John E. Sarno

going to sound really weird, but would you join me for a slice?” he asked. “Do I sound like a jerk? I probably do. I haven’t asked a woman out on a date in over ten years. Wait, no, this isn’t a date! It’s a post-divorce celebration.” He rubbed his hands over his clean-shaven face. “I swear to God, I’m not a psycho or a stalker. A babbling idiot, maybe, but I’m not dangerous.” I couldn’t help but laugh at his fumbling soliloquy; I found it sort of charming. “Oh, God, now you’re laughing at me,” he said with a chuckle. “No, I’m laughing with you, not at you, I swear. And yes, pizza sounds great.” He took a step toward me and offered his hand. “I’m John. John Sarno.” “Rebecca Simon,” I said, shaking his hand. It felt good to use my old name. He held out his arm and gestured south. “Shall we, Ms. Simon?” “We shall, Mr. Sarno.”…

who enter these programs is able to become and stay sober.” Not only are people who simply quit, without programs or outside help more successful in maintaining a healthy relationship with alcohol, they appear to be more at peace and happier about their decision. A significant portion of their time and energy is not meetings, readings, and devotionals; it fades into the background, allowing them to truly feel (p 130,131, para 2, 3, 4). Annie bases her approach to…

Psychological profiling has had a long history within the criminal justice field including the FBI. Many believe that this type of profiling has no usefulness in solving crimes, however the more that is learned about how a criminal thinks the better equipped to solve crimes sooner and prevent new crimes. Psychological profiling can be used to limit the amount of suspects for a given crime. While a psychological profile will help to solve a crime, having a solid crime scene examination is a…

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In 1831, at the age of twelve, Walt Whitman began working for his local newspaper. He soon fell in love with the written word and started writing his own poetry (“Poet Walt Whitman”). Fast forward to the turn of the 20th century, and Whitman has already made a name for himself as one of America’s most influential poets. Two of Whitman’s most esteemed works are “O Captain! My Captain!”, written in 1865 to reflect on Abraham Lincoln's death, and “O Me! O Life!”, written in 1891 to contemplate…

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The life of Mr. Ezzard Who is Mr. Ezzard ? I believe he is a nice man who enjoys writing and traveling far and wide. He himself has been to many places and wrote a lot, especially in his travel journals. He has done enough to fill a boring life a thousand times over, and I have recently sat down with him to learn more about him. Even when just walking into his room to interview him, I see untold treasures on the walls that prove that writing means the universe to him. Mr. Ezzard always had a…