Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
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.
Why are we letting the reactionaries have so much power right now? Politics and religion in particular are both currently being attacked by reactionaries – and they seem to be winning. And this makes no sense at all. What does it mean to be reactionary? Dictionary.com says this: re·ac·tion·ar·y (adjective) 1. of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change. This covers a lot of politics and religion at the moment. Pick a topic – gay marriage, censorship, propaganda, global warming, health care reform, taxes…every one
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
Sometimes this walking-your-own-path stuff can be tiring. You get footsore, like with any long walk or hike; and that’s a perfectly normal thing. When it comes to pathwalking, it may be yet another opportunity. One aspect of Pathwalking is the goal at the end. But equally, if not more important, is what you encounter on the journey itself. When the journey makes you footsore, that doesn’t mean in any way you abandon the path. You just pause. When I go
Pathwalking is not easy. In especial when the path you choose is not “the norm”. There will be resistance from multiple sources. I have long believed that we are not simply here to follow rote routines. Life is so very much more than get out of bed, go to work, come home, have dinner, watch TV, go to bed, repeat. Yes, we all need to be able to make money to pay for the essentials, let alone the toys we
When fear interferes with your attempt at Pathwalking, how do you overcome it? This is a really difficult question. Fear, an intangible, never quite feels the same. Different fears produce different reactions. But I believe it can still be overcome by any number of processes. The first step is to analyze it. What am I fearing? Why am I fearing it? Is my fear warranted, or nothing but a visceral reaction? What should I do about the fear? Can this
Heterosexuals and homosexuals are equals. Period. And it does not matter where people fall between these two extremes. It does not matter if you are gay, straight, bi-sexual, omnisexual or asexual – everyone is equal. That is the long and short of it. In the 1920’s, there was a movement for equal rights for women. In the 1960’s, there was a movement for equal rights for black people. Now, there is a movement for equal rights for homosexuals. It should
Probably the single greatest obstacle to Pathwalking is fear. FDR famously said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Yoda stated that, “Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” And in Dune, Frank Herbert gave us the Litany against Fear: “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through
Do I deserve to be happy? Have I earned the right to walk my own path? Am I good enough, smart enough, wise enough, deserving enough to be one of those people who can choose and walk their own path? Yes. Yes I am. And Yes, you are, too. One of the biggest problems with seeking, finding, and walking your own path is exactly this. Am I deserving of having this choice? There are a lot of factors, a lot