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Practicing Patience Can Be Challenging - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Practicing patience is positive, empowering, and worth the effort. Let me be honest here. I’m not the most patient person there is. In fact, I’m frequently impatient. However, life has taught me the i...

Today, I’m exploring the challenge of choosing to practice patience.
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#patience #positivity #patient #impatience #choices #decisions #selfawareness #habits #mindfulness #empowerment #empowering #recognition #recovery #selfcare #choosing #lifelessons #bepatient

Anger Itself Is a Natural Emotion - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Anger is a natural emotion that happens, but what that looks like and how you deal with it is a choice and decision you get to make.

Today, I’m exploring anger and how to address it, from personal experience.
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#anger #mindfulness #awareness #selfawareness #pathwalking #life #choices #empowerment #empower #fear #blame #mentalhealth #kindness #compassion #empathy #wellness #wellbeing

The Last Novel of The Series (For Now) Release Day - MJ Blehart - Author The last new novel release day is today. Today marks the publication of Forgotten Fodder Book 8 – Shifting Sands.

Today, the last (for now) Forgotten Fodder novel is live!
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#newnovel #newnovelreleaseday #publishing #selfpublishing #forgottenfodder #scifi #sciencefiction #books #novels #book #novel #author #writing #writer #series #scificrime #spaceopera #reading #amreadingscifi

When You Accept Your Circumstances, You Become Disempowered - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Circumstances change because change is the one and only constant. However, you can have a hand in altering and changing them via mindfulness.

Today, I'm exploring how not to be a victim of circumstance.
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#circumstances #circumstance #choices #positivity #mindfulness #empowerment #empower #disempowered #life #lifelessons #change #control #selfawareness #self #resist #beherenow #you

Who Needs Kindness, Compassion, and Empathy? - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Kindness, compassion, and empathy are never weaknesses. Not at all. They’re strength. Kindness, compassion, and empathy empower.

Today, I'm exploring the depths of kindness, compassion, and empathy.
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#mindfulness #selfcare #selfawareness #kindness #compassion #empathy #pathwalking #paths #philosophy #life #choices #decisions #fightfear #awareness #woke #beherenow #you #empowerment

There’s No Right or Wrong Way to Write Fiction - MJ Blehart - Author There is no right or wrong way to write fiction (or, when you get down to it, anything at all), Pantser, planner, or plantser doesn't matter.

Today, I’m doing a deep dive into the how of writing fiction.
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#writing #writingfiction #howto #pantser #planner #plantser #noonetrueway #write #writers #author #authors #creative #creativity #bebold #sharing #choices #mindfulness #art #arts #artists

Every Day Can Be a New Opportunity - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don You can choose via active conscious awareness - mindfulness - to see every new day as another slog or a new opportunity. This empowers you.

Today. I'm exploring how we choose to approach any given day.
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#positivity #opportunity #potential #possibility #mindfulness #awareness #selfawareness #life #choices #decisions #empathy #fear #reason #living #nontoxicpositivity

It’s Perfectly Normal to Doubt Your Path - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Right here and now, in the present, you’re empowered to make conscious choices and decisions. Doubt, however, might need to be addressed.

Today, I'm exploring mindfulness to stop doubt from turning into fear.
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#doubt #mindfulness #fear #selfawareness #selfsovereignty #awareness #awake #woke #pathwalking #paths #choices #decisions #choose #decide #beherenow #you

Creating The Discipline to Do Your Art - MJ Blehart - Author Creating art starts with one step. Each step builds your discipline. Once you have that, then you can decide what that looks like for you.

Today, I’m exploring what it takes to create discipline to do art.
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#discipline #effort #art #arts #writing #writers #authors #creating #creatives #work #creativity #creativeprocess #making #doing #choices #time #storytelling #now #empowerment #mindfulness

Step Away From The Doom and Gloom - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don It’s not all doom and gloom because there is always both bad and good. That’s the nature of life, the universe, and everything.

