Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • You Have to Start Somewhere

    You Have to Start Somewhere

    There’s a saying I say, “Before someone knew or did, they didn’t.” It may sound very Yogi Berra-ish however, the principle still stands. Before Einstein knew physics he didn’t, before Michael Jordan could play ball he couldn’t, before you could speak, or write, or jump, or walk you couldn’t. It’s a very simple yet profound…

  • Lazy Days – They Happen

    Lazy Days – They Happen

    The lazy days of summer – the saying can be especially true in the south where temperatures are high. But lazy days don’t just happen during the summer, they can and do happen all year long, no matter where you live. I had planned on going swing dancing the other night. This is something I used to…

  • Living the Blessed Life

    Living the Blessed Life

    There are several sayings about what you do and how it affects you. “You are what you eat.” “You are what you think.” “What goes in must come out.” What goes around comes around.” I have found these saying to be true, to a point. These sayings pertain only to those things you can control…

  • Where do You Want to Go to Today?

    Where do You Want to Go to Today?

    I was sitting in my doctor’s waiting room recently and started skimming through a National Geographic Traveler magazine. There were several different locations featured – Portugal, Bristol, TN-VA, Amsterdam, Bangkok, and Tristan de Cunha. As I thumbed through the pages I started thinking of places I have been – Cozumel, Mexico, Key West, Mount Rushmore,…

  • Rediscovering the Real World

    Rediscovering the Real World

      When I first started college America Online, or AOL, was the big craze. Before texting, instagram, gchat, twitter, or any other social media AOL pioneered instant messaging (im) and chat rooms. I opened my first account my first semester and it was fantastic. I could chat with people across the US, even across the…

  • Doing What You Hate To Do What You Love

    Doing What You Hate To Do What You Love

    Running, oh how I hate to run. The constant pounding, the repetitiveness of it, even with music it’s boring. But I keep running because the desire to complete the goal is stronger than the hate of it. I went running last night. I’ve actually been running consistently for the past 4 weeks. I haven’t done…

  • Meet Lettie

    Meet Lettie

    I approached Lettie to have her featured because her life exemplifies the spirit of Get to It! I asked her to share a few examples of how she gets to it. “Get to it.” This is a concept that really hit me when I was just minutes away from my 21st birthday. I had this…

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