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I'll stir the black forces

Most mornings, I look out my hallway window and watch the sky turn bright rust.  I’ve always loved the early morning sky-glow: All the words yet to write and ideas yet to learn swell inside of me – a rising… Continue Reading →

We seek stable social systems — 2CEUs

One of the many things I teach is something I call, Social System Homeostasis, and it is composed of: Stable Social Systems (SSS) = when an individual’s mental constructs are in harmony with other’s perceived views of the individual.  A… Continue Reading →

I will be a leader — 2CEUs

For me, leadership is a personal goal that I hope to one day reach.  I don’t mean that one day I want to be the CEO of some company or another; I mean that I want to affect someone’s life… Continue Reading →

Be empowered…life's better that way — 2CEUs

I am compelled to present two concepts that speak to the heart of what I believe: (1) psychological empowerment; and (2) locus of control. According to Spreitzer (1995), Psychological Empowerment is the unbreakable set of four beliefs: (1) Meaning, which… Continue Reading →

Five steps of relapse prevention — 2CEUs

One of the many things that bugs me about relapse prevention is that, when it comes to addiction, using is the norm and not using is the lapse.  It’s normal to use and not using is the difficulty within a… Continue Reading →

We can all be leaders 2CEUs

Empowering approaches to leadership challenge the leader to become a teacher who teaches followers how to lead both themselves and others.  Approaches such as those found in, Creating leaderful organizations: How to bring out leadership in everyone, by J. Raelin stipulates that… Continue Reading →

There's magic in the process of adjustment — 2CEUs

Autumn is my favorite time of the year.  I can’t help but take all the changes in and relish in the variances.  What strikes me the most, though, is that some leaves are yellow, some are green, and some are… Continue Reading →

Oppression is persisted through the public school system — 2CEUs

It doesn’t take a lifetime of intense research to see the inequalities in the public school systems that stem from socioeconomic circumstances.  I took a drive one day and just looked around Santa Fe.  First, I drove through the East… Continue Reading →

Thank you to those who fight addictions — 2CEUs

Supporting someone in recovery isn’t for everyone.  It takes an emotional toll to ride out the ups and downs of someone who’s trying to eliminate what’s become his or her strongest relationship from his or her life.  When it comes… Continue Reading →

Who will we be when we die? 2CEUs

The scallop shell symbolizes, among other things, those pilgrims who walk the ancient Road to San Tiago in Spain.  There have been literally hundreds of books and movies devoted to pilgrims’ experiences on the Road, which is dedicated to St…. Continue Reading →

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