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By Guest Blogger Alejandra Palos A Sacred Journey In the words of one of our Powerful Latinas audience, who has been through abusive relationships in her own life, her own struggles, and come out on the other side with words of wisdom to share: Art has always been in my life; I was born and …

By Guest Blogger Sandra del Castillo “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.”  And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Mark 1:2-4 In the early 90’s my children and I lived in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. One June 24th we …

By Guest Blogger Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D. For better or worse, our experiences created us, inside and out, and continue to influence who we are. For writers, personal experiences oftentimes end up on the pages of our books, poems, stories, screenplays, and essays. Even when our creations are “fictionalized,” the heart of our tales springs …

I look forward to speaking with many of you on Monday!  I have had some interesting questions submitted for our discussion, and wanted to encourage you to think about what your questions are about what your own experiences are “supposed” to, or actually do, bring you. Some of you shared your own struggles with me, …

When we talk about all experiences bringing you something, one might think that we’re only referring to negative experiences, but let’s think about what we get from the positive…! All positive experiences bring us 5 key things, in *addition* to what each of them may individually bring to you.  For example, all positive  experiences bring …

From Contributing Blogger Carmen Mojica “To thine own self be true.” – Shakespeare As I reflect on the last two years of my life, a lot of emotions come with it. there is a certain level of sadness for the relationships that have fallen apart. There is frustration over the amount of times I’ve had …

This month, we are surrounded by many people “graduating” from one level to the next.  Last month my son graduated from college, and this month, many are graduating from high school (including some friend’s children).  [Ok, ok, I'm getting old -- I know!] But in reality, we are always “graduating” from one level to the …

As we go through our lives, we experiences our ups and downs, things that are both bitter and sweet, and things that bring both pain and pleasure.  But no matter what, who we are is created by our RESPONSE to these experiences – they all bring us something… I am sure that, if you’re like …

A former Simon & Schuster editor, Marcela Landres is the author of the e-book How Editors Think and specializes in helping Latinos get published. Check out her webpage at: www.marcelalandres.com. The Heavens Weep for Us: and Other Stories by Thelma Reyna (Outskirts Press) Delicately written stories of characters whose losses bring opportunities. Born in the …