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I had an interesting conversation the other day during lunch that orbited around the idea that language is representative. We talked about a table and how the word, “table,” represents something with which we’re commonly familiar, but isn’t the table… Continue Reading →
“Hello, this is Juan Blea calling to refer a client. Can you please call me back to set up a time to do a screening?” I must’ve said that fifteen times this week. Guess how many calls back I received?… Continue Reading →
Hi. First of all, please understand that I’m still here. I know you’re worried and I know you think I’m heading down a bad road. But I’m still here and I really need you to love me anyway. It’s hard… Continue Reading →
Physics does exactly what I’m seeking to do: Name and manipulate unseen forces. How do these forces work in the physics world? That’s the first question. For example, if I can throw a ball twenty yards, but I want to… Continue Reading →
Whenever I’ve known someone to get into a car accident, I’ve seen enormous amounts of support: People head to the hospital in droves and offer any assistance they can. Seeing that much support tends to fill me with belief in… Continue Reading →
Bob Marley said it better than I ever could, “Free yourselves from mental slavery/none but ourselves can free our minds.” Now, I have no idea whether or not Mr. Marley studied psychology in a formal context, but I do know… Continue Reading →
Aztlan, as I see it, exists on three (3) levels: historical, psychological, spiritual On a historical level, Aztlan has been generally described as the swath of land that Mexico ceded to the US within the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Texas,… Continue Reading →
One of my favorite books is Jeannie Oakes’ Keeping Track: How schools structure inequality. It does what any good piece of nonfiction should do. It defines a problem, researches all pertinent information as to the nature of the problem, and… Continue Reading →
I spend a lot of time thinking and writing about the darkness that exists in our world ad seeks to consume and destroy all that’s good about life. My rationale for spending this time with darkness isn’t because I have… Continue Reading →
I feel the need to make a quick comment on interpersonal boundaries. What are boundaries? Boundaries are the limits to behaviors within any given relationship. For example, a person who has difficulties saying no, even when he needs to say… Continue Reading →
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