Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Solid Relationship Advice: One Failure at a Time
“What are your qualifications to be writing about relationships?” This question was posed to me recently, which made me laugh. He was being serious and clearly critical of me with his intonation. He was even more displeased when I started laughing. With an undergraduate and masters in Psychology and a former university psychology professor, he…
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Defining My Own ‘Happily Ever After’
Last week I wrote a piece focusing on storybooks and relationships, complaining essential lessons about love are not in these books. I then discovered a storybook last weekend that does teach a wonderful lesson to children. A lesson I just learned at 43. Two special little girls in my life have a book called Claire…
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Still Believing in ‘Happily Ever After’
This week you would think Disney was sponsoring posts at Naked Girl in a Dress. David from The Blue Orchid of Texas was my guest and wrote “Interviewing Prince Charming” on Thursday. It’s a piece on what questions to ask a guy before you get in too deep emotionally. I also wrote all about storybook…
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What Storybooks Won’t Teach You
Last week I did a face plant into a box of tissues. When I could cry no more, I slowly removed my head from the sodden box, carefully opening my red, swollen eyes. I was amazed by several things I observed: The world had not ended in my absence. My appetite had indeed returned. I…
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Interviewing Prince Charming
Today’s guest is a special friend: David from The Blue Orchid of Texas. We visit each other’s blogs and enjoy interacting on Studio30 Plus. David always leaves wonderfully insightful and often funny comments here and I love our interactions elsewhere. Anyone who has spent 60 seconds on David’s blog knows he loves women. But if…
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A Spirit Soaring in the Sun
As I sit to write this it is almost noon. I have not felt nauseous and there have been no tears so far today. I am also breathing deeper than I have been capable of all week. Part of this is because time is passing and there are only so many tears that can be…
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