Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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My Desperate Road To Normalcy
All my life, all I ever wanted was for people to think I was normal. It just never seemed to work.
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At War With My Neighbors Over The Orange Man
Struggling with the war Trump has brought inside our own communities, in poetry form.
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Puncture Your Reality
How I was forced to face the fact that I was living in a bubble, the moments that punctured it, and why those punctures ended up affecting my life so deeply.
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My Daughter’s Holy Musings
What talks with my daughter taught me about belief, trust, love… and ultimately, myself.
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This Fourth Of July, Let’s Pause For Gratitude
This seems like a Fourth of July that isn’t so easy to celebrate. But if we take a moment, we may realize just how blessed we really are.
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Why I Blocked You
You’re outraged and upset. You’ve been blocked. Here’s why. And why you should be blocking others as well.
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Stop Using Mental Health To Avoid The Real Problems
Your attempts to make shootings like the one in Orlando about mental health are just to avoid uncomfortable realities.
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What Comedy Taught Me About Race And Politics
To me, race and politics always seemed like such gimmicky, easy topics in standup. And then I tried doing standup myself, and it completely changed my mind.
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You Could Have Made The Same Mistake
The internet has made it easier than ever to blame people like the mother of the child who escaped into the cage of a gorilla named Harambe. Here’s why we need to take a step back and learn to forgive.
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When It Is Our Friends Who Are Depressed
It is one thing to live with our own depression. It is quite another to be around those who are suffering from it.
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