By Mark Azzara
Dear Friend,
My shortest letter ever. The next time you feel sorry for yourself, the next time you think you can’t do something, the next time you want to quit, the next time you think the deck is stacked against you, the next time you … well, you get the idea … watch this video. And then get back to work.
All God’s blessings – Mark

Mark Azzara spent 45 years in print journalism, most of them with the Waterbury Republican in Connecticut, where he was a features writer with a special focus on religion at the time of his retirement. He also worked for newspapers in New Haven and Danbury, Conn. At the latter paper, while sports editor, he won a national first-place writing award on college baseball. Azzara also has served as the only admissions recruiter for a small Catholic college in Connecticut and wrote a self-published book on spirituality, “And So Are You.” He is active in his church and facilitates two Christian study groups for men. Azzara grew up in southern California, graduating from Cal State Los Angeles. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut.