The Ramblings of the Titanium Don
Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
I am not sure I can fully express just how much appreciation I have for each and every one of you who follows my journey. When I began The Ramblings of the Titanium Don, I had no real direction, and just randomly posted from time to time. Almost six years ago I started Pathwalking, and with that developed some direction. Now this entire blog has a purpose, and it is my hope that you’ll stick with me as I explore
Thank You are two of the most powerful words available to us. Thank you is one of the most powerful phrases we can employ. We frequently neglect just how powerful the words we use are. Words matter. What we say has an enormous impact on the world around us. When we recognize how powerful our words are, we develop the power to make more of the world around us. We can choose to alter our feelings, perspective, and world view
Gratitude has the power to change the world. There is nothing in the world quite as powerful as gratitude to build positivity. Expressing what you are grateful for is about as pure a positive act as you can create. Making a statement about the things you are grateful for is always a conduit of positivity. Recognizing the good things we have in our lives and giving thanks for them is incredibly energizing. It can give us a sense of perspective
I love my people. Who are my people? My people are the ones who I turn to for support, whom I look to for guidance, and whom I share a great many commonalities. I have found the majority of my people in the SCA. Twenty-six years in the Society for Creative Anachronism has introduced me to a lot of people who are as into history and fantasy as I am. My geeky tribe, frequently of fellow misfits. Yes, I was
Today will be whatever you make it be. It’s far too easy to approach Monday and the traditional start of the work week with distress, trepidation, displeasure, and unhappiness. There is an entire culture of Monday woe in this society, which has been and continues to be capitalized on, and as such gets reinforced. Does anyone want Monday to suck? I am pretty sure the answer is NO. I don’t really know anyone who wants to be miserable, who wants
Everyone prefers to feel good over feeling bad. Finding positivity is about finding ways to feel good. We live in a society that feeds on a steady diet of negativity. Fear is a tool employed by many differently “leaders” to keep people in line, and sensationalism sells and gets more clicks on social media. This can make it far easier to live in fear and negativity than to find positivity. Also, it’s Monday…so most of us are going to work
Positivity can be found anywhere we look. There are all sorts of thing, big and small, that can bring about positivity. Sometimes they are easier to see than others. We are alive and breathing. We have amazing technology at our fingertips. We are capable of loving and being loved. We can have, do or be pretty much anything we desire. There is sky above us and earth beneath our feet. I know that it can feel like an impossible struggle
Taking steps to get in shape can generate massive positivity. Getting in shape can also take a number of different forms. Health is not simply measured as physical, but also mental, spiritual and emotional. Giving attention to any one of these can improve our quality of life and be massively positive, while working on more than one or all of them can be hugely empowering. Everyone is familiar with processes for getting into shape physically. Diet and exercise, skin care,
Cliché though it may be, there is nothing like fresh air to clear your head. I like to take a few minutes during my work day to get a sun/air break. Step outside, get some fresh air, escape the stale office air and my computer. There is something cleansing, both physically and emotionally, in breathing in fresh air. It awakens the senses, it rejuvenates the soul, it opens us up to possibilities. I know that this is super-trite, but I
Joy is one of the ultimate expressions of love. We tend to not do nearly enough things that bring us joy. We believe the lie that joyful things should only come in small doses, and that it is a limited achievement that should be particularly savored. Why is this true? Because we have accepted it as so. Yet, really, it is not the truth. Joy can and should be one of the driving motivations for everything we do. Are we