Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Talk….where do I begin….
…a few weeks ago, I shared a personal reflection on how my family processed the facts and reality of living with our aging parents. Our loss of parents were separated by 33 years, losing daddy in 1989 and then mama in 2022. We clearly did not have any idea of what was ahead for mama…
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The Talk…..
…today is the anniversary of the beginning of what we did not envision would be “the end”…..1 year ago today, we moved our mother into a skilled nursing facility at the wonderful age of 94 years and 6 months. Her life was full of determination, resilience, deep faith, perseverance of health challenges, loneliness as a…
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….remember when…..
I have tried to make it a practice to “keep my eye on the prize” by looking up, forward focusing, keep moving, believing and having faith, perseverance, endurance, etc. no matter what the circumstances may be. Some of the cliche’s for encouragement like: keep your chin up it is going to get better; make lemonade…
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You have my vote!!!
I have wanted to “speak up” regarding the negativity around the validity of absentee/mail in ballots and voting practices. Absentee/mail in voting has been around for a long time and I do not recall the integrity of the local, state and national polling locations and the board of elections being called into question and the…
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Actions and consequences
Some days I find myself in a total state of wonder, some might call it exasperation with either a family matter, an encounter with someone in the service industry or a work related incident, etc. Over recent times I have been conscious that my response to one of these “wonders” should be considered carefully because…
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I can, YOU CAN!
For many years I have enjoyed the simplistic messages from children’s books. This actually began when my husband and I were traveling and I would bring home, to our daughters, a book written by an author from the area or a “child’s” book about that city or something pertinent about living there or noteworthy or…
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Christmas Card Advent
Someone you know needs “A little Christmas, right this very minute”…..join me and let’s put a smile on the “someones” you encounter or haven’t encountered in a very long time – if you have cards lying around – leftovers from years gone by or buy a new box, just for this fun challenge…Surprise someone with…
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It could have been…
I sit here tonight and cannot help but admit how deeply sorry for all who are affected with the gas explosion in Durham earlier today. In the last 6-9 months, I have been in two of the buildings that are now “totalled”. I did not understand how and why the opportunity I was hoping for…
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Abdicate and Responsibility
I sometimes get consumed with A word. This word is “Abdicate” and is often defined with other words like “relinquish, discard, step aside, resign, giving up without returning”. I have been attentive to the use of this word over past months…royal wedding and the monarchy and the Congressional hearings for the Supreme Court nominee are…
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…Whatever I have done for the least of these…
…my 4th of July offered me a troubling encounter that truthfully, was a slap in the face of humanity… I will share the observation with you and be glad to engage in some other’s perspectives, if you choose… Sitting in a local restaurant, myself, daughter and husband together. Nothing fancy – just a hamburger joint…
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