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  What are you most passionate about?

  by SplaneThisToMe in

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  2. medical

  i had an interview today and was asked a question o have gotten in the past: what are you most passionate about?

  it was a struggle to come up with an answer on this one.

  as a jw, the things i was passionate about were chosen for me.

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  Good question. For me it is sustainable gardening using permaculture techniques. Teaching and demonstrating in our local area how important it is to have clean chemical free food for us to comsume and how our present food system is causing many health problems in our society. I had this passion when I was in the Borg but unable to devote much time to it. Now I am able to study and work on this subject as much as I want to. I hope in the very near future I will be able to post some pictures on what we are doing. Still Totally ADD
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  Disfellowshipped/disassociated – How did your parents handle it?

  by Richard_I in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  to those who were disfellowshipped/disassociated – how did your still-in parents handle it?.

  i don’t want to fade, so i am thinking about disassociating soon – i don’t care if i’m playing by the org’s rules, i just want out.. however, i am concerned about how my parents will react.

  i don’t want them to become super depressed or whatever due to me leaving the org.. i don’t want them to be hurt by my decision to leave the org, but i feel like there is no way of avoiding this..

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  As parents our son was DF at the age of 18. He really thought we was going to kick him out of the house. We didn't and reasured him we would never do that because we love him. During that time he was out we paid for his training in a local trade school so he would have a good job to support himself. This is a job he is doing to this day. When the CO came in town for his visit and heard what we did he tried to have me removed as a elder. It did not happen although looking back I wish it did. At any rate when we left the Borg our son now in his thritys and married stop having anything to do with us. So this is kind of reverse shunning on your topic. He just turned 41 last Friday I hope he is doing well. Still Totally ADD
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  What I noticed about the Awake Mag left at my doormat

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  first, this is the second invite i received and it came with an awake magazine.

  i'm pretty sure it is the crazy anointed witness that i knew, that is dropping it off.. i decided to look at it to see what is the wt is up to.

  how different the content is from long ago.. on the back page, there is a header in a red box that says "the way of happiness learn more.

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  Days of Future passed thank you for telling us what is inside a awake maz. Nothing like it was when I was a kid. It looks like they are pouring on the guilt to make their flock do more. Still Totally ADD
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  Thoughts of Suicide?

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  we are not a support forum for people with serious depression or thoughts of suicide.

  if you or someone you know are struggling with such issues there are professional support services in most countries with people who are experienced and qualified to help:.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_suicide_crisis_lines.

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  Amen to that Simon. Still Totally ADD
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  Today is the date of Albert Einstein birthday 14 / 03

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. current

  can we let this day go past without acknowledging his contributions to the betterment of human society ?.

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  Happy Birthday Albert Einstein. I have just seen on TV Stephen Hawking's has died at the age of 76. Another great mind of the ages RIP. Still Totally ADD
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  Old Bethelities

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my book is going to my editor this week.

  just a few lose ends to deal with.. does anyone here knows what has happen to any of the following ex-bethelities and hopefully ex-jehovah's witnesses.

  mark bivins.

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  What ever happen to Robert Alexander? He was one of the helpers of the GB. He married my wife and I. Just curious. Still Totally ADD
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  Good-bye Jehovah (poem)

  by SunnyOne026 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has been several months now, since i learned ttat and the shock and grief is slowly lifting, although some days are harder than others.

  after 40 years a devout believer i guess i should not be surprised that the transition has been challenging and the losses immense, and i am sure very many of you can relate to my struggles.

  i frequently read the posts on here and my heart goes out to all of you, who grieve and struggle each in your own way, and i wish all of you continued courage and peace.

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  Great job SunnyOneO26 you brought out the feelings of many of us who was once trap in the Borg. Thank you for sharing it with us. Still Totally ADD
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  How do you deal with people who do not like you?

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi guysin the last year i have started to socialise a lot more.

  namely comedy and a tennis social club.. for a variety of reasons i find socialising tough.

  in my tennis club a couple of women have been extremely rude to me and i have blocked one from my phone and refuse to speak to both.. is my behaviour extreme?paul.

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  I posted about 2 months ago about a person who was very hateful towards me. Since then she has come back to our UU congregation acting like nothing ever happened. I have done nothing but show kindness to her except I keep a very close eye on her. Not being funny I feel she has some mental problem going on because her personality has changed from last time. I plan is to keep her at arm length be kind to her but limit any interaction with her. Good luck and I hope you will find a good way to cope with these two women. Still Totally ADD
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  The Cult and bottle trees

  by blownaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the origin of the bottle tree is to catch evil spirits.

  so to dream catchers.

  i remember a talk back in the early 70s or maybe late 60s that was about dubbers did not have wind chimes.

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  When I was still in we took the visiting speaker out to lunch at a Chinese restaurant. After the meal the waiter gave us a bunch of fortune cookies. Everyone grab one to eat except the speaker. He was outwardly upset that we was eating them. He said he refused the cookies because it was spiritistic and we should also have refused them. He was such a kill joy. Still Totally ADD
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  We are all victims of abuse, both emotional and spiritual-Stand Tall

  by CovertsadJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  good morning, .

  sexual abuse is most certainly the most horrific type of child abuse, but the more i read the more i realize that anyone born into the "cult" is a victim.

  we are all victims of lying, emotional and spiritual abuse over years or over decades.

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  CovertsadtsadJW as a born-in I totally agree with what you said. I remember about 15 years ago I was telling a CO about the abuses I went through as a child in this cult. His answer to me was the abuses made me a stronger person. I just stood there dumbfounded by what he said to me. Looking back I can now see how everything in the Borg is just a series of abuses compounded on top of more abuse. Yes we are all survivors. Maybe one day the abuses of the Borg will be meant with long jail terms. One can only hope. Take care. Still Totally ADD