The Challenges of This Season

Not everyone finds this time of year so celebratory. I’ve been tired of the Christmas-themed advertisements and music since they started in early October. Was it so long ago that talk of Christmas didn’t start before Halloween was complete, at the earliest? How about after Thanksgiving? I’ve worked in retail, so I fully understand that stores were doing all their holiday purchases back in June and July. Somehow, the increasing commercialization of the holidays, and Christmas in particular, stretches further

Thinking and Feeling for Yourself is an Act of Positivity

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

Understanding The Lies Capitalism is Selling Us (That We Keep Buying)

Let’s talk about the reality of the so-called “normal.” I don’t normally go off on economics or politics, save mentions here and there. But this keeps bothering me. I keep seeing memes, posts on social media, and other references to corporate welfare, the “needs” for subsidies and tax relief for uber-wealthy people and businesses, and other lies of capitalism we’re constantly bombarded with. Businesses whine about losing money on properties that are now empty due to work from home and

Appreciation Always Appreciates

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

Choosing the Same Path but Changing Direction

Similar, but not the same. I started blogging weekly at the start of 2012. This was my first New Year’s Action (rather than a resolution), and it got me writing more frequently. I began to blog once a week, and Pathwalking was born. Now, 729 weeks later, I’m still creating content and sharing my evolving philosophy on life, conscious reality creation, mindfulness, and more. In addition to Pathwalking weekly, I added many other daily posts. At one point, I was

You Only Must Prove Yourself to Yourself

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

Your Ego Isn’t Your True Self

Recognizing this is important to claiming your power. There is only one person inside of your head, heart, and soul. That would be you. Only you can think your thoughts, feel your feelings, intend your intentions, choose your approach, and take your actions. Obvious, right? Not so much. The entire anti-woke movement misses this. If they didn’t, they’d recognize and acknowledge that being woke – awake and aware – is far better than being asleep at the switch or allowing

The Approach You Take to Anything and Everything is Your Choice

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,

You Alone Can Know Who You Are

Only you can get inside your mind and be who you desire to be. Everyone has their own way of doing things. Some people swear by this routine or that practice and tell you it’s the One True Way. Maybe what they do will work for you, too. Maybe. But there are no guarantees. That’s because who you are is not who they are. No two people are the same. Alike? Sure. The same? No. Every single person on Planet

Thank You, Universe

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

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