The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
Everyone has bad days. Everyone experiences relentless negativity. No matter how hard we try, no matter the attitude shifters or positive things for our awareness we work to use, there are going to be bad days. While I created these weekly posts to generate positivity, in order to help myself and anyone reading along, I acknowledge that there are days it simply does not work. No matter what we employ, no matter what we try, this day is terrible. There
When the other shoe drops, do you pick it up? I have been anticipating this situation for several months now. I had hoped to depart on my own terms, but I suspected this was coming. So it was not much of a surprise. The job I have held for the past year, and been duly grateful for, has come to an end. Now my eight hours a day in a place where I was all-too-often bored, and frequently unhappy, is
Even when things look really bleak, we can still find good in them. We are living in interesting times, in many ways like the Chinese curse. There are a lot of people who seem hell-bent on messing with social order, let alone taking away good things for people in the name of politics and money. Yes, this is mostly a pretty terrible thing. And yet, there has been good to have come of it. People are taking more notice, taking
Positive things feels better than negativity. This is a simple statement of fact. Negativity simply put does not feel good. Positivity does. Nobody wants to feel bad, angry, distressed, upset, depressed, or any of the myriad of negative feelings we can feel. Yet we practically bathe in negativity daily. Why? Because we are utterly immersed in it. Social media is full of complaints, the news is often upsetting or depressing, and we tend to think about it, talk about it,
I write on a lot of different topics. It all began when I was nine, and I wrote (and illustrated) a 50 page sci-fi story. I wrote a few other bits and pieces along the way. Then I learned to type, and I started typing sci-fi works. Then I started to write fantasy. I began The Source Chronicles in 1998. There was a scene, followed by another scene, then another. In time I had a novel. The novel became a
As you walk your chosen paths, you will meet well-intentioned resistance. Well-intentioned resistance is when people give you news and information that is “for your own good” or to “tell it like it is” or to otherwise offer advice, in order to keep you from making “poor” choices. This comes from those closest to you, and can be very disconcerting. Society has certain norms and expectations of us. We are supposed to go through the motions. You work five days
Ultimately, everybody wants to be happy. I believe that’s what we all most want. Happiness. When we are happy, we are more capable of living a complete, satisfying life. Positivity is a direct path to happiness. Happiness is one of the ultimate in positive feelings, which is why it’s so important that we find and cultivate it as much as we can. There is more than enough anger, intolerance, unhappiness and outright hatred in the world. Adding to that only
Some challenges are better than others. As I have mentioned before, the reason why this blog is called The Ramblings of a Titanium Don is due to two reasons. A title I get to assume from the Society for Creative Anachronism (the medieval re-enactment society I’ve been a part of for over 25 years); and the three titanium plates holding together my right clavicle. In case you missed this: On the last day of November, 1999, I was struck by
You learn something new every day. This is not just some cliché phrase, it’s literally true. Some things we learn are huge and life changing, but most are minute and easy to overlook. One of the greatest joys of life is that there is always something new to be learned. Because there is always something new to learn, virtually no situation is impossible or irreparable. We simply may be lacking in the necessary knowledge. Learning is often tied in with
My faith is being tested. I am facing a test of my belief in conscious reality creation. Do I believe in myself, and my own ability to consciously create the reality I want to live in? Do I believe I am manifesting the life I really want to experience? I have always been the best at sabotaging myself. There is no need for anyone else to interfere, I can do it just fine, thanks. I always manage to find the