The Philosophy of the Titanium Don
Ramblings

Category: Pathwalking

Self-Sabotage Is Well-Meaning But Not Helpful

This occurs when your ego thinks it’s protecting you. Probably the single greatest obstacle between where I am and where I desire to be is myself. Through meditation, mindfulness practices, and therapy, I’ve identified how I self-sabotage my own efforts. Why? Because of my fear of abandonment, which mostly manifests as an equal fear of success and failure. What does this look like? It’s the voice in my head telling me I’m not enough, not good enough, and that there

Is The Next Step on My Path Short, Long, or a Leap?

These are the choices before me as I walk this path. I’m very fortunate that I have the privilege of walking the path I’m on. Self-publishing my work, writing full-time, and doing other part-time work to cover my expenses and earn money has been ideal for me. Ultimately, it’s good for my mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health, wellness, and wellbeing. I watch too many people stuck in situations where they have to struggle and feel a tinge of guilt.

Even Philosophers Need a Vacation

The mind, body, and spirit all need a break from time to time. As you’re reading this, I’m away on my annual trip to the Pennsic War. This is a huge event with the medieval reenactment society I’ve been playing with for nearly 35 years. While at this event, I’m with some of my favorite people hanging out, fencing, gaming, and generally enjoying time away from my usual life. Over the years, the necessity of this break has become increasingly

Creating and Finding Calm Invigorates You

How can that be true? If you live in the United States, you’re constantly bombarded by endless messages to keep pushing. Go faster. Do more. Be a force. Blaze a trail. Never stop. The key to being, having, and doing all you can be/do/have is to work really hard with high energy. You can research this yourself, but I’ve read enough credible information to make this statement: That’s not the whole truth. Sure, many people succeed because of their drive.

You Can Only Change Your Corner of the World

You only control change when it comes to you and your life. I do my best to stay informed about world happenings. However, I choose to do so no deeper than surface-level information. That’s because I know if I dig too deeply, I’ll get upset, angry, scared, frustrated, and doom and gloomy. A small number of selfish people are doing some pretty unconscionable things to the world right now. Beyond them, a slightly larger, but still small, number of people

I’ve Lost Track of Myself Along This Path

Now I need to learn who I am. Again. For the past 14+ years, I’ve been working hard to be my truest, most genuine self. As part of that, and to spur more of the thing I love most (writing), I began blogging every single week on a topic I came to call Pathwalking. This is my life philosophy of applied mindfulness to choose the paths I take. Since I began to live this way more regularly, I’ve been calmer,

Does It Matter What They Think of Me?

Short answer: No. Long answer: Read on! I’ve spent most of my life caring most about what other people think of me. What kind of impression do I make? Do they think ill or good of me? Am I a good person worth your time and attention, or a bad person to be shunned? Do I deserve love, attention, and affection, or should I be scorned, ignored, and distanced? This has driven my life since childhood. The incessant need to

Cleaning Out Your Subconscious Mind is Challenging

Who knew the subconscious held on to so much? Over the years, I’ve been in and out of therapy. I have been fortunate enough to have had some truly amazing therapists. Each has been unique, bringing a variety of ideas and approaches to help me work with the issues that impact my mental, emotional, and spiritual health. It’s too easy to look to physical health, wellness, and wellbeing. Hell, our society is veritably obsessed with the physical – looks, body

What Does it Mean to Stop Questioning and Just Be?

A new challenge on my path to be here now, more. I love learning. One of the driving forces in my life is my desire to gain more knowledge, to learn new things, to evolve my understanding. Much of what I know is largely useless. Trivia? Oh, do I have a head full of useless trivia. Also quotes from movies and TV shows, song lyrics, and the like. I love when I’m writing, and I come up to a question

Subtle Changes Produce Big Results

Sometimes it takes very little to do a lot. Change is the one and only constant in the universe. No matter who, what, where, how, or why you are, change will happen. For the most part, change is impartial, neutral, and simply occurs. It takes many forms and happens both insanely fast and ludicrously slow. When it comes to the big picture matters and the collective consciousness, you and I have little to no control over anything. As I frequently

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