Category Archives: Addiction

Unspoken Family Rules

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Luke Ford

The most powerful rules in my home as a child were: * Live according to God’s dictates (which were no different from dad’s dictates). * Do nothing to discredit or diminish God/dad’s ministry. * Do nothing illegal or unseemly. * … Continue reading →

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Just For Today

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

From Al-Anon: Just for today, I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had … Continue reading →

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12-Step Wisdom

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

* Many of my visions turned out to be hallucinations. * Going from invisible to invincible. * You can’t save your ass and your face at the same time. * Suit up, show up and speak up. * Wherever you … Continue reading →

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The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Luke Ford

As I open and start reading the new Neil Strauss book, I notice a lot of pages about Ingrid, his wife. A warning signal goes off in my head. Love made public rarely goes well for long. I fear he’s … Continue reading →

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Analyzing Neil Strauss

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Luke Ford

From The Rawness: When I was doing Part 4 to this series, I did a lot of research on the internet and in the book The Game to try to make a psychological profile. One thing I found interesting though … Continue reading →

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