ON COMMITMENT by Goethe

Until one is committed there is always hesitancy; the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.  There is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves, too.  All sorts of things occur to help that would never otherwise have occurred.  A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising to one's favor all manner of unforeseen accidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would come his way.  Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

Love and Justice

"The arc of the moral universe is long, 
but it bends toward justice."

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love You Tonight

Remembering 9/11 and the tangled knot of anger and fear we all felt as we came face to face with our fragility.
I wrote this lullaby for my infant daughter that evening. She's now ten. Thanks to my genius brother Jeff Foster for producing it, and to my genius friend Amy Smith for sketching the artwork.
If you like it, please forward it. Go to www.authormarkfoster.com to download more songs for free. 

My album, Ghost/Machine, comes out this fall!