A long, long time ago I came to understand that silence is ok. There was a time when things seemed awkward if two or more people sat in silence. The mind would race to find small talk topics and fingers would fidget. Silence would feel like […]
A Satisficer I am not: No pain, No Gain indeed In graduate school, I did a series of research studies on surveys. More specifically, I studied how to improve the self-report methodology so that one can get more “accurate” data from questionnaires. Yes, I know. Ho […]
They are coming Must rise up against the quicksand They are coming Must be steadfastly strident and headstrong They are coming Must push back against the naysayer’s wall They are coming Must not blink the confidence asunder They are coming Must reabsorb the jitters into the veins They […]
Come to me For while you are broken and bent My hands, though pained, seek to mend Come to me For while you are unsure and self-mock I hold steadily atop a thin blue rock Come to me For while you you bleed out I will catch your […]
Getting one’s feet wet Getting one’s bearings Standing tall Muddying the waters Walking away…when the time is right
What does our Graffiti say about the state of being? What are the options for those that remain on the margins of society? What can we all do to help lessen the anger and help build up a community? We were all supposed to be in it with […]
Walking down a quiet random alley in the middle of Curacao, I came across a tribute to an unknown individual and found a moment of peace and beauty: a loved one left behind will find their own way of honoring one’s legacy.
Happy birthday mom! Today you would have been 68 years old. I can’t help but think about what you are doing now. I hope that you are enjoying a good Blake poem, listening to your favorite country western music and watching your favorite horror movie from high […]
The past three weeks I have been on the road trip after business trip engaged in group level discussions as to how to motivate Hispanic/Latino Leadership. When I am brought to many of these meetings, I am brought to serve as a representative of my larger racial/ethnic identity; […]
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