six pages in total.
i found it an interesting read, you may too.. http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/against-god/2007/04/14/1175971410059.html?page=1.
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Fundamentalism, by any name, still smells the same.
I agree with Gopher, I'm tired of rabid frothing at the mouth believers mucking up politics--here or anywhere. I don't see fundamentalist athiests as being any better, kinder, gentler, or more rational.
i've been reading posts on this forum for almost a month now and one of the observations i've made is that the organizations's brainwashing is still deep within the minds of many of the posters here.
feelings of guilt, hopelessness, fear are all residual effects of the mind control.
when i broke free i came across a course in miracles by viking press that helped clear my mind and lay the path for a life of happiness and meaning.
I don't like to knock what people use to aid their personal recovery from the WTS. That said, at one point it seemed like every guy I tried to date was starting or studying the CIM. I think it does have some good qualities, and alot of it seems to sync with buddism and eastern thought, but it still tingled my caution sense.
2. Be sure that you do not decide for yourself that there are some people, situations or things to which the iedeas are inapplicable. This will interfere with transfer of training. The very nature of true perception is that it has no limits. It is the opposite of the way you see now.
The first bold underline is what really put my guard up, the other two were less so by themselves, but taken as a whole...
Have you ever explored Buddism or Taoism? The Teo Te Ching is not very long. Whatever works for you, so be it.
it seems alot of members here live in the burbs or city so i was wondering who else besides me lives on acreage or rural areas?
i live on eight acres at the base of the cascade foothills.
a half mile away the power lines stop and the old logging roads start.
I miss living in the country so much. There are some conveniences living in or near the city, but I am SO ready to leave them behind. I want to have chickens and an exstensive herb garden. My only problem may be dragging my partner Dan away from "civilization". Since we're both massaage therapist with spa training, opening our own place-BB with massage and spa therapies would be a cool possibility.
I do know that I want to stay in Washington state, closer to or in the mountains. I have family in west central Wisconsin, and I love that area too, but it is changing too much. i'd only go back there if I won the lotto or something, and then buy back my great grand parents old farm.
I use tryptophan that is labled 5-HTP (Hydroxy trypto Phan) I'm actually going to start taking that in the daytime to see if it helps Chronic Pain. I also sometimes use melatonin, but if I get up in the night to pee, I have to take it again. I also build a resistance to melatonin, and don't like the idea of taking 8-9-10 before bed, so I only use it for special occasions or traveling, and then I only need 2-3.
Maintaining a good sleep cycle-"sleep hygene" is important for long term...but here I am at 2:30
I've read that kava can be harmful to the liver if used for more than brief periods. Skull cap is an herb that can be brewed into tea, non narcotic, non habit forming, gentle.
It is very true to be aware that everybody react diferently to things, and even different episodes of insomnia are different. When I was recieving acupuncture after my car accident, it was all I could do afterward to make it home or to school (massage school) and find a place to crash for a nap-good, deep, intense sleep. My mom felt that it helped her sleep better that night, she didn't have the nocked on your ass effect that I did.
My father never understood or related to insomnia, and I stopped trying to 'splain to him.
I couldn't believe they'd actually print something like that, and then the "actual" photo of Abraham!
didn't know if this has been addressed before , but it's kinda interesting.
when we were witnesses we were always told,oh!
don't look at horoscopes or read anything about your sign because it's demonized !
I am a Capricorn with Gemini Rising, my partner is a Gemini with a Capricorn rising. My Chinese sign is Ox, born in a water year-so I'm a Water Ox; my partner is a Fire Dragon. Our western astrology signs show great compatibility, our Chinese astrology says "Danger! Danger!"...there is so much detail and nuance to calculating this stuff, that I don't base my feelings and hopes on it, but I have found it use full with telling me who I am, in the sense of being honest with myself.
I sometimes just soak my feet in a basin of hot salty water with Lavender or other essential oils. I've had chronic insomnia since I was a teen, and its adversely affected my long term health. Acupuncture is good, but may not be practical as you need to sleep now. Maybe a little warm herbal tea, or a small dish of ice cream. Good luck, sweet dreams.
i've heard this been said before that when you have had loads to drink and when your inhibitions are temporarily removed then the real you is exposed.
i.e:.
some people when they've got a skinfull they might start talking about money & bragg about personal financial achievements and how much more money they're going to earn.. some people after a few beers suddenly think they're rocky balboa and think they can take the world on.. others after sinking some g & t's might turn into a crazed sexual tyrannosaurus!!.
My reactions to alcohol are odd, sure first a little gets me warm and smiley, but any more and my inhibitions and shields go up and I get really quiet and detached. It doesn't take much these days, I had much higher tolerance as a late teen early 20 something. Red wine, just half a shot, makes me loopy and want to sleep; I've been told its the histamines or something. Pot, makes me very calm, hyper focused in my mind, and its as if my senses are sharper and clearer...or just my perception of that is altered, but to me it feels very meditative. Also, it makes my chronic body pain melt away, so I don't use it often-less than three times a year as I so don't want to get hooked on that. inhibition wise, I don't feel too much different either way. I've had cute guys come on to me before when I was high or drunk and was still able to say No to there advances, so even "altered" I'm not loose...kinda sad in a way...is there something wrong with me?
i am currently studying some of the issues of the feminist movement.
one of my first observations is that men are really not welcome in the discussion.
all the reference books and topics i have looked at so far are written by women.
Only if he keeps his mouth shut!
This is definetly a topic a guy has to approach carefully; when or even if to speak, depending where he is and who he's with. There are all types of people in any group: the Nazi types, the dogma types, the live-and-let-live types, and any in between.
I think too, that it is common for people to hate externally something within themselves, and or to seek victim roles-for example, homophobic "straight" males who just protest too much, or criminals who make claims of racism, when they probably should point their finger at themselves for their actions. This is not a simple issue.
For example, the real man hating Femi-Nazi types, are they not sexist? So they hate that behavoir in others, but not themselves? This same scenario could also be applied to race, especially here in the U.S.
It may be naive, but I just wish that people could choose-deliberatly!-to get along, treat one another with dignity, acknowledge and embrace our differences.
hi peoples, .
do any of you have experience with your parents or grandparents getting hooked on money making scams, publisher's clearing house, or other "schemes" where people call and use high pressure sales tactics and manipulation to get you to buy there program?.
i know this is not jw stuff, but to me, it pushes alot of the same buttons.
RisingEagle: Exactly! Who can you turn it into for help? These scams and marketing methods may not be technically illegal, but they're not exactly honest. I've heard people on the phone telling grandpa when he said "No" to their program, that they reduce the cost by half, and then say that the offer is only good for a day if he calls back. On times he's said yes, they transfer you to somebody else on the line who say "congratulations, don't you feel great for being a part of blah blah". I mean holy crap. that's not love bombing, but its an interesting sneaky ego massage.
