Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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These Shoes are Made for Walking
This is what happened last time I wore my trusty walking shoes when I trekked the Gower Peninsula for Breast Cancer last year. I’ve been trying to work out how long I’ve had them. I think it must be at least 7 years, probably closer to 10. They’ve done the Moonwalk, climbed Mount Kinabalu (2nd…
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The Thin Line Between Confidence and Arrogance
Why is it arrogant to say you’re good at something? When does ‘one’ cross the line between being confident and being arrogant? I had a meeting with someone, who I think is fairly important, this morning, where I had to convince them that I’m good at something in less than an hour. Unfortunately, to date…
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What is Wellie Wanging?
We just returned from a spot of Tree planting and Wellie Wanging in Heartwood Forest, Sandridge, Herts. It was a great day albeit freezing cold. It was a bit of a trek to the wood but we managed it. We only planted a handful of trees and wish we did a bit more but if…
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Welly Wanging in Heartwood Forest, Sandridge
We are very lucky where we live. We live in a lovely market town which is steeped in Roman History, it’s only 20 minutes from London by train and we have access to loads of green space; within minutes you can go from being in the city to being in the country. We recently discovered…
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Shopping for Little Girls!
To my shear shock and horror Madame asked me to buy her some dresses last week. I’m not a girlie girl and usually dress her in jeans and t-shirts, which explains why the first few years of her life she was always mistaken for a boy and having a boy’s name doesn’t help either. Once…
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