Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Goodness and Writing: To Live Among the Stars
“Good is good,” I read on the crown my son had cut out. “Let us battul [sic]” he finished. I asked my husband what exactly my son meant by these things, and my husband told me it was a battle of Good against Evil, and that the words were Good’s slogan— “Good is good.” As…
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Fear (and Faith) and Writing: We Need Trust to Fight Our Timidity
The prospect of failure terrifies me. I guess it terrifies many people and is the reason many an adventure is not sought, why many a business venture is not taken up, why many a work of art is not created, why many a relationship is not begun, and why many words remain unwritten and unspoken.…
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Endurance and Writing: Because We Remember
To endure, one must persevere against something. Whether it be against pain or ridicule or even just time, to endure is to face something with patience and come out ahead. Many things in life require endurance—to withstand physical pain to complete a marathon, to compete against social pressures, to overcome the emotional strain of poverty,…
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Depression and Writing: Instead of a Sacrifice
Depression is debilitating. How many days have I woken up with a deep sense of foreboding, dreading the day to come? How many times have I sunk down into my chair, staring at the computer screen without a clue which of my many tasks I should do next? How often have I thought to myself…
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Courage and Writing: We Need to Be the Heroes
I find it interesting the type of media we have turned to over the past couple decades. Superheroes have made a comeback, and science fiction and fantasy have entered the spotlight. I am not complaining, of course. In these genres are heroes that inspire us and villains that make us reconsider the world around us.…
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Beauty and Writing: That Which God Said to the Rose
We have this unrelenting feeling that this is not how things should be—it is not how they could be. There is a deeper Truth than our messed-up reality, and it is when we touch on that Truth, we find beauty.
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Acceptance and Writing: Suffering Borne Well
Acceptance is “the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered,” according to the Oxford Dictionary. Daily we accept things—situations, people, rewards, criticism. Though we might blush at being the recipients of some good we feel is unmerited, acceptance of gifts and blessings is often easy. We welcome comfort, security, favor, and praise, as…
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Quarantine Fun
Alabama was one of the later states to give stay-at-home orders. They came last Friday (2 days ago) and went into effect yesterday evening. These are trying times, as things we once thought stable and consistent have changed on us: work schedules and operation, freedom to travel, childcare situations, socializing, etc. etc. I’m thankful that…
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The 5 Hardest Things about Writing
Writing, while fun and deeply rewarding, is also a difficult, even overwhelming task. You might have guessed as much or even experienced it yourself. Before I started writing, composing a whole book seemed insurmountable. Now here I am on Book 5 of my series, and I can tell you writing comes with a set of…
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A Writer’s Gratitude: Four Reasons I Thank You
I think we sometimes underestimate the impact we have on other people. I know I do. Sometimes it’s a sharp word spoken to my son at which his face turns down. Sometimes it’s a smile on a friend’s face at an offhand comment I make. Sometimes it’s a sentence I wrote that I didn’t think…
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Children of the Glaring Dawn series 