Mark Entrekin's Blog

Aren’t labels fun?

Labels can help us remember good times, improve our feelings about ourselves, provide a clear understanding of what something is and many other helpful contexts.

We can...

Love Circulation? What is that?

That is an interesting question!

If we are talking about how love and kindness spread within a community or among people, it is often described as a ripple effect....

Does one of the largest problems in the world today, with people not caring, helping or including others, equate to social fragmentation? 

We are experiencing a breakdown of connections within...

Who watched the Harris/Trump debate on September 10, 2024?

Are our political debates and political speeches turning into more of a spectacle where we elect a president because of the attention they...

As we get closer to the free webinar on Achieving Unity through the Power of Caring, Helping and Including Others, on September 19th, I want to share a couple of the topics we will discuss in the...

As we get closer to the free webinar on Achieving Unity through the Power of Caring, Helping and Including Others, on September 19th, I want to share a couple of the topics we will discuss in this...

We can evolve positive power!

Yes, we do have a positive evolving power within each of us that can build caring, helping and sharing by creating a more connected and compassionate society. 

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How is Anger contributing to significant issues in the U.S. today and what can we do to resolve them?

Here are four issues that I see as the most significant and we can resolve each of these...

In my course on the 7-steps to Achieving Unity through the Power of Caring, Helping and Including Others, I emphasize how effective decision-making, in all facets of life, is essential for...

In our busy, noisy world, we often forget how important it is to listen carefully. We can forget to be an active listener when we go from person to person or from home to the office or to the next...

Are you HOT? 

What is HOT? What does HOT mean? 

Yes, hot can always be the temperature around us but it can also be something else. 

When I was growing up, I remember thinking about...

Where is the value in violence? There is none. There is no value found anywhere in violence. 

Violence holds no merit; it neither resolves conflicts nor fosters understanding. It is a...

Why do we criticize? 

Too many times, doesn’t it seem that the thoughts or words we say or use can be met with some form of criticism by another? 

We can be talking to others about...

Happy Independence Day!

As most of us learned in school, the Library of Congress site reminds us that Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States...

Are we ready for Achieving Unity? It sounds great up front but what is required for us to see each other, everyone, as equals? 

Achieving Unity does not promote any preferences but brings us...

Do we know enough about Juneteenth? 

There are many references to Juneteenth and the exciting part is that it is a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved...