Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Perspective, Community and Your Place
There are many things I enjoy, art is one of them. One of my favorite artists is Caravaggio.To me he did a wonderful job with chiaroscuro, a high contrast art. He lived during a time of realism, making art more life like, which I also enjoy. But here lately I’ve been drawn to impressionist art.…
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Practicing – It Means You’re Doing Something
I don’t believe in self prophecy but it’s sometimes interesting how you can state something and then that something happens to you. For instance, my last post was about being interrupted and then I have been unable to post for a few weeks due to life’s happenings. But alas, I’m back. There’s an adage that…
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Embrace the Interruption
One of the more infamous interruptions is Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift receiving an MTV award. The interruption caused a backlash, some in the form of memes, as depicted above. His interruption proves that one can be interrupted at any time, anywhere for any reason. However, it’s not the interruptions that is key in those…
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Do Today What You Can Start Tomorrow
Before my MS I was fairly active. I ran, swing danced, was active in professional and church groups. After my diagnosis my activity leveled dropped. Looking back I can see how dramatically it did drop. I didn’t become a hermit but I didn’t do nearly as mush as I once did. One of the things…
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I’ll Start Tomorrow – Honest
A lot of us plan to do stuff – work out, eat better, be more active, meet more people, try new things – we plan but a lot of times we stop short of actually doing. One of the most common phrases used is “I’ll start tomorrow.” As it turns out though, tomorrow is always…
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Never Doubt What Nobody is Sure About
I write a lot about being active, pursuing your passions, trying new things, being courageous – I write about it a lot but that does not mean I am always that way. I definitely have my moments of being timid, wanting to try something new but being afraid to. Like most everyone else I can…
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The Passion of Others as well as Self
When I was a kid I used to be picked on by others. Having started school when I was 4 I was always smaller than most. Though I now stand at 6′-3″ I didn’t hit my growth spurt until junior year in high school. Even then I graduated high school a tall, skinny kid at…
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The Jitters – More Than a B-List Movie
The jitters, we all get them. Even with all my blogs and personal conversations about trying new things I still get them – as recent as yesterday in fact. So if we get the jitters what do we do? Yesterday I had the opportunity to try something I don’t normally do but I failed to…
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Know Thyself
I’m sure you have heard the phrase “know thyself” many times. A maxim that originated in Greek philosophy and later adapted into Latin, know thyself is a simple yet powerful phrase. Simple because all it requires is self examination yet powerful because it requires self examination. Knowing who you are – what makes you do…
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Stuck Between a Rock and My Goal
I have lived in my house for over 5 years now. During that time I have done nothing to improve it. No landscaping, nothing with the interiors, nothing. Realizing this I have decided to improve some things, starting with the outside. Among some of the improvements I am adding a fence and garden boxes to…
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