--- title: "9 Endings Quotes By Craig D. Lounsbrough" description: "9 Endings quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough. Plus more from Craig D. Lounsbrough and more Endings sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_beginnings_beginnings-and-endings-are-simply-part-o_678337.jpg" --- > [“Beginnings and endings are simply part of a journey that isn’t stopped by either.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/beginnings-and-endings-are-simply-part-of-a-journey-that-isn-t/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_beginnings_beginnings-and-endings-are-simply-part-o_678337.jpg) > [“A new start is never dictated by some random place on a calendar. Rather, it’s dictated by the state of our attitude.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/a-new-start-is-never-dictated-by-some-random-place-on-a-calendar/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_attitude_a-new-start-is-never-dictated-by-some-ra_2172957.jpg) > [“Although I am far too frequently convinced otherwise, with God a dead-end is only the death of an end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/although-i-am-far-too-frequently-convinced-otherwise-with-god-a-dead/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_beginning_although-i-am-far-too-frequently-convinc_2073602.jpg) > [“Life is such that beginnings and endings are neither. For in fact, they perpetually lay the groundwork for the other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/life-is-such-that-beginnings-and-endings-are-neither-for-in-fact-they/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/987/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_beginnings_life-is-such-that-beginnings-and-endings_2109969.jpg) > [“We lose the precious sense that an end is only a beginning in disguise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/we-lose-the-precious-sense-that-an-end-is-only-a-beginning-in-disguise/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_beginning_we-lose-the-precious-sense-that-an-end-i_3006926.jpg) > [“Without an ending there would be no beginning. And if I can’t imagine a life without beginnings, I can’t live without endings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/without-an-ending-there-would-be-no-beginning-and-if-i-can-t-imagine/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/712/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_beginnings_without-an-ending-there-would-be-no-begi_2953386.jpg) > [“Life is so utterly enraptured with beginnings that it can do little else than perpetually create space for them. And those spaces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/life-is-so-utterly-enraptured-with-beginnings-that-it-can-do-little/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73d/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_beginnings_life-is-so-utterly-enraptured-with-begin_2375174.jpg) > [“It is when an end descends that we either find immense joy in its departure, or we are weighed heavy with grief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/it-is-when-an-end-descends-that-we-either-find-immense-joy-in-its/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_beauty-of-life_it-is-when-an-end-descends-that-we-eithe_1529056.jpg) > [“As it peaks over the horizon, does not a sunrise whisper the opportunity to try again. And if the day passes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/as-it-peaks-over-the-horizon-does-not-a-sunrise-whisper-the/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_begin_as-it-peaks-over-the-horizon-does-not-a_2326034.jpg) ## Other authors on Endings ## More by Craig D. Lounsbrough > [“It is not the force of the wind, but the depth of the roots.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/it-is-not-the-force-of-the-wind-but-the-depth-of-the-roots/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Death is a reality that calls the rest of life and all of our assorted strivings into sharp relief.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/death-is-a-reality-that-calls-the-rest-of-life-and-all-of-our/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“I’m not trying to save you from yourself. I’m trying to help you save yourself from yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-m-not-trying-to-save-you-from-yourself-i-m-trying-to-help-you-save/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“The service of self terminates at our own death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-service-of-self-terminates-at-our-own-death/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“The fact that I can get away with something is the very reason why I shouldn’t do it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-fact-that-i-can-get-away-with-something-is-the-very-reason-why-i/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Rather than being incensed by the nature of the bruise, maybe we should be inspired by the possibilities in the bruise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/rather-than-being-incensed-by-the-nature-of-the-bruise-maybe-we/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“A ‘good’ father will tenderly cultivate his children. But a ‘good’ father who is also a ‘brave’ father will let the children without cultivate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/a-good-father-will-tenderly-cultivate-his-children-but-a-good-father/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“It’s better to die for what’s right than live for what’s wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/it-s-better-to-die-for-what-s-right-than-live-for-what-s-wrong/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“To stand at the very moment when all seems lost is the point of insanity for the coward, but it is the home of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/to-stand-at-the-very-moment-when-all-seems-lost-is-the-point-of/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Thankfulness acknowledges that we can’t own anything, but we can experience everything. And just knowing that makes me thankful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/thankfulness-acknowledges-that-we-can-t-own-anything-but-we-can/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Do not be fooled. Passive prayers hastily tossed out as some second-thought appeasement at those junctures when life’s more pressing duties benevolently grant us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/do-not-be-fooled-passive-prayers-hastily-tossed-out-as-some-second/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“The measure of who you are will always exceed measurement.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-measure-of-who-you-are-will-always-exceed-measurement/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Darkness is the absence of light. Therefore, darkness is always fleeing from where light is and scurrying off to where it is not. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/darkness-is-the-absence-of-light-therefore-darkness-is-always-fleeing/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“To recklessly excuse a failure is to believe that I’ve effectively erased it from the story of my life, when I’ve actually imprinted it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/to-recklessly-excuse-a-failure-is-to-believe-that-i-ve-effectively/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“If I’m my biggest fan, the only person in the stadium is probably me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-m-my-biggest-fan-the-only-person-in-the-stadium-is-probably-me/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/endings/craig-d-lounsbrough/#itemlist", "name": "9 Endings Quotes By Craig D. 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