The Philosophy of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, Nontoxic Positivity, and More
Too many people seem to prefer not thinking or feeling for themselves these days. It never ceases to amaze me how easily people let others think and feel for them. It’s as if the idea of thinking for yourself is inappropriate, challenging, and not at all worthwhile. If that’s not the case, then how else can you explain the idea of “woke” – as in awake and aware – being a bad thing? The problem with this is that nobody
Given or received, appreciation goes a long way. This past weekend, I received recognition for certain things I do in my medieval reenactment society. The words of appreciation that went with that recognition got me thinking about how appreciation always appreciates. The recognition I received was for two things. First, for the work I do in teaching others how to do medieval rapier combat (fencing). As a student of the arte of defense, I also love teaching new people fencing
Make yourself a judgment-free zone. There is an idea permeating the collective consciousness that is, frankly, wrong. That’s the idea that we’re all in competition with one another. What this implies we’re competing for is utter bullshit. It starts with the competition for material things. That to be acceptable, to be worthy, you must have certain things. This car, that outfit, those kinds of items, and whatnot. Worse, however, is the utterly false implication that we’re in competition for the
You decide how you approach life, the universe, and everything. Let’s be blunt here. We live in some crazy, distressing, utterly uncertain times. How this is where we are is completely infuriating and scary. Getting out of this current collective consciousness is going to take a lot of work on the part of each of us, individually. You can’t think, feel, intend, or act for anyone else. Period. The only person you can control is yourself. You alone can know,
Gratitude is always a force for good. I know that I’m incredibly fortunate. I have an amazing wife, a crazy but loving family, awesome friends, and acquaintances; I wouldn’t trade them for anything. A comfortable home, a great car, and amazing potential and possibilities available to me. I have amazing people, places, and things both tangible and intangible in my life that I’m deeply, hugely, tremendously thankful for. I’m not trying to brag, I just want to express gratitude. I’m
Ideas to deal with the madness of the world. I recently finished reading Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday. Having recently completed Ego is the Enemy by Holiday, I was intrigued when this appeared on my Kindle screen. In Mr. Holiday, I have found a kindred spirit. Both of these books spoke to me in much the same way I strive to speak to you. Plain English, simple concepts, no promises or pretenses. Just a presentation of ideas that
Apply practical mindfulness to see where you are and what you can do. Spend any time watching the news or scrolling through social media, and chances are you’ll feel awful. The latest surreal act on the part of the Trump administration, the not-so-Supreme Court’s support of their BS, and the spinelessness and corruption in Congress are just depressing and/or infuriating as fuck. If you spend any time at all focused on this, you probably feel like it’s all going to
Life seldom presents you with only one choice. There we were, sitting in the living room, chilling on the couch with the cats. The weekend was drawing to a close, and we were going to watch the Sunday night animated shows we enjoy. About five minutes in, the power goes out. That’s odd. Why is the power out? We look outside. Apart from the lamp on the side street beside the house being out, everything else appears to be working
It’s all much more connected than we realize. I believe that everyone is unique from everyone else. No two people are alike, because nobody can be inside anyone else’s head, heart, or soul but their own. You alone are in your mind, your body, and your spirit. That means only you can have full knowledge of your health, wellness, and wellbeing. Whether physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual, you are the only one who experiences your life. Despite the individuality and
When you don’t choose, you cede your power. There are a lot of voices in the world telling you who, what, where, how, and why you should have, do, and be. Everywhere you turn, someone is going to tell you to do this, that, or the other thing. Be like this or suffer. Do like that or face pain. It’s intimidating, scary, and confusing. What’s the right choice? If I choose wrong, will I suffer, and how badly? For that
