Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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It Doesn’t Have To Be Hard
This week I surrendered an issue I had been dealing with for over the last three weeks. To a few, it might look like I gave up. To those that saw my struggle, I gave it all I got until it just wasn’t worth it to continue. I don’t know if it even matters the…
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Life’s Hurdles
When I was in high school, I had a friend who ran the hurdles. She was a year older, a few inches taller than me and with very long lean legs. Watching her run the hurdles was a beautiful sight. I probably only watched her once but it stuck with me. She raced down the…
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Trust. Have Faith.
I’ve been holding on very tightly recently. So tightly that I worried myself sick. In the middle of the night, while I was awake worrying, I heard my two favorite yet most challenging words whispered to me: “trust” and have “faith”. These two words are the answers to all my worries yet they often seem…
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January 2015. In like a lion?
It’s been awhile since I last wrote. I took some time off for the holidays and as soon as January began, life had me off and running. I thought it was March that was in like a lion, not January. It seemed that each day brought a new high and a low. It felt like…
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Happy Holidays
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous and happy holiday season. See you in 2015!
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Season of Light
This time of year, during the dark days, it’s hard to remember to be light. We have long to-do lists and obligations that can weigh us down. But if we look around, we have reminders everywhere to be the light for ourselves and others. You see the flames of the menorah, the lights on a …
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Four Tools For Dealing with Internal Conflict
What should I do? Have you ever asked yourself this question only for it to be followed by a long internal dialogue about pros and cons, rights and wrongs, what ifs and should dos? It’s like a board room of lawyers are in your head arguing across a table, throwing out possibilities and scenarios. Most…
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Practicing Gratitude
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when everyone talks about gratitude – Thanksgiving. It’s become very popular to talk about gratitude. It’s an important practice to incorporate into your life every day and not just on Thanksgiving. Perhaps this Thanksgiving can provide a jumping off point for you to begin a…
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Giving Yourself the Gift of Self-Care
Last week I started to get a migraine. I get them occasionally but they rarely last more than a day. This one continued for three days before finally letting go. Once the migraine released I realized why it had lasted so long. I had a sinus infection and my migraine had turned into a full…
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In Honor of Veteran’s Day
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