Wear All of the Hats🎩: How to Confidently Embrace the Many Roles That Come with Cultural Consciousness with Robert Ruiz

Authentic On Air with Bruce Alexander

How connected are you to your culture? Do you celebrate it and have shared experiences with friends and family around it?

Welcome Authentic Audience to our 11th episode!

Join me as I talk to Robert Ruiz, a community builder, musician, husband, father, and stage 4 cancer survivor. Robert wears many hats, but one close to him is bringing people together. Join us as we discuss…

🎩…Creating authentic cultural festivals that bring families together for shared experiences

🎩…The history and lasting impact of Mariachi

🎩…How being a “jack of all trades” can give you a diverse range of experience and allow you to bring innovative ideas to the table

🎩…How losing or failing isn’t a negative, it comes with the territory of putting yourself out there and trying new things

🎩…His journey through stage 4 cancer, how it affected his family and changed his perspective

🎩…How he navigates parenting and autism, bullying and mental health struggles with his son

To connect with Robert:

-You can find Robert on facebook at Robert Ruiz and his Mariachi band here.

-To learn more about Fiestas Patrias, hosted every September, check out OCCC on Facebook

Links to items from the episode:

Go here to see the music video of the song Robert mentions.

To learn more about Autism, visit this website.

Click here to learn more about bullying

Lyrics to “Urge”

Con mi dolor

Causando penas voy rodando por ahí

No hay una frase de cariño para mí

Todos me miran con desprecio y con rencor

Mi corazón

Está cansado, tan cansado de sufrir

Que muchas veces le he escuchado repetir

Estas palabras que me llenan de dolor

Urge

Una persona que me arrulle entre sus brazos

A quien contarle de mis triunfos y fracasos

Que me comprenda y que me quite de sufrir

Urge

Que me despierten con un beso enamorado

Que me devuelvan el amor que me han negado

Porque también tengo derecho de vivir

Urge

Una persona que me arrulle entre sus brazos

A quien contarle de mis triunfos y fracasos

Que me comprenda y que me quite de sufrir

Urge

Que me despierten con un beso enamorado

Que me devuelvan el amor que me han negado

Porque también tengo derecho de vivir

English Translation

With my pain

I go rolling around, causing sorrows everywhere

There's not a single tender word for me

Everyone looks at me with disdain and resentment

My heart

Is tired, so tired of suffering

That many times I've heard it repeat

These words that fill me with pain

It's urgent

For someone to cradle me in their arms

To whom I can tell of my triumphs and failures

Who understands me and takes away my pain

It's urgent

To be awakened with a loving kiss

To be given back the love that has been denied me

Because I too have the right to live

It's urgent

For someone to cradle me in their arms

To whom I can tell of my triumphs and failures

Who understands me and takes away my pain

It's urgent

To be awakened with a loving kiss

To be given back the love that has been denied me

Because I too have the right to live

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