The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
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
While Pathwalking is a personal, singular choice, this does not mean that outside forces are wholly invalid. I often talk about not letting outside influences dissuade you from your path. But sometimes those outside influences cannot be wholly ignored. Oh great. Another paradox. This is true, it IS another paradox. But it can’t be ignored either. And yes, this can be a complication in matters…but let me explain the thought process. Diets almost never work. Limiting what you eat for
What about branching paths? How do you figure out if the branches are worth walking or need pruning off of your life paths? This was an excellent question asked following Pathwalking 53. The answer is both extremely simple and potentially complex. As you walk your path, you will come across forks, branches, crossroads, and various and sundry obstacles. How can you tell a diversion from a proper path? How do you choose which is the way to go? Let’s break
Do you know yourself? I have encountered far more people for whom the answer to that question is No, rather than Yes. What does that even mean? As a society, we have become extremely complacent about our lives. I say over and over again that people too often just let life live them. Get up in the morning, go to work, go home, veg in front of the TV a couple hours, go to bed. Rinse, repeat. We look to
How do I find a path to choose in the first place? Pathwalking requires a path. Sometimes, it is not just a matter of choosing a path…it is a matter of finding a path to choose. This is sometimes simple, sometimes seemingly impossible. But everyone has the ability to make choices, and as such anyone can find a path to choose. But how do I find the path? Where do I look for a path? This is not something that
Endings are seldom the end. One of the things I have postulated all along during the course of these posts has been that at the root of it all, everything is energy. And energy, science will tell you, can neither be created nor destroyed, it simply is. Theology says this too, it just calls the same thing the Omnipresent. It moves into and through form, out of form, and then takes shape again, anew. As such, we never truly reach
Given natural disasters, mass murders and other tragedies, it is easy to question how anyone can believe they have control over anything. It can be terrifying to see how fragile our lives are. It takes so little to break a body and snuff out a life force. I suppose it is that randomness, that nonsensical disillusionment that causes a person to turn to religion for solace. Since it seems that control is but an illusion, if you give it over
Confidence is important to Pathwalking. This is not to be confused with competence. That’s necessary to many skills one may employ in the process of Pathwalking, but what I want to get into here is confidence. Confidence does not come easy for a lot of people. We often feel that the way others judge us has a pretty major effect on what we are doing with our lives. But the harshest judge of our confidence is usually ourselves. If I
Old habits are hard to break. This is a phrase it is necessary to let go of in order to accomplish anything with Pathwalking. As I practice Pathwalking, I have found numerous old habits ingrained within my psyche that have held me back for most of my life, in one way or another. There are of course both good habits and bad habits. So identifying whether the habit in question is a good one or a bad one is important.
Are you a lover or a fighter? As a Pathwalker, you will find that you need to be both. The pen may well be mightier than the sword, but sometimes the sharpness of the sword is what stands between you and your path. Let’s leave the metaphor and examine this notion more closely. Different jobs require different tools. A pen will do you no good when you need a spoon, just as a rock is not very helpful when you