Developing an Attitude of Gratitude

This is a guest blog written by Rommie Oshrieh Neese. We were excited for a warm, sunny vacation. We planned the destination and time of year just right to “guarantee” a break from Kentucky’s arctic winter. Of course, we understand there are no guarantees, especially when it comes to Kentucky’s moody winter weather. Nevertheless, I found...

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Photo of Mark Neese out in nature.

How to Find Your Moral Compass | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E17

You need a map and a compass. And, you need to know where you are right now on the map. Use a compass to orient your map to the north. Line up the edge of the compass along the imaginary line to where you’re going. This gives you a bearing. If you’re in the woods,...

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A photo of a camping tent set up by a body of water with the sunset in the background.

How the Mighty Have Fallen | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E16

January 16, 1991, 4 PM EST I was sitting in my living room, watching on TV the beginning of the Gulf War. As a young teenager in the late 60s, I remember watching news clips of the Vietnam War, the death count for the day during Walter Cronkite’s Evening newscasts. But the Gulf War was...

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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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