The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
Change is a good thing. Yet this terrifies us. Change leads to the unknown, and in our fear-based society, the unknown frightens us. I know that to some degree, this is a survival instinct. When we lived in caves, and had a limited knowledge of anything but the immediate geography, the unknown beyond was almost unimaginable. What kind of creatures are over that mountain? Are there monsters in the sea? Does that village we see smoke from contain cannibals? Some
I am the only one who can break the pattern. But I don’t have all the answers. More often than not what I have is more questions. I believe that this is one of the things, though, that makes life worth living. New questions, new things to learn, answers to be found for questions asked. I have been asking myself a lot of questions lately. That’s what I do when I find myself on unfamiliar ground. Here I am, between
Our souls are forever, but our bodies are finite. We only get one shot at life. I read and listen to a lot of self-help books. I have read and/or listened to works by Tony Robbins, Jen Sincero, Rhonda Byrne, Stephen Covey, Wallace Wattles, Napoleon Hill, Boni Lonnsburry and more. The topics range from ideas for how to live life to the fullest, manifestation, controlling our emotions, choosing our own destinies, making money through ways we love, and so on.
Though what happened in Charlottesville last weekend did not have a direct effect on me, it is still something I take personally. Crossing the Bridges is where I get the most personal, and this week in particular I need to address what I am seeing in this country. I was born and raised Jewish. Though I don’t practice the religion at this time, I DO culturally consider myself a Jew. I am proud of my heritage, and it means a
Making a plan has not always been my strong suit. I tend to take actions as needed, but planning? Not so much. From time to time I will make a plan. But more often than not, I just go along and do what I need to do. This is not tremendously compatible with the notion of conscious reality creation. Take my writing, for instance. A friend once told me there are two kinds of writers in the world – planners
Why does the “how” of it all continue to get in my way? Two weeks ago I discussed the block I encounter between idea and end goal. I want to be a bestselling author. The “how” of the process is what keeps tripping me up, and I think it’s time to dig deeper into why that is. Conscious reality creation works. I’ve done it many times, and I intellectually understand it. One of my greatest issues, though, is emotions, which
When the other shoe drops, do you pick it up? I have been anticipating this situation for several months now. I had hoped to depart on my own terms, but I suspected this was coming. So it was not much of a surprise. The job I have held for the past year, and been duly grateful for, has come to an end. Now my eight hours a day in a place where I was all-too-often bored, and frequently unhappy, is
I write on a lot of different topics. It all began when I was nine, and I wrote (and illustrated) a 50 page sci-fi story. I wrote a few other bits and pieces along the way. Then I learned to type, and I started typing sci-fi works. Then I started to write fantasy. I began The Source Chronicles in 1998. There was a scene, followed by another scene, then another. In time I had a novel. The novel became a
Some challenges are better than others. As I have mentioned before, the reason why this blog is called The Ramblings of a Titanium Don is due to two reasons. A title I get to assume from the Society for Creative Anachronism (the medieval re-enactment society I’ve been a part of for over 25 years); and the three titanium plates holding together my right clavicle. In case you missed this: On the last day of November, 1999, I was struck by
My faith is being tested. I am facing a test of my belief in conscious reality creation. Do I believe in myself, and my own ability to consciously create the reality I want to live in? Do I believe I am manifesting the life I really want to experience? I have always been the best at sabotaging myself. There is no need for anyone else to interfere, I can do it just fine, thanks. I always manage to find the