Tag Archives: Balance

Third rock from the sun

Posted on August 22, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if … Continue reading →

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Balance through chaos

Posted on July 24, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir I went for what I would describe as less a … Continue reading →

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Living life at your own pace

Posted on November 7, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I was listening to a mental health professional in Sunday school who was talking about her work with the homeless. She made the comment that in her 20 years of work she had found that the best results she had … Continue reading →

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Getting my ass kicked by a bug

Posted on October 24, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Back in June I wrote a post called The balance of good vs. mosquitoes (evil). I wrote in this post that “More than one person has asked the question why mosquitoes live among us. I am sure some think they are simply a sadistic joke God … Continue reading →

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The Republican image

Posted on October 11, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

With this platform, we the Republican Party reaffirm the principles that unite us in a common purpose. “We believe in American exceptionalism. We believe America is exceptional because of our historic role — first as refuge, then as defender, and now … Continue reading →

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Trapped in a spider’s web

Posted on August 29, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I am OCD primarily about three things; a clean and organized car, a clean and organized garage and a clean and organized workshop. Notice a trend? All three of these are “my” space. I don’t worry about a clean house, clean … Continue reading →

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A Poem: Let me balance

Posted on August 19, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Let me balance on this earth, with arms cast like wings in the wind, spreading my legs for a firm grip, on rocks held high in the sky. Let me balance on this earth, through pain and joy, with people who … Continue reading →

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The balance of good vs. mosquitoes (evil)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

We haven’t had much rain over the last three weeks so I have had to water my garden every other day or so. Last evening was one of those days. Armed with my watering wand and a can of Guinness stout I … Continue reading →

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Magic Pills

Posted on June 7, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I am not obese. I am very active. I walk, I hike and I ride my bicycle enough miles in one year that I could pedal from New York City to Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Let it rain

Posted on May 17, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Image provided by author  It’s a rainy day here, a cold gray day. It’s funny before I became a “home owner” with a yard full of grass, plants and trees, rain was a buzz kill. The list of what rain … Continue reading →

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