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Every mind is its own world

One of the real truths that my wife’s grandmother used to profess is that, “Cada cabeza es u mundo.”  Translated, this means that every mind is its own world.  She would usually say this when hearing a story about someone… Continue Reading →

Depression is just dark soil awaiting a seed

The other morning, while visiting my grandmother’s grave, I lifted a pinecone off of her headstone. I looked at it’s woody cradles and cursed its audacity: It covered the “Que” from the Madrecita Querida inscription and I launched that pinecone… Continue Reading →

The source of all that's good and strong and beautiful is inside all of us

The Chicano Movement didn’t fail.  I have found Aztlan. It’s a real place. First off, I consider myself Chicano.  For me, this means that I am a bilingual, biliterate person of Mexican-American descent who is interested in the reclamation of… Continue Reading →

The source of all that's good and strong and beautiful is inside all of us

The Chicano Movement didn’t fail.  I have found Aztlan. It’s a real place. First off, I consider myself Chicano.  For me, this means that I am a bilingual, biliterate person of Mexican-American descent who is interested in the reclamation of… Continue Reading →

We all have a lot to lose

It seems to me that many times people seek help when they are faced with loss.  Then, they see value in the situation and realize that change is needed to keep the source of value. For example, when a married… Continue Reading →

Leadership can make or break any endeavor

To me, leadership is the make or break ingredient to success in any endeavor.  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… Continue Reading →

If any one of us is sick, then it's up to all of us to make him/her well

In any context, when a person begins a new undertaking, there are four (4) ways in which he or she can proceed: 1) Committed; 2) Compliant; 3) Resistant; or, 4) Apathetic.   Really, I’m ok with working with the first three. … Continue Reading →

The White Man's Training program has got to go

White America isn’t about ethnicity or race or economics. It’s about power.  White America doesn’t gangs or guns or drugs. I believe, wholeheartedly, that White America fears people of repressed circumstances learning enough to become individually or collectively strong.  Through… Continue Reading →

Let's make the world better

Last night, my son asked me about my resolutions for the new year.  I told him that I don’t make any; resolutions typically don’t add up to much and I really don’t give them any thought.  However, the last five… Continue Reading →

We can and SHOULD give our students a reason to stay in school

I read an article in my hometown newspaper that said something about the mayoral candidates caring about education, even though they don’t have direct authority over the school district.  The person who wrote the article made the comment as though… Continue Reading →

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