Category Archives: Addiction

Conversion, Attachment & Addiction

In my experience, most converts to Orthodox Judaism are unconsciously trying to fill a hole in their soul, fill up a deep sense of emptiness stemming from a lack of attachment (aka an unhappy childhood) and that without deep inner … Continue reading

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Unspoken Family Rules

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

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

* 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

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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