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Miracles find me in this love-filled world

In today’s world, it can seem like everything is going to Hell in a handbasket.  News reports of violence and mayhem rule the airwaves; when coupled with social media, bad news travels faster than ever.  Plus, providing substance abuse treatment… Continue Reading →

The thing inside of me

I look out my hallway window and watch the sky turn bright rust.  The thing inside of me pulled me out of bed before the sun climbed into view: It needed to express.  I needed to walk downstairs and play… Continue Reading →

Is there greed behind antidepressants?

I read an article called The Medicated Americans, some Barber fellow and it bugged me. Barber (2008) is a descriptive study that asserts that the medical community tends to prescribe various antidepressants for common life problems and not for clinical depression. … Continue Reading →

Is there greed behind antidepressants?

I read an article called The Medicated Americans, some Barber fellow and it bugged me. Barber (2008) is a descriptive study that asserts that the medical community tends to prescribe various antidepressants for common life problems and not for clinical depression. … Continue Reading →

The writing life — it's like an F you for Christmas

I advocate and believe in the power of reflective writing to heal.  My own writing life has richly blessed me; I’ve been able to go places and do things that I never would have even thought possible without the opportunities… Continue Reading →

Eating a cupcake is a privilege

The other day, I sat on my comfortable couch eating a cupcake and reading a research article on the prevalence rate of Hispanic drug users when it hit me: Since I do my best to keep up with the latest… Continue Reading →

An analogy between family systems and computer systems analysis

An ecomap is equivalent to a system diagram utilized in the software development industry.  What a system diagram does is allow an analyst to define relationships between objects.  Objects, to a system analyst, can be anything from data tables, to… Continue Reading →

I wrote it for you

I hate it when people I disagree with turn out to be right.  But, at least I can admit it.  When I was getting ready to release Journey to Aztlan, I had an argument with a marketing firm I was… Continue Reading →

Culture is how humanity relates with the world

One of the questions I get asked, all the time, is, “Why is your culture so important to you?”  Though I hear it all the time, I’m amazed that it’s even asked.   In my experience, it seems like people tend… Continue Reading →

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