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The Teacher Says She Doesn’t Listen

March 6, 2010

“The teacher says she doesn’t listen. She is not paying attention.” – Overheard conversation as I walked out of Albertsons A mom on her cell phone talking to someone also interested in this little girl not “listening” to the teacher or paying attention to her work. When I reached my car, I sat for a [...]

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Drive down San Mateo Street

March 5, 2010

“Drive down San Mateo Street and you will get the feel for the real Albuquerque.” – Desk Manager at the motel I took the drive as well as a walk on San Mateo as I like to get to know a city before I look into the homeless situation. Albuquerque is very spread out like [...]

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It Has Become Appallingly Obvious

March 3, 2010

“It has become appallingly obvious, that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” – Albert Einstein I arrived in Albuquerque – a wonderful ride; found destination with no problems; was allowed into my room right away; the sun was shining and the air was warming up – just perfect. Briefly: I turned on my Netbook and [...]

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Happiness is not in the Mere Possession of Money

March 2, 2010

“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Truth or Consequence overflows in creativity – every small store has its own unique flavor in design, color and statement. Almost each place is a family run business. As [...]

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The Care of Human Life and Happiness

March 1, 2010

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.” – Thomas Jefferson Truth or Consequence is a good example of always striving to be a good government. The Police station might be closed at times but their cars are always present. The Baptist Church [...]

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The Only True Law is That Which Leads to Freedom

February 27, 2010

“The only true law is that which leads to freedom. There is no other.” – Jonathan Livingston Seagull [novel by Richard Bach] What a wonderful welcome to this beautiful and seemingly magical town of Truth or Consequences. I would like to imagine that the seagulls followed my car from the Pacific Ocean for a taste [...]

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I Can’t Ignore It

February 26, 2010

“I can’t ignore it. I count my blessings that I can give back.” – Dennis Zamora, Program Coordinator, Las Cruces Public Schools When asked what is the one most important message you would want conveyed to people, Dennis replied with no hesitation: “Become aware. Awareness is the key in all communities – to become aware [...]

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There Can Be No Keener Revelation

February 24, 2010

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa The Partners In Education, Las Cruces Public Schools has a very healthy, strong, and giving soul as they advocate, watch over, and serve the homeless children and teens [...]

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Life is a Series of Natural and Spontaneous Changes

February 23, 2010

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. – Lao Tzu I think Las Cruces is here to teach me some internal truths before I continue on my trip. No, I do [...]

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If I Can Just Help Out for a Minute and Feed the Kids

February 23, 2010

“If I can just help out for a minute and feed the kids or hold them or just play with them because sometimes there’s so many.” – Volunteer Jessica Montoya (quoted in kob.com) New Mexico State Motto: The Latin phrase, Crescit Eundo, can be translated as “Increases as it goes” or, more commonly as New [...]

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