Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Goodbye summer
Ode to summer This year you decided to play And arrived pretty late Your arrival was announced mid-May But it was not accurate Until early July we waited for you Hoping you’d come to say ‘coucou’ Each morning checking the sky Until you finally came by We had so much fun Enjoying each second To…
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Quote of the day
‘Think forward and you will go forward. Think backward and you will go nowhere’ – A. Von Benucci
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Wanderlust is waking up
Months ago a bunch of friends decided to organize a reunion… We all met last year in South America, travelled around together. We enjoyed it for 3 weeks before we had to head back home to Switzerland, England, Germany, Canada and Australia. We decided after a few months being at home that we had to…
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Quote of the day
‘Lies and friendship do not like each other. Do not fear telling a painful truth: it can hurt a friendship on the spot but lies will hurt it more deeply. Your friends will forgive you a hurtful truth but will rarely forgive lies. If you love your friends, don’t lie to them…’ – A. Von…
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French love crepes, fact!
Thank god, crepes can save a horrible rainy Sunday! What to mix together: 500g de flour 4 eggs 75 cl milk 1 pinch of salt 4 c à s oil / butter 25 cl water Those are approx quantities and they can be adapted if it is too liquid, too thick… I still have to…
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Quote of the day
‘People are like oysters: some of them will leave a bad taste in your mouth and some of them will happen to be pearls. Make sure to call those friends’ -A. Von Benucci
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Could happiness be THAT simple?
Smelly cheese and red wine… Simple but it seems to work for this man. Smiling (I am pretty sure he was smiling) and head up, this old man sat there, enjoying simple things of life. … while miserable wealthy b(w)ankers sat next to him, refusing to show any sign of the satisfaction life gives them.…
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One funny eggplant, one!
How to bring people to giggle easily? Don’t select perfect shaped veggies and let the magic operate. One of my very good friends bought one of those. She pretended it was mr. Eggplant and she went back to her childhood for an instant. My inner-child is buried deep down and I sat there trying to…
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Quote of the day
‘Success is not something you should see as a goal but as a succession of personal and professional victories throughout your life’ – A. Von Benucci
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Lucky me, I live in the most beautiful town in the world: Luzern!
When I wake up with a gorgeous weather like today, blue sky, cloud free, warmth and sun, there is nowhere else I would rather be in the world! Luzern with nice weather is a blessing! You can stroll on the promenade along the lake… Or let your mind wander for hours sitting on a bench,…
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