we dont know one way or another if we will have to be judged by god and possibly punished for our "sins" better safe than sorry?
or, just do what makes you happy and worry about it when the times comes?
Do you fear a final judgement?
Not. One. Bit.
You also say:
just do what makes you happy and worry about it when the times comes?
to me, that implies that people will only choose to do bad, selfish things. And I disagree with that.
I too believe in an afterlife, and I believe that we will experience the receiving end of all the things we did to others while alive. Good and bad. Kind and cruel.
i don't remember where i found this, could have even found it here.
i don't remember reading it before, and i know i didn't write this.
i still think it is profound though.
Sorry Andy, my Bad, I'm on crack. I didn't see that you were replying to Blind_Zebra's post.
You can take a swing at me. [Please keep in mind that the orthodontic work I have endured in both expensive and painful.]
Why was BZ's stuff removed? I've seen before that mods don't like to do that as it disjoints the flow of things.
What ever, not my business.
of the simple cave man class
i don't remember where i found this, could have even found it here.
i don't remember reading it before, and i know i didn't write this.
i still think it is profound though.
Andy. I could be way wrong here, but what I get out of this is that I am my creator; I am responsible for me and my life. My world. My experiences. Jah-quif-ho-val-ah or any other Bible God are not part of this equation.
more bs from the org..... its ok for women to tattoo lipstick and other make-up crap on their face, but its not ok for anyone else to get a tattoo anywhere else on their body?
there was a sister at our cong that got her lips and her eyebrows tattood.
she announced it to eveyone in the cong, so it was no big secret.
Terri,
That idea sounds very Monty Python.
who's read about it................been involved in it.................would like to share their experience(s)?.
terri.
aka raven wind spirit
Interesting subject.
I am learing a practice that is non pharmacological. I can only describe it as havinga conversation in a crowded noisy room, and where to put your focus. I want to travel to Arizona or the Dakotas and see if I couldfind a Medicine man who would help me on a vision quest, or even educate me as an aprentice.
Have you ever been to www.astralpulse.com ?
That is a forum much like this one, where the topic of discusion id OBEs and other spiritual growth. I do not think of myself as a shaman, anymore than a person driving on the interstate thinks they are a race car driver.
i've been lurking on this board for a couple of months now, taking it all in.
i've really appreciated and enjoyed reading your postings and it's all been very helpful.
i have now a question i'd like to ask.
Depending on how comfortable they are, you all could try a group therapy setting. It might be cheaper than getting everybody set up with a one-on-one, and as a family you could help each other grow into new things. If that is not an option, just getting knowledge and information about the "troof" can be healing.
i don't remember where i found this, could have even found it here.
i don't remember reading it before, and i know i didn't write this.
i still think it is profound though.
Glad you all liked it. I have a copy on my fridge too, to read while things are microwaving. Where have you seen this before? I have no idea where I got it from. I really like it.
if a magic wand was waved, and everyone who has da?d df?d fallen away or whatever was allowed to go back into a kh with no questions asked, no announcement of reinstatement ?
just welcomed back, what could/would you still (want to or otherwise) do and what would you not.
talks on the school (depends on the material)
Exactly what I'm doing now. Live out my life as a recovering JW. Not shunning any JWs or being shunned.
obituary .
date: fri, 30 jan 2004 20:30:49 -1000 .
today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of common sense, who has been with us for many years.
Obituary
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:30:49 -1000
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic
red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such value lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, and that life isn't always fair.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and
reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in charge).
His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens
suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student; but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Finally, Common sense lost the will to live as churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of
coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was awarded a huge settlement
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his
daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He is survived by two stepbrothers; My Rights and Ima Whiner.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still know him pass this on, if not join the majority and do nothing.
lazuli got me thinking....(thanks lazuli...feels good!
) about the wts and how its policies change peoples outlooks and values.
i was....as much as i hate to admit it....born in the northeast, but moved to the south as a teenager.
And the children of these unions most often were very beautiful!
SO TRUE! Even moreso when they're all growed up.
I am from west central Wisconsin, and when I was young did not see any bi-racial couples that I can recall. I do not know if it was designed that way or if it just happened. We did have a few brothers and their families from african countries. One was a professor at the UW Stout. I think that that congregation would have happily supported a mixed race couple.
In Seattle we had a few couples in our hall of mixed race. A few of them did not last. Yet a few others were married for many years. One family that sticks in my mind, the father was Philipino and German, the mother was just average caucasian american. Their children, all of whom were better looking than average, are very interesting. Some of them were blonde and blue eyed, the others were darker like Philipinoes. There is a age difference of almost 20 years between the oldest and the youngest. Very exotic looking and beautiful.
I have been considering becoming a parent in the next fewyears. I have thought about buying an ovum from an asian background. My mom has said she'd surrogate for me-a big No No to JWs. So, that's where I stand on that.
