“How can I help the wounded if I don’t welcome my own wounds?” ~ Jose, speaking of his journey from abused child to former gang member, heroin addict, currently an addiction counselor in LA. Jose shared the story of his mother asking him as age 6 why...
“We hugged, now we’re friends, right?” he asks as he takes my hand and leads me up the steps to the Lincoln Memorial. I’ve never offered Free Hugs at a March before, but decided it might offer the smallest bit of healing at the March for...
