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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 →

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 →

Six (6) Free Diversity or Ethics Continuing Education credits

I believe in Journey to Aztlan as a learning.  Yes, it’s a really good book that stands on its own. However, it’s a great tool from which people can learn to find that place of strength inside of them that… Continue Reading →

In loving memory of her son

I’ve been reviewing the “55 best links” that I shared on Sunday.  There’s so much good material in them that I have been touched and inspired and re-motivated to kick Addiction’s ass. Today, I’m going to share a really touching… Continue Reading →

My crazy recurring dream…

I have this recurring dream about a crow that hovers over me like a Black Angel of Death.  I stare into his deep eyes and fear rushes over and through me.  I’m always cold:  My bones shiver to their very… Continue Reading →

Why you should listen to me

Once, during a group session, a large man asked, “Why the hell should we listen to you?”  It was a fair question and I am compelled to share my response…. I stepped forward and took a deep breath.  I wanted… Continue Reading →

Santa Fe, NM will not die on my watch

It you google Santa Fe, you’d learn about how it’s the oldest Capital in the U.S. and about it’s primarily tricultural population.  If you’re reading a tourist site, you’d even see that Santa Fe is the third largest art market… 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 →

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