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March 2014

March 13, 2014
______________ The word authentic comes from the Greek authentes. It means “bearing the mark of...
March 03, 2014
______________ To dilate means to widen or open more fully and the purpose of experience,...

February 2014

February 24, 2014
______________ An old friend died several years ago. At the time I wrote this poem....
February 17, 2014
______________ Wonder is one of the arts of reverence. It is always very close to...
February 10, 2014
In the days after my father died, there were many quiet moments and many stories...

January 2014

January 28, 2014
The Presenters on the Wake Up Festival from Sounds True on Vimeo.
January 27, 2014
______________ I’m always humbled by the way life appears when I think I’m in control....
January 21, 2014
______________ Part of everyone’s journey in life is to arrive at precipice or fork in...
January 13, 2014
______________ My father used to quip that old is always ten years out from wherever...
January 06, 2014
______________ No matter what we’re going through, the opposite is happening somewhere else at the...
January 06, 2014
Mark recently appeared on New Dimensions. Three Intentions is offering this opportunity to listen to...

December 2013

December 30, 2013
______________ When in the crucible of a difficult life change, I went to be by...
December 23, 2013
______________ During his last year, my father suffered four strokes and a heart attack. We...
December 16, 2013
______________ It seems the purpose of story is to lead us back to what matters...
December 09, 2013
______________ Sooner or later, just by living, we are reduced to what matters, as so...
December 02, 2013
______________ Leaving and being left is such a painful part of life that it’s hard...

November 2013

November 25, 2013
______________ I was enroute to see my father one more time, deplaning in Detroit, about...
November 18, 2013
______________ I'd like to share this poem for all of those viewers who were moved...
November 11, 2013
______________ We work so hard to get somewhere, to realize a dream, to arrive at...
November 04, 2013
With life offering so much depth and diversity, it’s easy to see the world through...

October 2013

October 28, 2013
______________ It’s no surprise that we lose sight of the things closest to us—most of...
October 21, 2013
______________ As human beings, we are asked to choose, more than once, if we are...
October 14, 2013
______________ My new book of poems, Reduced to Joy, has just been published. The book...
October 07, 2013
______________ My new book of poems, Reduced to Joy, has just been published. The book...

September 2013

September 30, 2013
______________ My new book of poems, Reduced to Joy, has just been published. The book...
September 25, 2013
______________ My new book of poems, Reduced to Joy, has just been published. The book...
September 16, 2013
______________ My new book of poems, Reduced to Joy, has just been published. The book...
September 08, 2013
______________ My new book of poems, Reduced to Joy, has just been published. The book...
September 02, 2013
______________ My new book of poems, Reduced to Joy, has just been published. The book...

August 2013

August 26, 2013
______________ My new book of poems, Reduced to Joy, has just been published. The book...
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