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I was asked for my opinion on a workplace situation involving someone who abuses alcohol and his supervisor. It turned out to be pretty clear as to what was going on and it also hammered home, for me anyway, the… Continue Reading →
It was a busy restaurant; people paraded in and out and the wait staff hustled around the joint to get the mob satiated. There weren’t many seats, and my friend and I accepted a table in the bar area, rather… Continue Reading →
Our sky here in NM is covered with thick, grey clouds today. Though the sun should already be lighting up my writing desk, I had to turn on the lights so that I can see clearly. I’m all about clarity;… Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Lately, the question, “is Internet addiction real?” seems to pop up everywhere I go. But, it’s the wrong question, in my opinion. The real question (just as it is for other “behavioral addictions” such as gambling addiction, sex addiction, and… Continue Reading →
Turns out, it isn’t a matter of nature versus nurture. It’s more like nature AND nurture. Throughout my formal education, which consisted of a lot of courses in psychology and human development, there was a standing argument about which variable… Continue Reading →
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