Tag Archives: Care

Care, compassion and empathy

Posted on March 18, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

As many of you know I work in the non-profit world of affordable housing. The organization that I am affiliated with owns approximately 500 front doors, units that we lease to the elderly, people with mental health issues, HIV/AIDS, and … Continue reading →

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The differences between us

Posted on August 10, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

I am sitting in my little downtown coffee shop right now. To my right are two people, an older man and a younger woman talking about candidates they are looking at for a job with their company. Behind me are … Continue reading →

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The reason for the season

Posted on December 7, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I ate a $46.00 New York Strip steak last night, well I ate half of it and brought the other half home. My wife and I were invited to a small company holiday party at a well-known restaurant. The ambiance, as … Continue reading →

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The illusion of self-importance

Posted on October 12, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.” – Carl Sagan When … Continue reading →

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Despite our President

Posted on August 28, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

My wife and I have watched in awe as the people of Texas banded together and helped each other survive a horrible disaster. From the smallest, rescuing bats from the water under a highway bridge with a fishing net, to … Continue reading →

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When status stunts your growth

Posted on April 27, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I grew up in a very middle class suburban neighborhood filled with two style of houses, brick ranches and tri-levels. Everything and everyone was homogeneous. No one had a bigger or nicer house, and no one drove a fancier car. It … Continue reading →

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The battle over our health

Posted on January 27, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I watched a program last night, episode four, in a series called Life on the Line; The Lasting Impact. This episode was about Wilber “Wil” Alexander who has “sat at the bedside of the sick and the dying for the last … Continue reading →

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The passing of an icon

Posted on September 28, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

  He didn’t have an army followers on the fairways or a country to create and lead. He was soft-spoken and unassuming but always smiling. He led by example, never asking you to do something that he wouldn’t be willing … Continue reading →

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The old lady at church

Posted on July 27, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I have attended the same church for 30 years. My wife has attended this church for most of her life. We were married here, our children were baptized and raised within this church’s walls. To say that we are invested … Continue reading →

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The Legacy of {Your Name Goes Here}

Posted on May 18, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Duane Allman, lead guitarist of The Allman Brothers Band. Died at the age of 24, he would be 69 years old today. Jim Morrison- lead singer of The Doors. Died at the age of 27, he would be 72 years old today. … Continue reading →

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