The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Ramblings

Year: 2013

21st Century Civil Rights – Taking a Stand

I am taking a stand for equal rights for homosexuals, bisexuals, transgendered, – everyone, really. The topic of rights for the non-hetero population of the world has come up again and again.  Whether the topic is adoption, marriage, or general discrimination issues, this is the civil rights movement of the 21st century. In the interest of full disclosure – I am a never married, heterosexual male.  In college I majored in theatre, so of course I was privy to pretty much

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Let’s take a closer look at accepting that failure will happen. We all receive so many messages expressing how negative failure is, how horrid it can be, that we cannot come to accept failure can happen. But it will.  Plain and simple.  Harsh though this statement is, it is unavoidable – you will fail.  I will fail.  In some way, failure will happen. It might be grand, it might be miniscule, but whenever you set out to do something, there

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Let’s touch on an unpleasant topic – failure. No matter how clear a path might be, no matter how much effort I might put out, how perfect my focus might be…it is still possible to fail. Some people fear failure above everything else.  Failure is the ultimate unpleasantness, some people feel.  Failure is viewed as the absolute testament of a lack of worth. Failure is not an option has been a bold statement made by many along the way.  And

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Thus far, in exploring the “six core human necessities”, we have examined the needs for  certainty, uncertainty, significance, growth, and contribution. These core human needs, as mentioned prior, are borrowed from Tony Robbins, but all tie into Pathwalking rather well.  So far, we have taken a look at those that are almost entirely from within.  Now, I want to examine the one that must ALSO be about the world outside of us.  I am talking about, of course, love and

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Following my last couple of posts, I want to continue to examine the “six core human necessities”.  As suggested by Tony Robbins, these are certainty, uncertainty, significance, love and connection, growth, and contribution. Let’s take a closer look at significance (the need for feeling wanted and worthy), growth and contribution.  All of these come from within, and are core to everything we need in order to walk the paths of our choosing. Significance in particular is tricky.  Why?  Because often

Taking a stand

No offense, ladies, but this is a letter specifically to the rest of the members of my gender (but feel free to read on). Gentlemen, We need to take a stand.  It is time to stop letting a minority make the rest of us look like fools and idiots.  It is time to be heard. I am writing about these men who are working so hard to limit the rights of women.  I am talking about these crazy politicians and

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Though a paradox, it is postulated that we all need certainty and uncertainty in our lives. Following my last post, I want to further examine the “six core human necessities”.  As suggested by Tony Robbins, we all need certainty, uncertainty, significance, love and connection, growth, and contribution.  I agree with this notion, and believe that it ties into Pathwalking rather well. Certainty and uncertainty are respectively the need for stability/security and the need for variety.  The problem with this, of

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I want to share some guidance I have received as I have been walking my own path. Whether you consider him a visionary or a shyster, Tony Robbins has been an influential figure in the lives of a great many people over the last couple decades.  While I do not necessarily agree with everything he presents, he does more often than not seem to me to share my philosophy.  Consciousness creates reality: The core of Pathwalking. One thing Tony Robbins

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Pathwalking may be a singular choice…but that does not mean we have to go it alone. I have talked about people not understanding your path.  People not understanding the choices you make.  People trying to influence you as obstructions, not to help you.  But what I have not mentioned previously are the people along your path supporting you. Human beings are not meant to be alone.  We are, science tells us, social creatures.  We need friends, family, loved ones, even

A different perspective on the issue of guns

There is no short term solution to this problem.  Let’s just start right there. You cannot take away all the guns.  Period.  And for all of you thinking this is what will happen – IT WILL NOT.  Period.  It may become harder to acquire guns, but no one will be coming into your home to take yours away.  Let’s just start there. And just because the government will likely make it harder to get guns – let’s be real.  If

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