The Philosophy of the Titanium Don
Ramblings

Category: Pathwalking

Who Needs Kindness, Compassion, and Empathy?

Everyone. Everyone needs kindness, compassion, and empathy. Somewhere along the way, a certain sector of our society decided that being kind, compassionate, empathetic, and caring about anyone outside yourself or your immediate circle was a sign of weakness. They took this further and labeled it as being “woke”, like that was a horrid, unacceptable thing. What’s the opposite of awake, or “woke”? Asleep, or unaware. (Or let’s apply the thesaurus here, oblivious, ignorant, and unconscious.) Tell someone who takes umbrage

It’s Perfectly Normal to Doubt Your Path

Venturing into the unknown always comes with challenges. When I had the opportunity to write full time, I took it. In the 5 years that I’ve been walking that path I’ve managed to finish and publish 18 books. I have 1 finished now that I’m editing and am working on another. Additionally, I’ve put out over 780 blog posts. I don’t think anyone can argue that this is a lot of writing. I knew I wanted to be a writer

Can You Choose How You Handle Change?

Yes. But what that looks like depends on your actions. I write this frequently: The one and only constant in the universe is change. Change is inevitable. It can, will, and does happen. Sometimes it’s so slow that you hardly know it is ongoing, but it is. Other times, it’s so abrupt you can hardly believe what happened. In either case, for the most part, change in and of itself is neither good nor bad. Another thing I write frequently:

Sometimes the Answers Raise More Questions

Learning is essential to life. Have you ever had a big, burning question you felt an overwhelming desire to answer? Did you take any and every path you could to find the answer to it? Then, did the answer lead to new questions? Congratulations, welcome to the Human Condition. For as long as human beings have been capable of logic and reason, we’ve asked questions to understand the universe around us. Lots of things can be explained by science. Thanks

What Do You Do When You Feel Small?

Things happen that make you feel things and question your path along the way. I recently attended the Farpoint sci-fi con as an author guest. This was my 5th year doing this. As an author guest, I am given an hour to set up a table to sign and sell books. What I enjoy most, however, is that I get to take part in multiple discussion panels on a wide range of topics, including fandom, science, movies and TV, and

The Unexpected is Unavoidable

Things happen because that’s how the Universe works. At the end of 2025, I had an awful experience. I developed an abscess on my inner thigh that became infected. After a day of discomfort and spiking a fever, this sent me to the ER, which in turn put me in the hospital for 2 days of IV antibiotics. That was unexpected. But it happened. And I’m mostly recovered from the experience now. This past weekend, we got more snow than

Don’t Let Fear Rule Your Life

Fear can keep you alive, but it can also falsely limit you. Long ago, when the human race was hunter-gatherer packs roaming the land, fear kept them alive. Back then, fear was almost entirely related to threats to life and limb. Fear of lions and other large animals, falling off cliffs, fast-running waters, storms, and other matters that could lead to death. In this form, fear kept the human race alive. Over time, as humans formed communities, started farming the

How Do You Know What You Can Control Vs What You Can’t Control?

The answer is simple. So simple it seems incorrect. Spend any time online, and you are quickly overwhelmed by the craziness of the world. In just a few seconds on any social media platform, you will probably see something about world politics, the increasingly disturbing American government, friends struggling with job security, family issues, and the like. All things that you probably desire to do something about. But you can’t. You, yourself, can do nothing about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, Trump

What if Your “Self” is An Illusion?

Spoiler alert: it is. But that means it’s easier to shape and change. This is one of my very favorite quotes from Albert Einstein: “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” This particular notion is quite deep. But to many, it’s also utterly terrifying. Why? Because it questions the reality and validity of what is. Life is full of contradictions. Conflict. Ups and downs. Good and bad. Predictable and unpredictable. Opposites lie across from one another with

New Year, New Path?

Or just adjustments to your path that reflect the new year. Face it. Change is the one and only constant in the universe. Like it or not, change can, will, and does happen all the time. Most, you have little to no control over. That’s because you are not, nor ever will be, in anyone’s head, heart, or soul, save your own. Also, most change just is. It’s not good or bad, positive or negative in and of itself. It

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