Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The World Was Never Safe
A journey from safety to trauma to more trauma, and how it helped me understand the world had never been the safe or good place I had been told it was.
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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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