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Caring during a crisis can make all the difference

A whole bunch of years ago, I attended a Play Therapy conference that taught me more about leadership during a crisis (and parenting during a crisis) that anything else I had studied to that point.  Really, I haven’t learned a… Continue Reading →

The goal of education is for students to learn

All members of an educational setting: student, teacher, principal, and parent, must all be working towards the same goal.  If not, there is a pathological condition within the system.  For example: If a principal’s main concern is with overall test… Continue Reading →

Bilingual kids are trapped in a double-bind

The other night at Wal-Mart, I was amazed by this little kid who talked hollered at his baby sister about being my way.  He then turned to me and apologized, but with no hint of an accent.  He was bilingual,… Continue Reading →

The love in my life is my motivation

I looked out my hallway window and watched the sky turn bright rust.  The thing inside of me, which I have come to understand as the Call to Aztlan, pulled me out of bed before the sun climbed into view:… Continue Reading →

Depression didn't kill me, it only made me stronger

One Saturday night, I found myself grabbing junk out of my closet and stuffing it into a large garbage bag.  I was tossing out anything that was within reach of my pistonlike-moving arms.  My runny nose signaled late fall, which… Continue Reading →

Depression didn't kill me, it only made me stronger

One Saturday night, I found myself grabbing junk out of my closet and stuffing it into a large garbage bag.  I was tossing out anything that was within reach of my pistonlike-moving arms.  My runny nose signaled late fall, which… Continue Reading →

Yes, I am angry…

As a writer, I often have to perform and speak at various venues. One such venue had my speaking on the topic: what motivates you as a writer? The format was set up as a conversation between a poet, Jason… Continue Reading →

Some badly needed self-care…

It was a rough day: Dark energy swirled around me since I first opened my eyes.  It felt like I was under attack and there wasn’t much I could do but allow the darkness to envelop me.  There are many… Continue Reading →

Thank God for my Dream-maker

Really, God wants our dreams to come true.  The however is that, like me, people are too dumb to listen to what God says.  God, in his infinite power and wisdom, knew that with the fall from grace, humanity would… Continue Reading →

A story of good in the world

The smoke hung over the dining room like a slow moving thunder head.  And there was a storm brewing, though I was unaware of its signals.  I sipped my tea, enraptured as I was with my pretty wife.  Nothing else… Continue Reading →

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