Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Are you listening?
Chaucer: Today… today, you find yourselves equals. [crowd roars] Chaucer: For you are all equally blessed. For I have the pride, the privilege, nay, the pleasure of introducing to you to a knight, sired by knights. A knight who can trace his lineage back beyond Charlemagne. I first met him atop a mountain near Jerusalem,…
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Alone and Naked in the Woods
Imagine being stranded in the wilderness with nothing but what you have on you. Would you survive one night? How about 72 hours? This weekend I went up to central Florida to go through a basic wilderness survival course. It was so cool because I learned how to make fire by rubbing 2 sticks together…
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The Dance
I recently watched a breathtaking video of a man and a women dancing on the side of a building while suspended by a rope. Their movements were graceful, fun, and inspiring. It got me thinking about perspective. What is your perspective on health? Is it serving you so you achieve what you want? If not,…
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This 7 Word Sentence Transforms!
A simple seven word sentence that transformed my relationships. “Attention is the deep watermark of love.” The first time I heard this statement I was seated in a dark room with 27 other fathers listening to a gentlemen called Bob Linfors. We had all invested our Saturday to attend a fatherhood retreat to become better…
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Later Syndrome Strategy
Yesterday I sent out an email regarding “Later Syndrome” and “Tomorrow Takedown”. Today I wanted to share a simple strategy I found to be useful to break the “Later Syndrome” or the “Tomorrow Takedown”. I call it the “Finite Focus” countdown timer. When my kids asks to play with me, I ask myself, “Does what…
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I’m a “Later Syndrome” Sufferer
“Daddy can we play Legos?” “Later.” “Daddy can you build something with me?” “I can’t right now, maybe later.” “Daddy want to color with me?” “Hey Buddy, I’m working right now. Later.” This is an actual conversation I had with my son. I started to notice that my conversations were like this daily. It…
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Caught In the Bathroom!
“Daddy, I need to go to the bathroom,” said Amelie. “Me too.” replied Mandy. So I get them in the cart and run across Whole Foods. After a good strong push I hop on the back of the cart and send the cart cruising down the main aisle. The kids have a smile ear to…
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Car Crashes Into Light Pole
A car cuts you off in the highway and you are headed towards a light pole. What do you do? More importantly, where do you look? A few years back I worked with an Indy race car driver. These athletes have a level of precision driving that seems miraculous. I asked him how he was…
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The Master Sculptor
What do David, Venus De Milo, and the Pieta all have in common? They are 3 of greatest marble sculptures ever created. These masterpieces were trapped inside marble slabs until their sculptor freed them. What if I told you that you could sculpt something more beautiful, more unique, more important? Let me share…
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Do you believe?
Would you die for your beliefs? I know it is a tough question but the answer to this question will change your life. This Sunday I was in mass and the priest was giving his homily. He asked us this same question. He spoke of the killings of Christians that refused to convert to Islam…
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