saguaro and lotus (or my fire friend)

saguaro and lotus (or my fire friend) book in hand pages frayed and inked energy eager to satisfy an intellect … Continue reading saguaro and lotus (or my fire friend)

10 Lessons I’m Learning from Cultivating Soil

Mother earth will guide the roots of a tree to water, the way spirit will guide me to that which … Continue reading 10 Lessons I’m Learning from Cultivating Soil

The golden grass vulnerable and resilient bows to the wind humbles its form to its surroundings anchored by its identity … Continue reading Strength in Vulnerability

The beat of the son Is in sync with the rhythm of my heart. The conga y timbales Pulsate Through … Continue reading The Beat of the Son

I was about 5 years old the day I jumped into my great uncle Miguel’s white Nissan truck on a … Continue reading In The Mood

I started asking myself this question unconsciously seven years ago. And it has evolved into a conscious act of … Continue reading Love Begins with Liberation

At age four I used to run around the front yard wetting my brothers with the water hose. We … Continue reading Liberation Begins with Understanding Where You Have Come From

How do you fly when you’re not used to flying? How do you reach for the sky when it so … Continue reading How Do You Fly?

A few months ago, May to be exact, I decided I would attempt to start running again. I use to … Continue reading Weighing In On My Healing

In The Tortilla Curtain, a novel by T.C. Boyle, Delany a “liberal humanist” who lives in a gated community on … Continue reading un-Mexican: In Search of Truth Part 2