A Curandero's Workbench

Sitting across a cholo, not the cholo you find in LA's east side, the Albuquerque cholo. Let me be clear, not the stereotypical cholo....

Progress' Paradox Progress is required for movement, physical, mindful, spiritual, or systematic.  And progress is also voluntary for ...

When I use my judgmental mind I find myself in the narrow mindset that cynicism is toxic.  Science and the introduction to chemistry teaches...

My maternal grandparents are a large influence on who I am becoming. It seems funny to think I'm still "becoming". I come fro...

Identity has become a psychological luxury, mainly for my ego, like a safety blanket for my self concept.  I have slowly learned to consider...

Learning to believe in one common idea of humanity is a challenge.  Being humanistic is what some might call it.  But because I've been ...

Valerio!  That was the name my family used for a majority of my childhood.  I was named after a great uncle.  The stories I was told of my n...