Tag Archives: Life

The journey

Posted on December 16, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

What I saw; My wife wanted to head-up to the mountains to buy her Dad a Christmas gift, something that we saw in a shop this summer. There wasn’t any guarantee that it would still be there but given the … Continue reading →

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God given right!

Posted on April 3, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

I was listening to a call in show on National Public Radio (NPR) about the Parkland School shooting and the influence the NRA has over our politicians. An angry listener called and began talking about his “God-given Constitutional Second Amendment … Continue reading →

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Life and death in the forest

Posted on May 1, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.” –  The Buddha My wife and I try to hike in the Pisgah National Forest every Sunday, specifically in … Continue reading →

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A Cluttered Path

Posted on April 8, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Another excerpt from my manuscript (It’s still not a book until it is published): The Commonzense of Saint James This short trip we are on during our earthly sojourn throws all sorts of junk in our path; it’s called living. If … Continue reading →

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Life as a circle

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

  Another excerpt from my manuscript (It’s still not a book until it is published): The Commonzense of Saint James One of the many symbols for Zen is the Ensō, a Japanese word that means circle. The simple but graceful design … Continue reading →

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Pedaling Zen

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Another excerpt from my manuscript (I guess it is not a book until it is published): The Commonzense of Saint James I ride a bicycle on trips anywhere from thirty miles to eighty miles at a time. A short thirty-mile ride … Continue reading →

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Dead Ends and U-Turns

Posted on April 5, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

About 10 years ago my life, the life that I had created, the life that I had fabricated hit a dead end. The road, the solid surface under my feet disappeared. The road ahead of me, my future, vanished. The … Continue reading →

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What are you praying for

Posted on April 4, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Excerpt from my manuscript (I guess it is not a book until it is published): The Commonzense of Saint James I believe in prayer, but I also believe that any prayer should be selfless and not self-serving, which unfortunately, is … Continue reading →

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Being filled with wonder

Posted on April 4, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Several years ago I read an article written by the editor of a magazine about his wife who had recently died of cancer. Included was a picture of her standing next to a crude homemade sign that read “Be Wonder … Continue reading →

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Lucky to be here

Posted on April 3, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

In Bill Bryson’s wonderful book “A Short History of Nearly Everything” he shares that most of us are all here because our Great-Great-Great-Great Grandmother found our Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather attractive enough to have sex with him. I realize that doesn’t sound … Continue reading →

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