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Coming home to México: title card reading "The border I crossed without paying for it," from Letters from the Interior.

Coming home to México, and the price of a threshold

July 12, 2026 No Comments
I got back to Querétaro last night, and the rains had already started. Coming home to México in July means arriving into the wettest month ...
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A leather journal and ceramic coffee mug rest on a wooden windowsill in Querétaro, México, overlooking the domes and bell towers of a historic church — a reflection on what a good day looks like in your own particular life.

What We Mean by a Good Day

May 31, 2026 No Comments
Today closes Mental Health Awareness Month. For seventy-seven years now, every May has carried this small national gesture, founded by Mental Health America in 1949 ...
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Dr. Mark Arcuri, psychologist and author, smiling in a warm interior setting — featured image for the blog post "When the Ground Shifts, What Holds?" on Dr. Mark's Musings

Finding Inner Orientation When the World Grows Uncertain

March 7, 2026 No Comments
There is a particular quality to early March mornings in Querétaro. The air still carries the cool of the night before, and the light falls ...
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Typographic graphic on dark charcoal background with the title The Body Knew Before I Did and the quote: The world has changed again, and here we are, still in it, still feeling our way through. By Dr. Mark Arcuri.

Staying Grounded in Crisis: The Body Knew Before I Did

February 28, 2026 No Comments
I was making coffee in the dark when the headlines changed everything. A psychologist's reflection on staying grounded in crisis, what the nervous system knows ...
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Dr. Mark Arcuri smiling warmly beside the cover of his book A Life Aligned: The Journey to Allowing the Magic in Your Life, Revised Edition, with the title What the Book Asked of Me

What the Book Truly Asked of Me

February 22, 2026 No Comments
Dr. Mark Arcuri on what it cost to revise A Life Aligned after twenty years, and what the process revealed about growth, identity, and the ...
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Cobblestone street in Querétaro, México at sunset with people walking between historic stone arches and colonial buildings. Staying human in unsettled times.

Staying Human in Unsettled Times

February 1, 2026 No Comments
Staying Human in Unsettled Times There are moments when I feel the ground shifting beneath my feet, not with spectacle or drama, but with persistence. ...
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