Mark Goodson

On Teaching

November 27, 2023 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, Anonymity, Gratitude, Mundane, Recovery, Reflections, Spirituality, Teaching

Instead of handing them a map to the text, I have to teach them how to navigate.

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Green Clip-On

October 31, 2023 Mark Goodson

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#LifeUnfiltered, Acceptance, God, Gratitude, Mundane, On Writing, Parenthood, Prayer, Stories, Teaching

Just another day in the life.

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More than more

September 25, 2023 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, Gratitude, Humility, Letting Go, On Writing, Program, Recovery, Teaching

More is not always better. Less is not always worse. Tomorrow never comes. And yesterday never leaves.

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Proof

August 28, 2023 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, Family, God, Humility, Parenthood, Recovery, Spirituality, Truth

It is calming to think that I am not responsible for the most important thing in their lives, for their greatest interest in life is discovering something I can’t give them.

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Across the blissful threshold

July 31, 2023 Mark Goodson

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Family, Gratitude, Humility, Mundane, Parenthood, Reflections

If you’ve fathered kids across the blissful threshold, there is no mistaking it. And while crossing it is not an exact event, the awareness of existing on the other side of it is precise and unmistakable.

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Reap

June 26, 2023 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, delayed gratification, God, Mundane, On Blogging, On Writing, Parenthood, Recovery Metaphors, Sanity, Spirituality

I feel the need to reap what the last decade has sown.

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Crisis

May 29, 2023 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, God, Gratitude, Humility, Letting Go, Mundane, On Writing, Parenthood, Reflections, Truth

I would do anything to keep what I have now: the love of family, a deep sense of gratitude, a challenging and creative profession.

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Changes

April 24, 2023 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, Family, Gratitude, Letting Go, On Blogging, On Writing, Parenthood, Reflections, Sanity, Spirituality, Trust, Truth

I don’t want to spend another decade worried about what I can provide for my family in the future. Give them your full attention now and the future will be decidedly good.

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