on the topic of religion. Let me state this plain and simple – religion has NO PLACE in public service, politics, and policy.  Period. Let me begin my explanation by stating I have NOTHING against religion overall – my issue here comes of the largest problem with putting religion into these practices. Which religion are you using? There are a LOT of religions, sects, sub-sects, minor and major groups, subdivisions, and cults

Next reality topic – Religion vs Morality vs Spirituality.

I am going to split this into multiple parts, because there are multiple distinct thoughts I have on this topic.  The first part I’ll give you my take on religion, morality and spirituality. Religion has been called by Karl Marx the “Opiate of the masses”.  My own understanding of the tenet of religion is a group of people sharing a system of beliefs with regards to the inexplicable (i.e. god, death, the unknown in general) for mutual comfort and understanding. 

A real topic – Politics.

It is time for a first rant, I think.  Thus far I’ve kept things pretty benign. Today’s topic – Politics.  Let’s talk about the state of politics in the USA, shall we?  In my opinion – they are completed FUBAR.  The levels of deceit, greed and corruption in our Congress is both shameful and ludicrous.  The partisanship and patronism is completely out of hand, and no one is doing anything about it. On the surface, Health Care reform is a