Sorry, Not Sorry Relationships | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E15

I was asked to do several eulogies, as a young Baptist Minister, in the one-church town of Coahoma, Texas. I was asked to say some nice things for the recently deceased that were unchurched. This was during the bust of the 1980s and the joke was, “What do you call a Geologist in Midland?” Answer:...

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Mark Neese of True North Counseling posing for a photo on a hiking trip.

Starring in Your Own Season of House of Cards | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E14

House of Cards: Season “Hell at SBTS” Starring: Me, The President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary I am by nature, not a protester, but I have protested. And before you get all judgy, how many protests have you participated in? And if you say, yeah, I have, then good on you! My protest was...

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Photos of Mark Neese from True North Counseling doing different exercising in a gym.

2026 Resolution: Go Big or Go Home | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E13

My first two years of high school were a complete failure. Zero motivation. I wasn’t a smartass or anything, I just didn’t care. I remember sitting in the back of Miss Miller’s Spanish class and flipping nickels with my friend, Don. I didn’t learn a thing. I did just enough to pass. My grade point...

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Rommie Oshrieh Neese posing for a photo at her desk.

How to Say I’m Sorry in Two Words

This is a guest blog written by Rommie Oshrieh Neese. Are you a risk taker? If so, apologies may come easier for you. If not, well, when it comes to making amends and actually apologizing, you may experience some bumps and bruises in your relationships with others. Let’s face it. For many, an apology is a...

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Mark Neese as a young man in the U.S. Air Force.

The Art of Wallowing | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E12

Camp Bullis, Texas, 1975 It felt like a death march. As part of our Airbase Defense Training, the Air Force required us to march 10 miles, which included other necessary skills like orienteering, weapons fire, and combat tactics. Today, I don’t think twice about a 10-mile hike. There’s a system of trails in the Jefferson...

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Mark Neese, owner of True North Counseling, poses for a photo against a brick wall.

Don’t Monetize Your Life | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E11

Many years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a young Southern Baptist Minister. I pastored two churches, one in Eastern New Mexico, and one in West Texas. The first was a very small church in the middle of peanut fields and the second was in the heart of west-Texas oil country. It...

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