Category Archives: Addiction

She Keeps Threatening To Leave

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Luke Ford

I took a walk on Shabbos with a distraught young black man in a tallis whose new live-in girlfriend had drained his bank account in a month from $5,000 to $2,000. “If I don’t keep giving her cash, she’ll leave … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain: The Worst Loneliness Is To Be Not Comfortable With Yourself

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Luke Ford

I’ve struggled with feelings of loneliness throughout my life. This webinar explores the topic better than anything I’ve heard before. Alexandra Katehakis: * What does it feel like in my body to be alone now? Am I lonely because there … Continue reading →

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Narcotics Anonymous Salaries

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Luke Ford

I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2013, which listed salaries as follows: * Anthony Edmondson: ~$242,000 * Rebecca Meyer: ~$158,000

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Looking For Intimacy

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Luke Ford

Here’s a great share from a Sexaholics Anonymous meeting: “[When] I began to tell God exactly what I was thinking, feeling and doing, I had spiritual intimacy with God. That’s the solution today for me in my program, not only … Continue reading →

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Fetishes Are Progressive

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Luke Ford

Alcohol in the hands of the non-alcoholic is a great way to enhance life. In the hands of the alcoholic, it is a great way to extinguish life. Similarly, fetishes for the non-addict may be the spice of life, but … Continue reading →

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