Tag Archives: Path

The hardest hike

Posted on September 5, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” – Thich Nhat Hanh I typically try to find hikes in the six to eight mile range with anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 feet of elevation change. For a … Continue reading →

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Goats in the road

Posted on April 18, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” – … Continue reading →

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Biting off more than we can chew

Posted on February 13, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.” – Ella Williams For a guy my size and age I am a good road cyclist. Over the course of the last ten years or so I have probably ridden 60,000 … Continue reading →

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Picking our battles

Posted on January 3, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Be selective in your battles, sometimes peace is better than being right”. – Unknown My Mother was a first grade teacher for almost thirty years. If you do the math, considering a class size of twenty or so kids each … Continue reading →

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A Poem: The Road Beyond

Posted on October 12, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Here is where I start, where my feet touch the earth A distances unmeasured that disappears in the curves of life The horizon beckons, tempting me to continue, to journey on But I stop here to rest, to catch my breath, and review the perils … Continue reading →

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Wisdom in all the wrong places

Posted on June 16, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“I’m concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet.” – Joan Jett Every Monday morning I email … Continue reading →

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A Buddha’s truth part II: Right actions

Posted on May 25, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

The Noble Eight-fold Path 1. Right Understanding 2. Right Thought 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood 6. Right Effort 7. Right Mindfulness 8. Right Concentration The Buddha offered these eight steps or actions to end Dukkha (suffering). The … Continue reading →

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The failures of success

Posted on May 23, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” – Shauna Niequist How easy it is to be grateful for success and bitter about failure. Rarely, when we succeed, do we examine the path … Continue reading →

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ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ

Posted on May 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Jim Morrison’s father, the late United States Navy rear-admiral George Stephen Morrison, placed a marker on his son’s grave at the Père Lachaise Cemetery which bears the Greek inscription ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ, translated as “true to his own spirit”. If you … Continue reading →

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Where I stand

Posted on April 12, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, … Continue reading →

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