{"id":46899,"date":"2012-11-04T09:07:28","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T17:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=46899"},"modified":"2012-11-04T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2012-11-04T17:31:09","slug":"the-price-of-writing-honestly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=46899","title":{"rendered":"The Price Of Writing Honestly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rael emails<\/a>: Hi Luke, next part of the interview if you are so interested.<\/p>\n

1) Luke why do you like to write? What motivates you? Do you write for you as a sort of an intellectual diary, or do you write for the
\nreaders out there? Do you have an “agenda” or do you just write from
\nthe heart.<\/p>\n

LF: I write out of an internal compulsion. I suspect that if I got psychologically healthy and learned to connect normally with others, I’d have much less drive to write. <\/p>\n

When I write well (and I measure this by whether or not I like to read what I wrote), I feel like I’m doing what I was put on earth to do.<\/p>\n

When I have an agenda, it’s clear in my writing. When I write from the heart, that’s clear too. <\/p>\n

Rael: 2) You write very frankly and openly, often going into very personal details. How does that make you feel, and is there anything you regret having written?<\/p>\n

LF: To write frankly, I have to put out of my head how people will react. Then, when I come back to people, I often feel embarrassed by what I’ve written. <\/p>\n

I write because of the distance I feel from others, and by writing as I do, I increase that distance. There are many things I regret having published on my blog. Over the past couple of years, I’ve taken down many things that were gross.<\/p>\n

3) What is the number one issue you would want to fix in the Jewish world?<\/p>\n

LF: Any cause that I espouse will just bring disrepute to that cause, so I probably shouldn’t say anything. I have so many emotional addictions (all at root stem from an intimacy disorder) that my thinking and my will are corrupt and should not to be trusted. <\/p>\n

4) What are your goals for the year ahead?<\/p>\n

LF: I’d like to write well, to put on a one-man play about how 12-step work helped me with my emotional addictions, to make money and friends, and to find a Jewish woman to marry. <\/p>\n

5) Came across an interesting quote online: “Avraham was 99 at his
\ncircumcision, initiating a 3,700 year old covenant. No matter your
\nage, you can still make a lasting impression!”
\nLuke what is your contribution to mankind, how would you like to be remembered?<\/p>\n

LF: I want to skip this.<\/p>\n

I sometimes get asked to speak in Jewish life. Usually the organizers want inspiration. They want me to inspire people to take Judaism more seriously. I don’t feel comfortable doing that. I just feel comfortable with sharing like I do in 12-step meetings — here’s what I’ve done, here’s what I felt like, and here’s what helped me. It might help you too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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