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Category Archives: Addiction
Symptoms And Causes Of Failure & Success
Claire Khaw writes: Your problem is that you want to get married but having a YouTube channel like this is like a working porn actress going husband-hunting. My advice is to settle down and enjoy what is good about your … Continue reading
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When To Lie Is To Die
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The Joys Of Being Wrong
Nick Short writes: When I first got clean, the catalyst beyond threat of discontinued financial support was certainty that I would finally be recognized for the meteoric talent that I was – that all of the reasons for which I … Continue reading
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The Power Of Forgiveness
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Physical Ailments At Work That Disappear When You Leave
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NYT: ‘A French Novelist Imagined Sexual Dystopia. Now It’s Arrived.’
Adam Kirsch writes for the New York Times: The sexual revolution of the 1960s, widely seen as a liberation movement, is better understood as the intrusion of capitalist values into the previously sacrosanct realm of intimate life. “Just like unrestrained … Continue reading
Conversion As A Geographic
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Life Before & After 12 Step
Jeff says: We can base it around life before //after 12 step process. Which areas do you/me still refuse to let God intervene. Why would a person not allow god to intervene the results will be better. Trying to heal … Continue reading
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Loneliness
I was inspired by this webinar by Alex Katehakis. Far West comments: “I’ve asked myself the same question while feeling lonely at parties – “does anyone here care about me?” I like your therapists response. People will naturally begin to … Continue reading
My Rage, Resentment And Despair With Technology
Come July 3, I’ll have been blogging for 21 years, but I’ve never been ahead of the curve with technology. I only started using proper blogging software (WordPress) in 2006. I only started my Youtube channel in 2007. I only … Continue reading