The Philosophy of the Titanium Don
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Category: Positivity

Neglecting Self-Care Is Bad for Your Health, Wellness, and Wellbeing

Everyone deserves a break from the grind. Too many messages in the world today tell you to push. Keep going. Never stop. Do the thing, then do it again. Make it happen. Keep giving it your everything. The problem is, we need to give ourselves a break from time to time. The trouble with this is that most people feel unworthy and/or undeserving of a break, a vacation, or the like. I totally understand this. Recently, it has come to

Why Are The Journey and The Now the Best Parts?

Because they’re the most real elements of life for everyone. My wife and I were watching some show on either the Food Network or Cooking Channel. We watch a lot of shows on each network because we both love food. Eating it, cooking it, sharing it with friends. And I, for one, have learned a lot from various shows over the years. For example, my knife skills have massively improved, and I make pretty impressive spice rubs for meats. Anyhow,

Only You Know the Extent of Your Best

That’s because you’re the only one in your head, heart, and soul. Lots of people half-ass things. I’ve done it on more than one occasion myself. Sometimes this is because the thing being done doesn’t truly need your full ass (or energy, attention, focus, etc.) Other times, you make a conscious choice to give that thing only as much as you feel like due to personal, impersonal, life, world, or other random circumstances. However, more often than not, you probably

Perspective is Always Unique to You

Only you can ever know your head, heart, and soul. How you view life, the universe, and everything is unique. And I mean unique to you, and you alone. Yet it’s mind-numbing and incomprehensible to truly grasp what that means: there are around 8,000,000,000 (8 billion) unique, one-of-a-kind perspectives out there. Because of this truth, we find ourselves frequently in disagreement. I see the world this way; how in the hell do you see it that way? From our unique

Why Is It So Hard to Release These Feelings?

Resentment is a mix of multiple feelings that are not easy to release. I’m going to do some oversharing here. For a long time, I have consciously worked not to hold grudges or resentment. I’ve seen what grudges and resentment do to people. In short, no good comes of it. Then it came to my attention that I have a lot of resentment I’m holding. Wait, how’s that? I’ve been consciously working not to be resentful and hold grudges. So

Acting on Releasing My Disbelief

Enough with the self-persecution already! The single most obnoxious skeptic in my life is me. The problem is, even with proof that this is an abundant universe and that I’ve manifested things into my life, I still fight heavy doubt. No, conscious reality creation does not work in a void. The Law of Attraction isn’t just hooky-spooky bullshit; it works – but not in a vacuum. There must be action taken. What it looks like will vary, of course, but

Some Feelings You Can’t Put Into Words

You’re not alone in having inexplicable feelings impact you. I have no words to describe what I’m feeling at this moment. I think the issue is that there’s no single what or how to the feelings I’m currently experiencing. The trouble is, because I can’t express this, neither can I release it. A little backstory. Today, there was a gathering of specific individuals in my life that always comes with complexities, challenges, and stress. What’s more, it’s mostly subtle, a

Nontoxic Positivity Embraces Both Bad and Good Happenings

That’s because nothing is only positive. The word “positivity” has become fraught because it’s often applied toxically. The “power of positive thinking” is bandied about like the ultimate cure to what ails you, but it’s often shared incompletely. What that means is this: The idea that staying positive, focusing only on positivity, and denying, disregarding, and/or ignoring bad, negative things is the only way. Put on your rose-colored glasses, make sure the blinders are in place, and tiptoe through the

Avoiding Negativity is Both Impossible and Unhealthy

Negativity is part of the human experience. Many messages in today’s world stress the importance of positivity. Many of them are highly toxic because they imply, if not outright state, that positivity is everything and you’re nothing without it. I’ve been writing about nontoxic positivity for over 12 years now. It’s important to recognize how nontoxic positivity, and its recognition of negativity and everything in between, differ from toxic positivity and its blinders. However, I think I sometimes make it

You and Your Life Is the Best Place to Start

Your life is the only place you have any real control. Spend any time on social media, watching the news, or even interacting with people, it looks like the world is going mad. So many crazy, bizarre, distressing things are happening in the world, across the country, and probably among people you know more intimately; it can all feel utterly out of control. For some, getting involved and organizing protests, leading boycotts, driving people to polling places, and the like,

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