Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Message Received….Life Lessons from My Dogs…..
Right up there with babies, God’s finest creation is the dog. Most of life’s important lessons I learned from dogs. Enjoy the simple pleasures of a walk We have an older guy – by older I mean likely my age but I am in denial – who takes his dogs for a walk most every…
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Imagine
A lot of people out there are expressing their opinions loudly and freely about Budweiser’s decision to use a transgender person in their advertisements. The U.S. Navy is also getting a lot of pushback on its announcement to welcome transgender recruits. It’s expected. Americans’ hard-won right to freely express their thoughts and opinions is guaranteed…
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Okay With That, For Now
Spring has been cool this year. Rainy and cool. Most years rainy and cool aren’t my cup of tea. I prefer warm weather, preferably enjoyed on a sandy beach somewhere while I listen to the crash of the waves, and the smell of the salty sea tickling my nostrils. My preference is a dream, or…
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Love Never Dies – Year 5
Five years passed since that fateful April day in 2018. April 28 to be exact. Never did I imagine when I dropped you and Chardonnay off at the groomer’s that the next time I saw you, you would be dead. I turned you over to the groomer in good faith that day just like I…
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The Final Days Of An Earthly Journey
Recently, my husband and I walked through the cemetery where generations of family members lie in eternal repose deep within the earth. In a few hours, we will stand beside the grave of another family member as he is lowered into the earth to lie beside his wife of 57 years. The greatest gift we…
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Death Is A Journey
Death visits us all. It is the one thing we have in common. No one escapes. No one. Like life, death is a journey. People approach death differently. Some fear death, others accept its eventuality with grace, and most fall somewhere between. The fortunate among us get the opportunity to plan their final journey. My…
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At the End of the Day
Who am I? I am not the arthritic knees that no longer allow me to jump, skip, or run – or the hands that did intricate needlework, knit baby sweaters, or crocheted afghans for each of my children. Who am I? I am not the wrinkled face or hair that is white as snow. Once…
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The View From the Front Seat
Former President Jimmy Carter is in hospice. He is 98 years old. Where does the time go? Carter was the first president I voted for when I came of age. Celebrities, musicians, and singers from my younger days are dying, right and left. Fleetwood Mac, the iconic band who took the world by storm with…
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Just Call Me Grace
There are women who float through life on clouds of grace and elegance. We all know them. We see them in our everyday lives, on television, and in movies—those who can stay gracefully and elegantly upright while wearing five-inch spike heels. I am not one of them. Over the course of my lifetime, I have…
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For Us To Decide
There is a one-season, ten-episode series on Netflix called Messiah. Generally, I consult Google to make sure subsequent seasons will follow, but I didn’t in this case. My bad. Spoiler alert for the curious who may tune in – season 2 was canceled. What the hell? I don’t like to be left hanging and not…
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COVID Paranoia and Other Pandemic Funsies
COVID-19 changed the world as we knew it. It will go down in the history books much like the flu pandemic of 2018. Cycles happen every hundred years, give or take. We were due. COVID changed the business world. We learned business can be effectively conducted virtually. We found out we don’t need to sit…
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