Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Two Easy Ways to Do Good and Feel Good
If you want to be happy, be more helpful. Doing good makes you feel good. It is that simple AND it is backed by science. Our society equates happiness with getting things, when in reality we all feel better when we are giving. However, so many people say they don’t have time or money…
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Feeling Stuck? Here is How I Get Unstuck
Feeling stuck? Congratulations! That means it is time for a change. Feeling stuck sucks. We get depressed, anxious, feel like we aren’t getting anywhere, etc. However, you can use this stuckness to help fuel your transformation. Feeling stuck holds a higher purpose than what people give it credit for. It means that we have stopped…
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5 Simple Steps to Start Eating Healthy
Whenever I talk to my clients about eating healthy, these are some of the common responses I get: “I don’t have time” “It’s so overwhelming”, “It’s too expensive”, and “I don’t know where to start”. I can relate because I used to say the same thing. When I started my transformation, I knew I had to…
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Change Your Life by Writing a Letter to Your Future Self
On March 13, 2010 I received a letter in the mail. The letter was from me to me. I had written it about two months prior not knowing it would end up in my mailbox. I vaguely remember writing it during a group session at an inpatient treatment facility in Tuscon, Arizona. I…
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Take the No Technology Challenge!
Chaos can come in so many different forms. If you are a parent and you love technology like I do it can hit you in a lot of directions. Let’s just start with this number below on my computer…15,907 photos and videos! What?!?! And I haven’t even transferred the 1,551 that are sitting on my phone!…
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Encourage Creativity with Book Creator App
I am thankful my kids have a love for books like I do, but it can be challenging to encourage them to grab a paperback or hardcover with the fancy electronic devices around. I found a way to balance it out with the Book Creator app for the iPad. Best part – it is…
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How to Be Nice When People are Mean
Be nice to mean people – it is hard, but necessary. This is one of the hardest lessons for my clients. Trust me, there is nothing worse than having someone attack you- especially publicly on Facebook! This recently happened to me and it was awful. However, I was able to turn it into a very…
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Change Your Life With This One Question
You can start changing your life by answering one simple question. It’s the first step. Asking it is easy and answering it also pretty easy. Following through is the hardest part. But today, let’s not focus on that. Let’s just focus on the question. The question that gets to the bottom of it all. I…
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Back to Blogging: 3 Simple Motivational Messages
I am back to blogging and today I bring you three motivational messages. I apologize for the hiatus but sometimes you need to step away. This wasn’t planned, but circumstances pulled me away from sharing my thoughts with you on a regular basis. I received some nice messages from loyal followers looking for my posts.…
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Garden Apps to Help Make Gardening Simple
If you are a novice gardener or want to make gardening a bit simpler this season, there are some great garden apps out there. I am excited about growing my own produce this year but have been a bit intimidated by the process. Below are three apps I found in my garden app search that…
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