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Category Archives: Personal
I Suffer From Oneitis
When I meet a great girl, I tend to moon about her for weeks and months. This mooning, this fantasizing, this attaching of magical qualities to her does not generally endear me to the object of my desire and just … Continue reading
You Don’t Have To Be Chronically Depressed To Be Jewish, But It Helps
Greg Leake writes: Hi Luke, It seems to me that this week’s Torah Talks could be titled “If You’re Completely Dysfunctional or Chronically Depressed in the Clinical Sense, Then Judaism Not Only Accepts You, But Prefers You.” At the same … Continue reading
Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34).
The Basic Question
Chaim Amalek emails: Over the course of the dozen or so years that I have know you Luke, scores of desirable, marriageable women have entered your social circle. And then left. Most men, presented with such a selection, would long … Continue reading
I View Myself As A Fearless Truth-Teller
Yet I have all the same feelings as a normal human being. When I am writing, I am using all of my senses. I am the receptive to everything the universe sends me. When I read my work publicly, or … Continue reading
Am I In Control Of My Own Life?
I feel like I am more in control of my life than ever before. Through Alexander Technique, I’ve learned to inhibit many of my habitual responses that don’t serve me. Through psycho-therapy, I’ve gained clarity on my emotions, thoughts and … Continue reading
I Came Alive!
Sunday morning. My writing workshop. A playwright asks her neighbor to read a scene between a couple. She starts and then our teacher asks me to scoot over and read one part. “Do you want me to be the man?” … Continue reading
I Love My CPAP Machine
More than anything, I think my CPAP machine has dramatically improved my life over the past three months. A doctor prescribed it to me to help with my sleep apnea (which I only discovered at the end of 2010). I’m … Continue reading
I Love 12-Step Programs
In the past, I’ve often made fun of 12-step programs because I don’t believe that addiction is a medical illness as much as a failure of moral will. But after some first-hand experience, I’ve come to think that everybody should … Continue reading
Are You A Sex And Love Addict?
Check out these 40 questions. I answered yes to about 35 of them. But I don’t have a problem! I’m all under control. No hole in my soul! Not a big one anyway.