{"id":38557,"date":"2011-12-02T13:14:49","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T21:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=38557"},"modified":"2011-12-04T09:47:51","modified_gmt":"2011-12-04T17:47:51","slug":"money-in-the-bank-equals-peace-of-mind-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=38557","title":{"rendered":"Money In The Bank Equals Peace Of Mind For Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got a local call. Not sure who it was from. I thought at first it was a wrong number.<\/p>\n<p>Caller: &#8220;Are you ok?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luke: &#8220;I&#8217;m great. This is Luke Ford.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Caller: &#8220;You haven&#8217;t written anything for two days and I wanted to check that you are OK. Please write something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Click.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes later, I get an email: &#8220;ARE YOU OK??? You did not not write for 2 days and you do&#8217;t answer your office phone. I am calling the police in 10 minutes if you dont responed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And this: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSorry for panicking about you. I know you are alone and I got worried when you did not write 2 days. Usually you write everyday.  I guess I am becoming a typical Jewish Mother. The reason I did not identify myself was clearly to maintain anonymity. To be frank, I don&#8217;t feel like being judged by you. You are less them kind to women over 40. Something to work on&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>As to your thoughts this morning:<br \/>\nYes, the blessing bestowed on you when Mom was pregnant<br \/>\nis a complicated one:<br \/>\nI am a firm believer of woman&#8217;s intuition and parental blessings.<br \/>\nThe question is how easy is it to be a &#8216;chosen one&#8217;&#8230; and how<br \/>\nfar do you take it?  Allow me some objective feedback:<br \/>\nYes you are meant to be special and you are doing it everyday<br \/>\nin this blog. Does this make you PEE pure olive oil??? No Luke.<br \/>\nYou are not prefect, nor a saint. There is the shadow part (Jung):<br \/>\nThe obsessive sex blogger etc&#8230;on one hand and the lifestyle of<br \/>\nwanna be rigid monk like, stem from there.<br \/>\nEase off a bit and just live with no prophecies and\/or unrealistic<br \/>\nexpectation. You are fine. Stop digging endlessly into yourself.<br \/>\nYou are joining the right groups but then isolating yourself by<br \/>\nacting out which causes you to remain lonely. Stop the automatic<br \/>\nrecording in your head I Am Special&#8230;.and act normal. e.g. Don&#8217;t<br \/>\nhide in a book during prayer or lectures.<br \/>\nYes&#8230; we know you know how to read.<br \/>\nWe know you are an intellectual. We all are. Stop acting weird.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I have psycho-therapy Friday afternoons. This week I think I will talk about how I freak out when my computer is not working or my car is not working or these other technical details that throw me into a panic.<\/p>\n<p>I think the best solution to these problems is money in the bank. That equals peace of mind for me.<\/p>\n<p>In a week, I&#8217;ll be a certified Alexander Technique teacher. I wonder how this will change me. I&#8217;ll no longer be able to <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lukecford\">make Facebook posts<\/a> like this one, which caused me a lot of griefs from those who want me to be a successful teacher: &#8220;Luke Ford has installed a privacy screen in his office. Plan to tell students that&#8217;s where I keep my hairless Asian boy. &#8220;He&#8217;s very quiet. He&#8217;ll be no bother.&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* Good line in the Showtime program Sleeper Cell: &#8220;Now you&#8217;re all about being a good Muslim? What religion are you when you&#8217;re f***ing me?&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got a local call. Not sure who it was from. I thought at first it was a wrong number. Caller: &#8220;Are you ok?&#8221; Luke: &#8220;I&#8217;m great. 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