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Every mind is its own world

One of the real truths that my wife’s grandmother used to profess is that, “Cada cabeza es u mundo.”  Translated, this means that every mind is its own world.  She would usually say this when hearing a story about someone… Continue Reading →

Depression is just dark soil awaiting a seed

The other morning, while visiting my grandmother’s grave, I lifted a pinecone off of her headstone. I looked at it’s woody cradles and cursed its audacity: It covered the “Que” from the Madrecita Querida inscription and I launched that pinecone… Continue Reading →

Anger can be managed

Anger and I are old friends.  I remember once I was doing a panel discussion several years ago about what motivates and informs my writing and I answered without even thinking, “Anger.”  At the time, it was a true statement. … Continue Reading →

If any one of us is sick, then it's up to all of us to make him/her well

In any context, when a person begins a new undertaking, there are four (4) ways in which he or she can proceed: 1) Committed; 2) Compliant; 3) Resistant; or, 4) Apathetic.   Really, I’m ok with working with the first three. … Continue Reading →

New approach to Addiction treatment, part 2

The sad thing is that, though the Collective Capacity is universal, not everyone accesses, feels, believes, or even wants to partake of what it does.  Because death’s negative energy is prevalent, despair grows within a person and replaces all choices… 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 →

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 →

Is there greed behind antidepressants?

I read an article called The Medicated Americans, some Barber fellow and it bugged me. Barber (2008) is a descriptive study that asserts that the medical community tends to prescribe various antidepressants for common life problems and not for clinical depression. … Continue Reading →

Is there greed behind antidepressants?

I read an article called The Medicated Americans, some Barber fellow and it bugged me. Barber (2008) is a descriptive study that asserts that the medical community tends to prescribe various antidepressants for common life problems and not for clinical depression. … Continue Reading →

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