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Addiction's demon needs your blindness

Albert Einstein once asked,” What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life?” He asked that question in regards to people because, like fish, people are often unaware of the significance of their own… Continue Reading →

We should look at ourselves objectively and try to improve

Every once in a while, something crosses my path that says exactly what I’m always trying to say.  The Peanuts strip I’ve included in this post ran yesterday and sums up pretty much what I know can work to developing… Continue Reading →

Further criminalizing substance abuse simply doesn't work

I think it’s a symptom of a weak and unprepared mind to suggest that increasing police budgets just to deal with narcotics is a good use of tax dollars.  Of the 1,552,432 arrests for drug law violations in 2012, 82.2%… Continue Reading →

Numbaholic

I need to share this as a great example of why “recovery” means more than abstinence. Enjoy!

Critical reflection of our roles increases confidence

I truly believe that strong leadership can make or break any situation.  I developed a leadership model, after studying many different approaches to leadership, that I have since used in many different domains.  I call this approach, Contextual Leadership. To… Continue Reading →

Lessons learned from Journey to Aztlan

It’s now been around 100 days since Journey to Aztlan hit the streets and I think it’s time to measure its life, thus far. I think the biggest lesson that I’ve learned about Journey to Aztlan is that its name… Continue Reading →

The root cause of Northern New Mexico's Drug and Alcohol Problems

A quick perusal of the NM Department of Health Substance Abuse Epidemiological Profile for New Mexico, 2013 shows that NM: Has an alcohol-related death rate that’s 1.9 times higher than the national average Has the highest drug-overdose rate in the… Continue Reading →

Language is power

Any discussion about cognition, culture, and language may give the impression that these things are neutral, that they, in and of themselves, are just things and systems devoid of any type of emotional weight.  While in an isolated setting, as… Continue Reading →

Writing allows learning across cultures

This post will define cognition and culture and provide a mechanism for successful cognition across cultures.  While it may appear to the reader that these goals are lofty and that any attempt to provide these definitions and mechanism may do… Continue Reading →

Writing allows learning across cultures

This post will define cognition and culture and provide a mechanism for successful cognition across cultures.  While it may appear to the reader that these goals are lofty and that any attempt to provide these definitions and mechanism may do… Continue Reading →

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