Today, I'm exploring choosing what you give attention to.
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#positivity #doomandgloom #notalldoomandgloom #life #potential #beherenow #mindfulness #empowerment #disempowerment #awareness #selfawareness #focus #attention #life #change #control

Can You Choose How You Handle Change? - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Can you choose how you handle change? Yes, but not how you think you can. It’s not change, but your reaction to change you mindfully control.

Today, I'm exploring handling change.
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#change #changing #changehappens #life #choices #decisions #mindfulness #selfawareness #Pathwalking #paths #now #beherenow #awareness #empowerment #you #handlechange #control #fightfear

Do You Communicate With, Not At, Your Audience? - MJ Blehart - Author When you communicate with, not at, you can connect and build. When you communicate at, you create barriers and disconnect.

Today, I’m exploring the importance of how you convey a given message.
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#communication #communicatewith #condescending #choices #words #wordsmatter #writing #writers #creators #art #arts #artists #selfawareness #connection #you #mindfulness #awareness #author

It’s Not Selfish to Count on Yourself - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don You are, after all, the only you that is or will ever be. There’s an inescapable truth about you. You’re the only one in your head, heart, and soul. You, and only you, are in your mind, feel your feel...

Today, I'm exploring one of our superpowers.
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#countonyourself #positivity #mindfulness #choices #change #control #life #selfawareness #awareness #selfsovereignty #yourself #empowered #empowering #awake #aware #kindness #compassion #empathy #you

Sometimes the Answers Raise More Questions - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don The answers might lead to new questions. But guess what? Mindful questions are how we grow, evolve, learn, and gain new insights.

Today, I'm exploring how questions empower.
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#empowerment #mindfulness #questions #answers #Pathwalking #life #selfawareness #choices #decisions #askquestions #beherenow #kindness #compassion #empathy #fear #reason #logic #morequestions #you

Writing Themes vs Tropes Vs Plots - MJ Blehart - Author Writing as an amateur or pro, while it’s good to know a theme vs a trope vs a plot, that knowledge is not what makes a writer a writer.

Today, I’m exploring some of the elements that go into fiction writing.
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#writing #writingfiction #writer #writers #themes #tropes #plots #pantser #planner #scifi #fiction #art #arts #artists #writingprocess #creativity #creativewriting #writer #author #authors

You Cannot Bend Others to Your Will - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don You cannot bend others to your will. By practicing kindness, compassion, and empathy, you can be a beacon of light, hope, and more to others.

Today, I'm exploring how we can control nobody but ourselves.
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#yourwill #willpower #mindfulness #empowerment #life #lifelessons #choices #control #positivity #philosophy #selfawareness #beherenow #kindness #compassion #empathy

What Do You Do When You Feel Small? - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don When you feel small, there are lots of things you can do to turn your mindset/headspace/psyche self to another page. Apply mindfulness here.

Today, I'm exploring working through an emotional response.
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#feelings #feelsmall #mindfulness #mindful #pathwalking #paths #doing #being #choices #selfawareness #philosophy #awareness #valid #feeling #emotions #control #change #beherenow #you

The Writing Process: The Morally Ambiguous Character - MJ Blehart - Author Because most people are morally ambiguous, morally ambiguous fictional characters resonate with us and come across as more interesting.

Today, I’m exploring creating morally ambiguous characters in fiction writing.
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#morallyambiguous #morality #fictionalcharacters #morality #writing #writers #author #authors #writingprocess #farpointcon #fiction #fictionwriting #creativity #creativewriting

Be Here Now And Reap the Benefits - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don To be here, now, is to be actively, consciously, aware. That’s mindfulness. The positivity and empowerment of this is tremendous.

Today, I'm exploring why it's so important to be here now.
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#beherenow #positivity #mindfulness #empowerment #thenow #present #fear #resistfear #reason #choices #decisions #empowering #selfawareness #lifelessons #life #selfcare #mentalhealth #philosophy #you

The Unexpected is Unavoidable - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don The unexpected is unavoidable. It is not, however, your fault, your punishment, your Karma. Mindfulness helps you work with this.

Today, I'm exploring dealing with the unexpected.
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#unexpected #life #mindfulness #control #unavoidable #change #Pathwalking #empowerment #selfawareness #awareness #philosophy #theuniverse #you

Your Art Speaks to You First - MJ Blehart - Author When art speaks to you, it empowers you. Empowerment comes from your creation, and that can, in turn, inspire others to be empowered.

