The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
Thank you. These are two words that mean more than almost any others you can say. They convey gratitude. And gratitude is something we all too readily take for granted. It is pretty much impossible to get anywhere in life without being grateful for where you have gotten to, and for what you have. And yet gratitude is something that just does not come easily for many people. We get so caught up in the bad news, the insanity of
There is more than enough love, power, happiness and joy for everyone. These things are in abundance, even though they are all-too-often denied. All of these are part of why one chooses Pathwalking. I know that I, personally, want more love, empowerment, happiness and joy in my life. And choosing my own path helps bring me that every day. Of course it is not that simple, or that easy. In especial in a world where the messages are all about
Pathwalking is about choice. It is about being active instead of reactive. And it is about empowering the self. Empowerment often scares people. The idea of power has been twisted and skewed in such a way that we often view it as a negative. But empowerment of the self is healthy, and a central aspect of Pathwalking. The line “power corrupts” is constantly emphasized in our society. You cannot look at a modern election and NOT have that thought. Big
“In order to have faith in our own path, we don’t need to prove that someone else’s path is wrong”. – Paulo Coelho In the process of Pathwalking, we all encounter people who are unsupportive of our effort. But sometimes that goes even further. Sometimes they are determined to show us that our path is wrong. This is ultimately more disheartening than a lack of support. Having someone actively taking the time and effort to show you that your own
Even when walking a chosen path, you need to rest from time to time. Everyone needs to take a break. We all need moments to rest the mind, and to relax and simply be. Pathwalking can still be stressful. Certainly by design less stressful than an everyday life, but stress still exists. Pathwalking is about taking action, and action, even action we desire to take, can still have a toll on us. And so, from time to time, you need
How do you get back to the path if you have begun to backtrack, and why is that important? As mentioned previously, if you have chosen to walk your path, you have chosen to accept control over change. You are choosing how you will live your life, and as such how you make changes. Pathwalking is active, and proactive. Backtracking is reacting, and thus opposite. The difficulties you have encountered along the path have made you backtrack. You have leaped
What is backtracking, and why is it the opposite of Pathwalking? I have said before that the path is not always straight, will turn, twist, double back on itself. Doubling back might imply backtracking, but that is not the case. This notion of backtracking is making a leap from where you are on the path now to a previous point. I’m not talking about switching from one path to another, I am talking about taking a pronounced leap backwards, to
Everyone wants to see results for their effort. We all want to know that we are succeeding in our goals. We are inundated with phrases like “results driven” and “results oriented” in job descriptions. No matter what we do, the results are important to us. Just to add a little fuel to that fire, we are a quick-fix, instant gratification, get it NOW society. We want to see it happen AS SOON as possible. Tomorrow is not good enough, we
Negativity begets negativity. It inundates us at every turn. We are constantly being bombarded with negative messages, negative reinforcement, woe and lack and scarcity and no no no. Read the news about all the bad things happening in the world. Pay attention to politics and be overwhelmed by negative campaigns. Listen to how readily we talk about what we do not have, what we cannot have, and how terrible this, that or the other thing is. Negativity comes easily. Well
I want to be a better person. Yes, I want to be a better son, better boyfriend, better friend, better worker, better person in the eyes of society. But in order to achieve that, I need to do right by myself. Why do I want to be a better person? Because while the person I am is pretty awesome, there is still room for improvement. And in becoming a better person, I will learn to love myself better. And not