Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Why Share?
It has been about a year since I really wrote anything. I quit calling myself a writer about a month ago. Too many rejections, too little content to display, too many months between now and the prolific college years when my days revolved around writing assignments and editing work. Now, days look like struggling to […]
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In Honor of Father’s Day
My first memory is riding in the backseat of our Pathfinder while my dad drove. He was wearing his purple college track jacket that reflected the sunlight coming through the windows. My baby brother had been born, he told me. We were going to see Mommy and my new brother at the hospital. I also […]
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In Honor of Mother’s Day
Sunday night at small group, the leader asked us to share a memory of our mothers. The question had pestered me for a week, ever since I had decided to write my first blog post in a year for my mother. How could I summarize a lifetime in 300 words or less? What single memory […]
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Hummingbird Redemption, part 2
Find part 1 here. * As the bird continued to flit around the silent garage door motor, my mom and I watched him grow weaker. His wings stopped closing tight against his body. His little body heaved. His body leaned sideways off his perch. I sat on the carpeted garage steps and looked up “how to […]
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Hummingbird Redemption, part 1
Redemption The act of making up for An exchange for something of value The act of saving from sin * After dinner, my dad called my mom and I back to the garage. He pointed to the window where two hummingbirds had flitted against the glass before we ate our meal. “One flew out, but […]
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Location Provides Identity
I have a particular identity at home as my parents’ daughter. I am the peacemaker, the one who needs protecting. At school, I was the planning one, the one who made good grades. At work, I am the well-recommended one, the one for whom teal seems an appropriate color. Growing up in church, I was […]
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Faith Music
Today, I drove along curving, green back roads and took the long way home. I just breathe better when I see houses and farmland dotting the horizon instead of various bits of car wreckage remaining on the shoulder of the interstate. Naturally, I wanted to listen to some good, soul-soaring music. I turned on the […]
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Why English Majors Can’t Read
This past week I met several new people at a church event, and the topic of books frequently came up. Though the worst question to ask an English major is “what is your favorite book,” it seemed to be the most popular. Despite resulting in a list of books (including commentary) rather than a single […]
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Wasted Time
I guess you could say that I have had two months of ‘bad days of writing.’ It’s not necessarily a fair statement, as I really only had two days of writing total, and both days produced two pages of work each. Problem: two pages are for the start of the book, and two pages are […]
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Prayer, Round 2
My first day working on this project, I prayed for God to use the story and I had the idea to switch the time period, which magically fixed my writer’s block. It was amazing!!! And part of me, though extremely thankful, felt a little skeptical that it could be a coincidence. I had enough faith […]
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