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Stories & Reflections
by Mark David Gerson
Award-winning author and master storyteller Mark David Gerson shares stories that entertain and inspire, stories that remind us of our shared humanity.We are all storytellers. Even when we don’t realize we’re doing it, we express ourselves in story. It’s one of the things that connects us, that make us human.Long before our cave-dwelling ancestors developed language, they were carving their stories into cliff walls and grunting them around the fire. Long before we could form recognizable words, our infant gurgles told the stories of our day.Stories not only communicate our lives, they give meaning to our lives. That’s as true of the stories we hear as it is of the stories we tell.That’s why I created Stories & Reflections: to share some of the stories that matter to me. Because if they matter to me, chances are they will also matter to you.That’s the thing about stories: However personal they might be on t
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019 – Your Stories Can Change the World!
“Whether or not you’re a writer or any kind of creative artist, you’re a storyteller…because we all are. And that means you can make a difference. Your stories can make a difference.” Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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018 – There's No Place Like Home
“Instead of the quest for ‘home’ that I’ve been on for so long, I’m turning that inside out — from an external search for a particular place to an inner recognition that I’m already home…because I always have been.”Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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017 – Leaps of Faith
Leaps of Faith, those blind, profoundly trusting and often terrifying deep dives into the unknown and unknowable: That’s where all life’s magic and miracles are waiting for us. Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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016 – When Nothing Makes Any Sense…Until It Does!
"That’s the thing about our stories, the ones we live from the heart of our beingness as much as the ones we write from that same place. It can be hugely challenging, even impossible, to recognize their perfection in the moment. Somehow, though, that perfection is still present…waiting for the moment when we can acknowledge it…and maybe even celebrate it."Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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015 – When the Stars Align
When we listen to the voice of our heart, to the call of our intuitive knowingness, to those messages from that place of highest consciousness…if we listen, trust and take the leaps of faith that inner imperative demands of us, the stars always align for us. Always.Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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014 – The Magic of Storytelling
I talk often but how my stories are smarter than I am. But that isn’t just about me. Whenever we write from the heart, from those deepest places within us, our stories are always more compelling, more evocative and, more prescient than we are. Then we ever could be. That is the magic of storytelling. And that was and remains a big part of the magic of The MoonQuest. Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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013 – I Choose to Live
"I’ve told many stories over the years…in my books, in my workshops and, more recently, in my podcast. Still the one I tell in this episode (#13) of “Stories & Reflections” is one I’ve never shared before…not with anyone. Sharing it now, especially on video, was hard. Really hard. But it was also freeing."Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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012 – Don't Give Up!
"Even in the midst of my all frustrations and crises of faith, even through all those many, many times when I have wanted to give up – or, for a few moments or a few weeks, have given up – that intuitive knowingness, that still, small voice of infinite wisdom we all carry has never, ever steered me wrong or let me down. Why would it start now?"Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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011 – Just Say Yes!
“Embrace your strengths, even the ones that scare you. Especially the ones that scare you. Embrace your power, even if it scares you. Even if it scares others. Especially if it scares you or others. And if you find yourself saying 'no' to people and opportunities out of fear, as I’ve too often done in the past, feel that fear. Then pass through it to the other side, where your destiny awaits. Whatever that destiny is, it’s more wondrous than anything you could possible imagine. So…just say yes!”Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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010 - In Dog We Trust!
In this heartfelt episode, Mark David shares his adventures with Roxy, one of the dogs in his life. Through stories of joy, humor and challenge, he describes how trusting his inner voice and intuitive guidance shaped and deepened his journey…and can shape and deepen yours. Discover how listening to your heart, trusting Infinite Mind and embracing synchronicity can lead to a life filled with magic, miracles…and joy.Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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009 - Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are!
In this episode, Mark David Gerson shares a personal update following his recent surgery and reflects on the significance of new beginnings. He talks about the importance of vulnerability in life as well as in storytelling and about how embracing authenticity can foster deeper connections with others. Sharing our truths not only liberates ourselves, he says, but also encourages others to do the same, ultimately leading to a more connected and compassionate world.Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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008 – Listen with Your Heart
When we listen with our hearts to the story we're living as much as to the one we're writing, amazing things happen, unexpected things happen, things we could never have imagined happen! So listen with your heart, and free your story to show you the way...on the page and in your life.Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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007 – What Would Love Do?
For all I share about my challenging relationship with my father, this isn’t an episode about anger, hurt, pain or resentment. It's about resolution and reconciliation. It’s about moving forward and moving on. It’s about love. Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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006 – It's Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams
What dreams of yours have you stuffed at the back of a drawer? What dreams of yours have you decided are impractical? Unreasonable? Unreachable? Whatever they are, reach your hand into that drawer and pull them out. Reawaken them. Rekindle them. Reignite them. Whether you're 20, 50 or 80, it's never too late to follow your dreams!Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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005 – The Moment That Changes Everything
Every choice I make, right down to the choice I made to record this podcast episode, is another step on the journey that takes me to that point where everything changes, to that moment of shift, where nothing is ever the same again.Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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004 – Leaps of Faith
When we get out of our heads and listen to our heart, when we follow our intuition, our inner guidance, our inner wisdom or whatever you choose to call that innate, indwelling presences that resides in each of us, we open up an amazing treasure chest of magic, miracles and opportunities. And life is never, ever the same.Become a Stories & Reflections supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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003 – An Inconvenient Truth
There are three stories of how I came to be: the conventional one, the one close family and friends were told...and the truth.Become a Stories & Reflections supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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002 – The Writer I Nearly Wasn't
Many authors say, "Oh, I've always known I wanted to be a writer" or "I've always known I wanted to write books" or "I started making books out of construction paper even before I could read or write." None of those writers is me!Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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001 – Stories Matter!
Storytelling is as natural as breathing, and we're always doing it...all day long! Long before there was spoken or written language, our cave dweller ancestors grunted and mimed their adventures around the fire pit. You and I did something similar as infants, with gurgles and gestures, long before we had language. Become a "Stories & Reflections" supporter and listen ad-free!••• Listen Ad-Free!Follow Mark David on your favorite social media sites...FacebookThreadsBlueskyYouTubeX (Twitter)Read Mark David's StoriesSigned Copies of Mark David's Books Mark David on AmazonMark David in Indie Bookstores
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Award-winning author and master storyteller Mark David Gerson shares stories that entertain and inspire, stories that remind us of our shared humanity.We are all storytellers. Even when we don’t realize we’re doing it, we express ourselves in story. It’s one of the things that connects us, that make us human.Long before our cave-dwelling ancestors developed language, they were carving their stories into cliff walls and grunting them around the fire. Long before we could form recognizable words, our infant gurgles told the stories of our day.Stories not only communicate our lives, they give meaning to our lives. That’s as true of the stories we hear as it is of the stories we tell.That’s why I created Stories & Reflections: to share some of the stories that matter to me. Because if they matter to me, chances are they will also matter to you.That’s the thing about stories: However personal they might be on t
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