The Great Awakening

About the Book

These writings are lessons that I've learned in life. Things that I've struggled with and things that I felt that I need to say. So you might know me a little better today. Some of it was my creative imagination being direct and positive at the same time is a good way to express yourself on a piece of paper. I hope you have enjoyed what you've read. I like everyone who takes the time to read one or two of these pages. If you like the whole thing more power to you. I love you all, you’re all my friends and I support you one hundred percent.

About the Author

Mark Elsen was born in 1981 from the Mound of Minnesota. He went to college at Dunwoody Institute for Architecture taking up Drafting and Estimating, after which, he worked in the housing Industry for exterior construction. Having found God while incarcerated, he decided to change his life and wrote short stories and poems to inspire him further. He’s now a recovering alcoholic and values the importance of his family and life itself. This book is published in the hopes of the author to share his thoughts, his life and his inspiration to everyone, especially those who maybe going through the same ordeal he went through. Life is good and we need to celebrate it.