Today, I’m exploring the creative process and how it empowers.
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#yourart #creativity #creativeprocess #creating #art #arts #artists #writing #writers #creators #creations #makeart #empower #empowerment #imagination #inspiration #artspeakstoyou #beherenow

Still Here? You Can Still Do Something - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don If you look around you, you’ll see that if you’re here, you can do something. Anything mindful empowers you and those around you.

Today, I'm exploring how none of us are powerless.
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#dosomething #positivity #selfawareness #mindfulness #empowerment #kindness #compassion #empathy #wellness #wellbeing #health #beherenow #change #control #woke #aware #choices #you

Don’t Let Fear Rule Your Life - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don You can choose to tell fear to suck it. All the things in the world telling you to fear fall short when you're empowered via mindfulness.

Today, I'm exploring fear and how it impacts you or not.
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#fear #fears #suffering #afraid #mindfulness #awareness #selfawareness #Pathwalking #choices #empowerment #mentalhealth #wellness #wellbeing #nofear #beherenow #thepresent #decisions

I Think Being Normal is Overrated - MJ Blehart - Author I think if more people in the world stopped applying the idea of normal to things, we’d all be a lot less conflicted and more mindful.

Today, I’m sharing my thoughts on being normal (or embracing not being normal).
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#normal #notnormal #abnormal #creative #creatives #creativity #weird #art #arts #artists #author #authors #creators #mindfulness #empowerment #beherenow #life #choices #selfawareness

Being Self-Aware Makes You More Aware of the World - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Being self-aware helps you be more aware overall. By being self-aware, you gain control of the elements of life you can via mindfulness.

Today, I'm exploring how self-awareness makes you more aware overall.
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#selfaware #aware #awareness #selfawareness #mindfulness #woke #empowered #empowerment #positivity #kindness #compassion #empathy #choices #life

How Do You Know What You Can Control Vs What You Can’t Control? - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don How do you know what you can control vs what you can’t control? Simple. If it comes from within you. This is all about applied mindfulness.

Today, I'm exploring the illusion and reality of control.
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#control #empowerment #mindfulness #beherenow #Pathwalking #philosophy #being #doing #change #choices #empowering #life #selfawareness #within #innerbeing #self #yourself

The Next New Novel Release Day - MJ Blehart - Author Thanks for joining me on this next new novel release day. Today marks the publication of Forgotten Fodder Book 7 - Conspiracy Theory.

Today marks the publication of my newest novel – Forgotten Fodder book 7 – Conspiracy Theory!
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#newnovel #bookrelease #selfpublishing #writer #author #scifi #clones #forgottenfodder #sciencefiction #scifibook #crime #conspiracy #writers #books #ebooks #paperbacks

Positivity Now? Yes, Now More Than Ever - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don We need positivity now, more than ever. Because consciousness creates reality, we need positive things to empower us.

Today, I'm exploring why positivity now empowers us.
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#positivity #empowering #empowerment #positivitynow #beherenow #mindfulness #hope #potential #possibility #selfawareness #thinkglobally #life #choices #notselfish #notalone

What if Your “Self” is An Illusion? - The Ramblings of the Titanium Don Nobody but you can empower you. You empower your self. When you recognize and acknowledge this, you gain practical mindfulness

Today, I'm sharing some deep thoughts and abstract concepts.
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#Pathwalking #paths #self #senseofself #selfawareness #selfcare #mindfulness #fear #illusion #choices #change #control #life #lifelessons #lviing #beherenow #empowerment #empowering #you

Don’t Let The Scammers Make You Crazy - MJ Blehart - Author Be cautious, and if you get an offer that’s too good to be true, do your homework and investigate it. Don’t let the scammers make you crazy.

Today, I’m exploring some of the new tricks the scammers are using.
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#scammers #scams #buyerbeware #indieauthor #author #authors #art #arts #artists #mindfulness #creativity #creativework #work #marketing #readers #books #entrepreneurs #protectyourwork