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I’ve been tracking down information about the BRENDA substance abuse treatment model over the last few weeks. The questions for which I’ve been seeking answers are: 1) What is the BRENDA treatment model; and, 2) Does it work as well… Continue Reading →
When I attend funerals, I watch people lined up like ants locked on to a food source, hoping for inspiration to find words to heal wounds. But none come. Instead of helping, the drone of the “I’m sorry’s” and “Is… Continue Reading →
I like to sit back in my favorite chair and sip my coffee. It’s a comfortable chair and I find that I become calm and relaxed. Especially in the winter: If I have my snuggie, my coffee, and my chair;… Continue Reading →
I think that God must’ve been a lonely or bored energy being. Why else would he/she decide to go off creating everything we know? What, exactly was the motivation for creating something as complex as life as we know it? … Continue Reading →
Basically, I’ve been like a prep-cook getting all the ingredients ready for a masterpiece meal. I’ve been gathering the necessary pieces and planning the meal. But, the thing, I thought I was already the Chef. I’ve lived as though I… Continue Reading →
It was late on a Saturday night; maybe two or three in the morning when I awoke to the sound of toes tipping across my carpet. I was twelve and scared to death. Still, I listened to the shuffling going… Continue Reading →
I’ve come to think that having patience is a superhuman skill. Really, it seems impossible to stand down and be “patient.” I looked up the definition of patience: “The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting… Continue Reading →
Please enjoy Chapter 3, October 1977 from Journey to Aztlan. This chapter has become known as “The Maroma/Somersault” story because when I was in first grade, I got “sick” because I didn’t know how to do a somersault, but came… Continue Reading →
It can seem strange that I write about addiction and depression; as well as, writing and music and computers. The thing is that, to me, they’re all part of the same thing: My identity. This identity of mine is how… Continue Reading →
Other than writing, my biggest hobby is writing and recording music using my guitar and my computer. Really, it’s the longest I’ve ever spent interested in any one thing. I’ve liked different things and attempted a whole bunch of activities,… Continue Reading →
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