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Category Archives: Personal
My Relationship With God
Psychology explains almost everything. How else to account for my brother and I, children of a Christian evangelist, having the same relationship with our father and with God? I think most people relate to God the same way they relate … Continue reading
Go West!
* On Feb. 18, 2013, Dennis Prager said: “In freshmen English, the teacher was one of these progressive teachers, but she was very pretty, so I went to class every time. She said, ‘Students, I want you to look out … Continue reading
My Desperate Credit Card Spending
“When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. There’s no middle ground.” After partially recovering my health from six years of crippling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, I moved to Los Angeles on March 31, 1994. I had … Continue reading
Go West!
I listen to this song over and over and memorize the lyrics and march out into the world singing “Go West” and then when things don’t work out, when I don’t get the exact foods I was hoping for, no … Continue reading
My best friend Jim* walks by
Kiddish Club. While the haftorah (prophetic portion) is chanted inside, I’m standing outside in the sun with my black-suited back against a white wall. A group of men gathers around the whiskey, fish and crackers, listening to a brief d’var … Continue reading
True Confessions Of An Alexander Technique Teacher
I have the worst confession for an Alexander Technique teacher — there have been many days over the past few weeks where I’ve had no will to go up (meaning to give myself the upward thinking direction that allows for … Continue reading
I Live On $600 A Week
LA and New York are equally expensive, with LA more expensive to live than SF with its sky-high rents? I’ve lived on about $500 a week baseline for a decade (dropped my health insurance last March). I now pay $1000 … Continue reading
What Kind Of Grandparent Has No Interest In Her Grandkids?
My dad’s parents were emotionally disconnected. They had little interest in their children and almost no interest in us grandkids. By contrast, my mother’s side of the family, the Booths, are warm and loving. I grew up separated from my … Continue reading
The Father Factor: Coming To Terms With Your Dad’s Emotional Legacy
Until I was 23, I had high regard for my father. Then I started listening to Dennis Prager and getting into Judaism and I stopped listening to my own dad and I dismissed his teachings. It’s challenging for me to … Continue reading
My Therapist Says
My therapist noticed I had not done my homework — writing up a list of where I felt that my father had failed me and reading it to myself every day and noticing what comes up for me emotionally. She … Continue reading