........did you experience the "love bombing" during your first year?
how did it change (if at all) after that first year?
what were your experiences?
Whenever I participated in 'elder-pleasing' stuff like auxiliary pioneering for the Memorial month or during summer months, or invited the public speaker to our home for a meal, or other really WTBTS-involved activities, I experienced some serious love-bombing.
Within the past year people have been staying away from me because I'll call things by their real name, so that's made me a 'marked' one.
DY
certainly not that i would ever imply that anyone would have sinned against the holy spirit, but i was just wondering how may people either think they may have done this, or in the past thought they may have, or if they felt they were ever a victim of that wt scare tactic.
if so, did you at some point in your life feel anxiety over it?
did you ever feel anger about being misled into thinking you had when you realize now that you really couldn?t have (at least by that time)?
I think I have because I've cussed out God many times over silently and out loud for allowing the constantly worsening world situation; and have also expressed my anger openly when I've found out awful things that have happened to excellent people.
So, yeah, I'm totally screwed in that respect. I'm a gonner I guess.
DY
any particular reason for such decision?
i have health fears, so long ago i decided against having children.
sometimes i feel afraid of growing old alone and lonely, but lately i've realized that having children is no guarantee of any future situation.
Any childfree/childless here? Any particular reason for such decision?
I have health fears, so long ago I decided against having children. Sometimes I feel afraid of growing old alone and lonely, but lately I've realized that having children is no guarantee of any future situation. I've grown accustomed to my peace, quiet and reduced stress level of being childfree.
Working on owning a cat sometime soon. Your experiences please.
DY
I'm one of them myself!
DY
your conduct, attitude, manner of speech, avatar, all of these shows what sort of hearts you people have.
i can't feel the holy spirit operating in you people.
the first time i exposed myself to apostates, i was imagining matured people, more matured than the jw's.
Reason,
I understand your point and agree. However, not all in here are like that.
DY
i've been reading the messages here for some time now, so decided it's about time i joined and said hi!.
especially hi to "littletoe" - hope you're doing well.
luv ya bro!!.
Welcome, Bull01lay!!!
DY
u.s. reportedly kills 40 iraqis at party .
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040519/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_attack_4.
very sad if this turns out to be an accurate report.
Oooooooooops!!! Accidents happen!!!
DY
in barbara grizzuti harrison's book visions of glory: a history and a memory of jehovah?s witnesses (which is online at http://www.exjws.net/vg.htm -- i highly recommend it) there's an account of heartlessness at bethel that i found particularly troubling.
it's in "chapter iv.
accumulating wealth while the world refuses to die" (http://www.exjws.net/vg4.htm) and is as follows:.
I Personally know this ex-bethelite that was given the boot once he became seriously ill and needed continuous treatment.
To this day he remains faithful to the Org, awaiting Paradise anxiously, and receiving all kinds of financial help from the Government 'til his dying day.
Awwww... what a loving Mother Organization. And this Government they're so against is the only one helping him survive.
DY
there have been posts and topics about the wtbs imploding and feuding factions in bethel etc.
some have said that the end is near for the wtbs.
is this just wishful thinking...or do you really think that this is a reality?
Nepotism sure is BIG in there!
After his daughter with an out-of-wedlock pregnancy got reinstated, I remember this elder saying that "if we won't grow out of people from the territory, then we'll grow out of our own offspring, nevertheless we well grow"; and he said it with such pride. Ignorant bunch.
DY
there are so many good candidates - i can't decide which i like best between tim mcgraw's "everywhere", and survivor's "the search is over".
anyone else have any nominations?
tim mcgraw .
Evergreen
Barbra Streisand
Love, soft as an easy chair;
Love, fresh as the morning air.
One love that is shared by two,
I have found with you.
Like a rose under the April snow
I was always certain love would grow
Love, ageless and evergreen,
Seldom seen by two
You and I
Will make each night a first
Ev'ryday a beginning
Spirits rise
And their dance is unrehearsed
They warm and excite us
'Cause we have the brightest...
Love, two lights that shine as one,
Morning glory and the midnight sun.
Time we've learned to sail above;
Time won't change the meaning of
One love, ageless and ever
Evergreen
DY
