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Category Archives: Personal
I Want To Be Big & Tough
I want to hear, “Luke, you are so big!” I like to walk into a room and feel big. I like to go out with girls and feel big. I like to walk into shul and feel big. I hate … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, little voice, loma linda university, shul, Torah
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Seventh-Day Adventism – Life On The Margins
I spent last Sabbath at the Seventh-Day Adventist university of Loma Linda. During my 30 hours there, I spent a lot of time wondering why this group of Sabbath keepers lived on the margins of society while Sabbath-keeping Jews were … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Loma Linda, Personal
Tagged burning to ashes, holocust, luke ford, old hag, Reform Judaism, sabbath keepers, sabbath keeping, university of loma linda
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Is ‘Trauma’ Goyisha Thinking?
As I review the entire corpus of Judaic literature in my head, I can’t find much about trauma. I wonder if trauma is goyisha thinking (outside of Torah and hence has no validity)? I remember moving to the United States … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Jews, Marc B. Shapiro, Personal
Tagged average gpa, mongers, moving to the united states, orthodox community, pyschologists, religious issue, sexual abuse, Torah, validity
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Hot Chix
“I was reading your blog,” she said. “So you want to get married?” “Yes,” I said. “What age range are you looking for?” “Oh,” I said, “thirty to forty.” “When you wrote about looking around the audience for hot chix, … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged correct answer, half the time, hot chix, moral law, older woman, simple man
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What Makes For A Good Therapist?
I’ve had therapists come into my life and I’ve had them go out of my life. Looking back, I think my every therapist has been excellent. Here’s what I’ve appreciated in them: * They’ve made it easy to connect with … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Psychology
Tagged gentle soul, glint, good relationship, pretenses, tardiness, waiting room
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