Tag Archives: Thoughts

Stephen Hawking

Posted on March 14, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the universe. That makes us something very special.” – Stephen Hawking The great Stephen Hawking died today at the age of … Continue reading →

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A Grateful Journey

Posted on May 31, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Since I saw them for first time in concert as 15-year-old I have been a Grateful Dead fan. I was fortunate to see them perform a dozen times or so in the late 70’s and early 80’s. As you can … 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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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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Having More or Simply Being

Posted on April 1, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“We humans are more concerned with having than with being.”- Professor Norman (character in the movie Lucy) Stuff. Americans like stuff. We like new stuff, we like shiny stuff. We like old stuff, we like expensive stuff. We like stuff our … Continue reading →

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Stupid is as stupid does

Posted on March 18, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“When you are dead you don’t know that you’re dead, but it’s hard for the people around you. It’s the same if you are stupid.”- Unknown I am of average intelligences, not George Clooney handsome, average height, average width…..yea average … Continue reading →

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Everyone Deserves to be Happy and Gay

Posted on March 18, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil … Continue reading →

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