as in ....you post something you feel is rather innocuous, or sincere, or perhaps revealing something rather private and honest and candid, and someone blows you away with a nasty comment?.
i am not speaking of heated debates.
if one participates in those, one expects to receive passionate replies which may sometimes hurt.
Hi Rosemarie:
Yup....happened a few times since I have been here. But, I know that when reading back on some of my posts, I have said a few stupid things too, so I tend to be the 'forgive and forget sort of person'...I don't feel it does me any good to harbour resentment, so I just move on.
Mrs. Shakita
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for those who have watched as witchywoman and i keep growing fonder of each other, and anyone else interested, i have put up some pics of her and i that i took earlier this week and last weekend when i was in houston visiting her.
the link is to my webpage and feel free to look around at the rest, if you feel like it.. http://home.earthlink.net/~lawaters3/id4.html
Great pictures! You guys look very happy together! Congratulations!.....nothing more important in life than being happy!
i was reading on another website and found this post.
the poster said i could post it here.
it shows why it is hard to reason with anyone in the organization.. when individuals leave the organization for conscience reasons, it is evidence that god is shepherding and protecting the flock by doing a sifting work.
Hi Blondie:
When a Christian of another faith celebrates Mothers Day they are following ancient pagan practices and giving undue attention to someone. When Sisters wear a wedding ring which clearly has pagan origins and draws attention to her status, it is evidence of the divinely inspired institution of marriage.
So true! You can not pick and choose which pagan custom you say Jehovah approves or disapproves of. Either they are all pagan and should be avoided, or they are all seen as "customs" instead of religious observances from pagan origin. I think this is where the society will be seeing alot of change in the coming years. As people get tired of the hypocrisy and double standards, they will gradually accept more and more so called "pagan observances" and become more mainstreamed.
I see so many older ones in the congregations I belonged to for so many years that are dying without the promise of seeing the new system come in their lifetime. I also see so many younger ones who are leaving because of the strangle hold that the society has on their own personal decisions. I don't know about others here.....but what I see happening in our area is very enlightening. The older generation is dying out, and the newer generation are disillusioned and are fading from the scene. In my opinion, the society will see a great decrease in numbers (even if they say otherwise) unless they see some new light on major issues like shunning and disfellowhipping. Adopting a more mainstreamed and loving attitude towards those who make mistakes, or choose to leave the organization altogether, will be the only way to survive into the new century. If they do not, their bottom line ($$$) will be affected......this hopefully will help them to adopt some new light for the sake of their own survival.
Mrs. Shakita
well i am just waiting for my ride and then i will be off.
hope the results are good of the biopsy although i might not find out today.
and yesterday i bought myself two canes - one sleek brass colored folding cane and the other a standard purple floral number weehoo.
Lady Lee:
I am glad that everything went well with your surgery. You take care of yourself now, rest and try not to worry about your results....easier said then done, huh?
An old Irish proverb...."A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book."
Take care.
Mrs. Shakita
the bottom line is at the bottom:
language, better yet, communication is so important ... our human ability to use the complex and yet subtle, words and gestures, sets us apart from the animal kingdom.
language, words, can motivate goodness and love or can sets afire the terror of hate.
Hi Jim,
I always enjoy reading your posts.
they learn that there is a time to stand up, speak straightforwardly, and take a stand ... but while so doing, they can still be civil and sublime and without compromising their equality or social standing ...
czaro found the right word there when he said "immaturity". Maturity is the key to being civil without compromising our principles. There are many forms of maturity....social maturity is very important in dealing with others without losing our credibility, our self-respect. This is something that some people never achieve. I think it takes years to develop, using many life experiences to grow and learn. I know grown adults who have never even scraped the surface of social maturity, and never will.....they just don't give a crap about others, and think that the world owes them something, not the other way around.
Mrs. Shakita
my girlfriend is pregnent, found this out when we were down in reno over the weekend.
then confirmed it today, should be about may 31st for the due date.
but will find out for sure, after the ob/gyn appointment.
Babies are the Best!
they will never read it.
at least you all will know how i feel.. now and forever /carole king [from album : a league of their own motion picture soundtrack].
now and forever .
(((Rosemarie)))
I, too, was estranged from my parents do to my own stupidity for years. We all finally made amends but, it was very lonely those years we did not have contact....years that we can never make up for. I hope that one day you will have that chance to repair the damage and hurt that was done. Life is so short, we never know what tomorrow holds. Take care.
Mrs. Shakita
i guess i just need to vent a little, so i hope you don't mind me coming here.
some of you know i started a new job this past march with a pharmaceutical company.
it's just a temporary position with the schedule having me become permanent in december.
Andi:
Wow, 5'oclock in the morning....no wonder you are tired! Are you getting to bed early enough at night to make up for the time sleeping in the morning? Right now I am holding down two jobs until I am sure that my new job is secure, so I am a little tired myself. I hear from people of other countries that say that we here in America work too many hours, and are so tired in our "off" time that we can not enjoy it. Sounds right to me.
Hang in there......if you get sick from working too much you will be good to no one.
Mrs. Shakita
dang, times flying as we draw close to the end of this system of things (winks).
was august a good month or a bad month for you?
did you receive good news bad news?
August was a turning point in my life. I was hired for a new job last week. I start tomorrow. Wish me luck, I am a little nervous.
Mrs. Shakita
haven't been on the forum much in the last week or so, been busy moving house.
i told a few of you at emans barbie i'd just found a place, but it took until last week for me to get the keys.
its only little, but got loads of interesting features and i'm full of ideas for what i want to do with it.
Congrats!
