The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
What is backtracking, and why is it the opposite of Pathwalking? I have said before that the path is not always straight, will turn, twist, double back on itself. Doubling back might imply backtracking, but that is not the case. This notion of backtracking is making a leap from where you are on the path now to a previous point. I’m not talking about switching from one path to another, I am talking about taking a pronounced leap backwards, to
Everyone wants to see results for their effort. We all want to know that we are succeeding in our goals. We are inundated with phrases like “results driven” and “results oriented” in job descriptions. No matter what we do, the results are important to us. Just to add a little fuel to that fire, we are a quick-fix, instant gratification, get it NOW society. We want to see it happen AS SOON as possible. Tomorrow is not good enough, we
I want to be a better person. Yes, I want to be a better son, better boyfriend, better friend, better worker, better person in the eyes of society. But in order to achieve that, I need to do right by myself. Why do I want to be a better person? Because while the person I am is pretty awesome, there is still room for improvement. And in becoming a better person, I will learn to love myself better. And not
I am. Two of the most powerful words anyone can utter. What follows them will help in building up the self. I am happy. I am strong. I am attractive. I am wise. I am worthy. Unfortunately, following “I am” with negatives is equally, if not sometimes more powerful. I am broke. I am angry. I am weak. I am fat. I am unworthy. All you have to do is read the news. All you have to do is read
Independence is one of the primary reasons to walk one’s own path. The best definition from Dictionary.com for independence is freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others. This is one of the main reasons to choose to walk our own path. We want to be free, we want to be independent, we want to ultimately be in control of our own fate, our own destiny. Sometimes winning that independence is easy. But sometimes it is
Thought + Feeling + Action = Pathwalking. But another important element in this equation – quite possibly the glue that binds it, in fact – is discipline. Last post, I explained my issues with feeling. Thought I have little problem with, but feeling is a whole other issue. It is time to discipline myself to work on feeling out my thoughts. Discipline, unfortunately, has never been my strong suit. Without discipline, accomplishing the act of walking one’s path, let alone
I am a thinker, not a feeler. I am all about thought, rather than emotion. And while, at times, this is advantageous – at times it really is not. It’s all well and good, in the process of this whole Pathwalking notion, to think about what I intend. But to really do it, to make it actually happen requires more than thought. It requires intent. It requires feeling. And that, for me, is the challenge. Feeling. I know a number
The concept of Pathwalking has a lot of different definitions. What is means for me is not what it will mean for you, or him, or her, or anyone else. The idea is that you choose a path that you want to choose. But an important aspect of this is that you can only choose for yourself. You cannot choose a path for anyone else. For some people, the path that brings them ultimate contentedness and happiness is utterly simple.
What if, in the course of walking your path, when you do find yourself, you don’t like who you find? Truth be told, that is an integral part of the entire Pathwalking concept. I don’t care who you are, or what you’ve done throughout your life…there are still moments you wish you could take back, people you wish you could speak better to, choices made that you might have preferred not to make. This is a part of the human
Pathwalking is about choosing our own fate, our own destiny, and walking a path to reach a goal we desire. I would argue that while the goal of pathwalking is important, it is the journey that is of greater importance. One of the main reasons why the journey is more important than the goal is simply because the goal itself is seldom static. It might grow, it might change, it might shift entirely. As you walk the path you may