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Category Archives: Addiction
‘Racists Anonymous Is a Thing, Holds 12-Step Meetings at North Carolina Church’
If hatred of other races is interfering with you leading a happy life, then I suspect such a 12-step group as this could help. Complex.com: Is racism an addiction and a disease? Is the first step to recovering from racism … Continue reading
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Maybe God Has A Better Plan
I bought a PC (HP Envy 700) two years ago and upgraded to Windows 10 and it gave me such trouble — repeated blue screens of death even when I spent about $200 on a premiere tech repair facility nearby … Continue reading
Rodger Jacobs, RIP
The coroner’s report shows that Rodger drank himself to death on July 5, 2016. He was 57. I never met Rodger Jacobs in person but he was in my life for a decade (from 1998 to 2005, he was in … Continue reading
‘Fear Fades With Repetition’
In talk 50 of the Beginners Talks at Underearners Anonymous, the founder of the program, Andrew says: * Underearning is a disease of hiding. In terms of visibility, fear fades with prayer. Fear fades with action. Fear fades with repetition. … Continue reading
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Overcoming Under-Earning
I’m listening to Peter give the latest share from the Underearners Anonymous beginners phone meeting on Sundays at 8am PDT: For me not to under-earn today, I have to be bigger than I think I am. My first recording was … Continue reading
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Eroticized Rage
From Neil Strauss’s book The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships: “The payoff of anger is mastery, control, or power,” Lorraine continues. “So the anger makes you feel better and one up. And when you use sex to restore power … Continue reading
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My addiction means I’m rarely present
I had a GF who was hot and smart, but her best quality was her quality of being intensely present. It would disconcerted some people but I loved it. I never had to explain myself to her because she could … Continue reading
Living in Prosperity
* Prosperous people tend to be prosperous in many parts of their lives while poor people tend to be poor in almost everything. * I had an ex-GF who said just before my 40th birthday: “What do you get for … Continue reading
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