The Philosophy of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, Nontoxic Positivity, and More
Applied nontoxic positivity can help answer this question. No two days are alike. Similar, sure. Alike? No. This is because variables will make every single day different and unique in some way or other. For example, even if you wake up at 6am, on the dot, every morning, the sun isn’t precisely where it was the day before. No matter how close the temperature of the air is today to what it was yesterday, the humidity and barometric pressure are
Unless you’re being actively mindful, the answer is probably yes. The world is not the giant, insurmountable ball of negativity you read about in the news. Before you disregard that statement, pause a moment the next time you’re in a grocery store, public park, or anywhere else with lots of people. What do you see? Is everyone being terrible to everyone around them? Is it a war zone of people taking, pushing, shoving, and doing naught but harm? Or is
Guess what? You can make a new one now. Everybody makes mistakes. There isn’t a single person on Planet Earth who doesn’t err, make a poor choice, or fuck up. Not. A. One. You have made a poor choice in your life. I know that because you’re only human, and humans can, will, and do make poor choices. Guess what? You are not alone. So, so very not alone. Everyone. Every. Single. Person. Chooses badly from time to time. Yes,
Because the world doesn’t need more negativity in it. Let’s be honest. We’re living in maddening, frightening, crazy times. The degree of uncertainty we face daily is surreal, to put it mildly. A lot of the progress made toward greater equality, equity, diversity, inclusivity, and the like, is being destroyed by hateful, greedy, spiteful people. Unfortunately, their example is rubbing off on scared, uncertain, disempowered people. There isn’t anything you or I can do about that big picture. We can’t
The unknown is not positive or negative; it just is. One reason, possibly the main reason, so many people fall for the lies of people like Trump is fear of the unknown. The world is moving so fast that people feel left behind, disregarded, and like they have zero control over any of it. Thus, the so-called powerful prey upon them and their fears to enrich themselves while fucking everyone else over. This is easy to see when you take
The illusion of control can be broken by mindfulness. Our collective consciousness is full to overflowing with false notions of control. From the fictional, where powerful sorcerers can control the masses with magic, to reality, where politicians strive to control the masses with fear, the notion of control is incredibly convoluted. The idea that someone can control someone else is the main issue. That’s because, in truth, nobody can control anybody else. You have zero control over anyone else at
What is the reality of positivity, and how does it work? Positivity is not just a thought or a feeling. It’s also attitude and approach. It’s making a choice, here and now, in this moment, to face the positive end of the spectrum. Life is always in motion. You’re impacted by your internal thoughts, feelings, approach, and intentions. External stimuli, influencers, social media, news, and more, also impact you. Moment to moment, life is in constant flux. Positivity is not
Genuine positivity can still be employed in the face of this crazy reality. Unless you’ve been living in a cave or otherwise off the grid, you probably see the insanity that is the state of “reality” today. Distressing policies and laws being made, undoing environmental protections and civil liberties, increasing stances against science and reason, and other unfathomable matters are bombarding us daily. It can start to feel like it’s all going to come crashing down. It’s the end of
This is where applied mindfulness and nontoxic positivity come in. You are the only you that there is. Hence, you’re the only one in your head, heart, and soul. Nobody but you can think your thoughts, feel your feelings, determine your intentions, choose if your approach is positive or negative, or take action, but you. These are wholly your choices to make. Or not. Because, as singular and unique as you are, you are also part of the greater collective
Kindness, compassion, empathy, and caring empower. There’s a loud, obnoxious message permeating the collective consciousness these days. That message is that kindness, compassion, empathy, and caring make you weak. That giving a shit about the welfare of anyone other than yourself or your specific group is somehow part of the “woke” agenda. The message is that doing anything for anyone other than you and yours is a sign of weakness. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is not
