The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
Change is inevitable. Change will happen, no matter how much you would rather it did not. Change is a part of life, it is a constant, and it cannot be denied. We can put it off, we can neglect it, we can rail against it. But it will happen, and it will take place, for good or ill. Change comes. People often think themselves victims of circumstance, victims of change. But we all have within us the power to direct
Do you know what happens if we stand against one another, in opposition? Do you know what we accomplish, what we achieve? Nothing. That’s right. Opposing this and standing against that and resisting things gets you a whole lot of nothing. It gets you nowhere. Look at the federal government. Rather than work on a replacement for Obamacare, what do they do? Oppose it. And what do they accomplish? Nothing. Carl Jung told it simply. “What you resist, persists.” What
While we are singular beings, we are made of many components. Some are physical and tangible, like our organs and limbs and such – some are intangible – like our soul, spirit, and emotions. While exploring the topic of trust, I touched on three separate but equal aspects that make up the human experience. I thought it might not be a bad idea to explore these further, as they play a greater part in our make-up than just with regards
So far we have looked at trust on several levels. It began with an analysis of the notion of trust, and how important trusting yourself it. Then I continued with answering the question What do you do to regain lost trust? I explored the absolute importance of forgiveness to this process, and how complex this notion really is. After that, I continued to explore the importance of trust, and how deeply necessary trusting yourself is. The question I have not
Trust is a multi-faceted concept many of us find difficult at best. When a breach of trust is an external issue you are faced with, what to do with the person/entity that did this? Do you keep them in your life, let them go, move them from inner circles to outer circles? But when it comes to the self you don’t have the same option. Of course, one could argue, you DO have that option. You can take on an
Trust is a multi-faceted concept many of us find difficult at best. Trust is reliance on something tangible or intangible, holding onto confidence and hope. That is what trust is. Last week I began to explore that trust in the self is in many respects even more vital than trust in any external force or entity. Without proper trust in who I am, and what I want to do, walking my own Path will be almost impossible. I concluded by
Trust is a multi-faceted concept many of us find difficult at best. Trust takes on a lot of forms, and can have a lot of meanings. It is not a simple concept or just a word, it is a tenet of human existence. What does trust mean? Extracting key elements of its meaning from dictionary.com, we know that trust means: noun reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence; confident expectation of something; hope. verb (used without object) to rely upon or place confidence in someone or something (usually followed by in or to): to trust in another’s honesty, trusting to luck; to have confidence; hope: Things work out if one only trusts. To sum it up, trust is reliance on something tangible or intangible,
When did 2013 become 1950 all over again? In history class, when I was in high school back in the very early 1990’s, we studied the civil rights movement and learned about all the progress the country had made since the likes of Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and so on and so forth. In the year 2008 we elected the first black man to the Presidency of the United States. Amazing! All that progress, all that
It is never in your own best interest to ignore an inspired idea. Yet often, we do. And we make all sorts of excuses – It’s too impractical. There isn’t enough time/money/resources for that. I am unable to do that. I can dream, but I cannot make the dream reality. It’s impossible. When we fall into this trap, it becomes truth. Truth is not, as many people believe, a simple notion. I have long said there are three brands to
Independence Day. While there will be celebrations and barbecues and fireworks across the nation, I have to ask a question I know I am not alone in pondering. Have we lost sight of today’s meaning? On July 4, 1776, 237 years ago, the Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, separating the United States from the British Empire. It was a bold, spirited, brave move to win freedom from an oppressive government, and arguably changed the course not only of