The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. The world is seldom the extremes we are presented. There are many reasons why this is so, but the extremes of our world, the polar opposites, are seldom where anyone or anything actually exists. I believe that a lot of the emphasis on the extremes is because they seem easy. Either/or situations can be made to feel simpler than having more choices on the table. What’s more,
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. Positivity is not selfish. I recognize that in the face of the world today, and all the insanity nationally and internationally, seeking out positivity for yourself may seem like a selfish notion. With so many people facing adversity, cruelty, devastation, tangible and intangible bad things, doesn’t it make you selfish if you seek positivity and good things? No, because there are limited things we can all do
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. Recognizing the difference between willing and willful is important. Each of these ideas has its own time and place. But when they are misused, they can be detrimental to anything you might be attempting to create. What are willing and willful, and how do they differ? Dictionary.com gives us this: Willing (adjective) disposed or consenting; inclined cheerfully consenting or ready done, given, borne, used, etc., with cheerful readiness Willful (adjective) deliberate, voluntary, or intentional unreasonably stubborn or headstrong; self-willed Willingness is the presentation of inclination and consent;
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. Words have power. It is really easy to forget the power of the words we say. When we say negative things, we tend to create bad feelings. When we say positive things, we tend to create good feelings. It’s important to keep this in mind when we are talking to other people. But it is also of equal importance to keep this in mind when we are
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. Being accountable is an important aspect of mindfulness. When you are mindful, you are choosing to be aware of yourself. You are aware of what you are thinking, how you are feeling, and actions you are taking from there. When we are mindful of ourselves, we need to be accountable. Why? Because the only way to improve our lot in life is to be accountable for being
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. The key to self-help is right there in the name. Self. Help. As in you help your self. Ironically, despite this idea of working with ourselves to help ourselves, people still seem easily inclined to give up their power, and turn to others to improve their lives. There are certainly plenty of times where we need the help of others. Doctors can treat illnesses and prescribe needed
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. It’s not just what you say, it’s what you think. Words matter. It is not only spoken words, but written words we need to consider. For some reason, the semi-anonymity of posting online has caused people to be incautious and unkind with what they put out there. It takes very little for context to get skewed, or for someone to decide to stir a pot and create
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. Why is being mindful all the rage in the self-help world? I can tell you that there is more than one answer, and they are likely all right, and all wrong at the same time. The concept of mindfulness and being mindful takes in a lot of different approaches. Meditation, psychiatry, self-help and philosophy all apply the idea in order to better ourselves and enrich our lives.
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. Do you ever find that you are asking yourself why or why not a lot? Often the topic can be similar, but it’s just a matter of approach. Why take that chance? Why not take that chance? Why is a question we ask constantly, pretty much all of our lives. Why is the sky blue? Why are those people holding hands? Why did he/she/they dump me? And
This post contains affiliate banner links. For more info, see my disclosures. Are you happy? We often shy away from this question. Why? Because when we look at the world around us, and all the troubles going on, we might just find that having our own happiness makes us feel guilty. It is one of the most ludicrous things I can possibly imagine. Why? Because just about everything we are doing with our lives is to find things that