Mark Cross:  

So what have I been doing since I last saw many of my classmates in 1977? Well, I graduated from UC Berkeley in Biochem and had the most amazing group of friends and roommates you can imagine; they taught me SO much and helped me grow up in very significant ways . I did molecular biology research there for several yrs, but all during that time I was growing socially and spiritually too. I figured out that the person I was becoming was happier working with people instead of lab equipment . So I segued into teaching high school and middle school science. All my clowning around was perfectly suited for these ages. I still love being with high school and college age kids cause they are at that time in life where they are becoming so rapidly that you can almost see them grow. That experience taught me a lot about myself and people. I still love re-connecting w my students from back then (now in their 30s!), and finding out what they are up to. This is especially sweet when you can see that you made a little difference in their life. While teaching, I met and married my beautiful wife Karen, an intuitive angel, teacher, resident genius and the Ying to my Yang. She has helped me learn how to be better at knowing what I am feeling and expressing love for people - cause she does it so well. She's my partner and best encourager to this day. Our son Daniel, a future writer (now in his mid twenties - where did all that time go!), was born during that time. I stil remember him as a baby being in my class during my prep period, and crawling down the hallway to find the principal, who he loved seeing. When the teaching season ended, I moved into the medical diagnostics industry, spending several yrs in sales in Orange County, CA. There Bryanna Joy was born, (now a professional ballerina, and no, she didn't get her dance skills from me :-). One of my fondest memories of that time is gathering the kids up after work and heading out to the beach for dinner. Then we moved back to N. CA where so I could take take a product management job with my company (where Grace was born, our little harpist, now a sophmore at the Cleveland Institute of Music). I learned a LOT about business and entrepreneurship during this time - this was where I cut my teeth career-wise. I got some help identifying my core giftings and motivations (I guess they weren't readi...Expand for more