Beginning, Middle, End

In the last days of 2014, I stumbled across a quote by Hal Borland that has, since then, stuck with me. The quote is this: “Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” At New Year’s the trend is to make such a big deal as we transition from one year to another. Many throw or attend lavish parties. Many more get hammered and cannot necessarily “remember” clearly the events of that night. Resolutions are made that will be...