Posts by gentlesoul

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It was fun, it was real, it was real fun...

by gentlesoul in

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hey everyone, i don't know why i feel the need to come here and say this as i don't frequent this site anyways but i guess out of respect i feel to say what i got to say.

i have never been in a lot of your shoes and i thank god for that.

i am sorry that you all have been put through what you experienced in being a jehovahs witness.

gentlesoul

This is what a guy gets when he tries to leave with a kind and sensitive way. My words were never meant to be condesending or rude or careless in anyway, and the return I get from a lot of you just put the crumble on the cookie because I don't care for senseless, rude and unkind people. And hey don't let my age stop ya from anything cause I can go circles around many of you. I was trying to say goodbye with some compassion and concern but I can see I should of just said [edited] you all goodbye , is that it ? Would that of made you feel better ? Probably but it would not of helped me any. No I have never been a JW and I do not understand a lot of things but then I guess your damned if you do and damned if you don't so why the hell am I wasting my time here at all..GOODBYE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess someone feels the need to edit some of my words even though I used #### instead of the actual word, what a punk for doing that.

I wanted to say that what I was stating in my original thread was that this place did me no good but if it does you good then all the best. What is it that some of you cannot understand ? Are you so blinded from being a JW that you have become overly sensitive ? Or is it that you just prefer someone telling how much of a jerk you are or whatever.? Maybe it's because you have never has someone who really cared before I don't know what it is but I did not deserve by no means to get the response I got. But hey you know what ? Gods peace be with you anyways....and excuse me for the word that got edited the word that I did not actually put in their.

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It was fun, it was real, it was real fun...

by gentlesoul in

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hey everyone, i don't know why i feel the need to come here and say this as i don't frequent this site anyways but i guess out of respect i feel to say what i got to say.

i have never been in a lot of your shoes and i thank god for that.

i am sorry that you all have been put through what you experienced in being a jehovahs witness.

gentlesoul

Hey everyone, I don't know why I feel the need to come here and say this as I don't frequent this site anyways but I guess out of respect I feel to say what I got to say. I have never been in a lot of your shoes and I thank God for that. I am sorry that you all have been put through what you experienced in being a Jehovahs Witness. I think it is so sad what they have done to so many people.

I thought that coming here I could help some by teaching and expressing my beliefs and Gods word, and I really don't need the view points of some of those who disagree about what or where Gods word is or how it is a lie or something because the bible is my gold, it is my life and I choose to put my faith in it just the same as some of you choose not to put your faith in it.

But I have decided that this is not the place I choose to dwell, not that I am any better than any of you as I am not by far. I am noone to judge anyone else but that I have better things in my life to do. I have dreams to fulfill, I have needs and wants and there is way more to life than to dwell here where there is nothing. You see for me this site is nothing more than a place to share misery to dwell on things of the past. There is a lot more out there in this life than to sit here in front of this damned ol computer and talk about nothing.

My true wish and desire for everyone here is this. If this is where you find life at then I say go for it ! What ever makes you feel better or makes you feel wanted , Go for it. You got to go for something in life I just hope that each of you will find your true inner peace and that yopu find health from the disaster that the borg led you into. But folks let me tell you, there are many more things out there than this place. There is a whole world waiting just for you to make your place in it, go out and explore it find something in life that makes you a whole person and not just a log in front of your computer. There is more to life than to complain or to be jealous of, or to worry about. You need not worry any more since leaving the borg you are a free person now and a new life ahead of you.

Now as I go I wish and hope for all of you that you find in life what is really yours to find and that good health, good fortunes and true peace follows each of you. In God's speed I leave you....

Gentlesoul

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Praying In Restaurants

by Englishman in

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when you were a jw, how did you manage to say your "thank you's" before eating in a public place?.

or didn't you bother?.

englishman.

gentlesoul

I offer my prayer of thanks no matter where I am at when I eat. My gal and I pray before we eat at each meal. I am not a JW nor have I ever been but I still give thanks when thanks is due. I am not embarrassed by it either like mouthy say`s I am not ashamed of my Lord as he is not ashamed of me. And if someone has a problem with me praying in public ? I suggest they go get ear plugs cause I'm a gonna doit anyway...God has given me plenty and I can only show my grattitude by saying Thank You. Let them throw there stones mouthy they only hurt for a moment and then we see Jesus............

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Did or does being a JW cause a person to be immature?

by gentlesoul in

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i have noticed that most jehovahs witnesses and many who have left are very immature.

could you please give me your oppinion on that.

do they go as far as controlling your maturity ?

gentlesoul

To everyone;

I really appreciate all your answers. It has helped me tremendously in understanding some things about those still in and those out. I am saddened that people are taken away from themselves by this religions lies. When I stated about those being immature I was not implying outwardly but an inward immaturity as I see they have such a control over others I was wondering if that had been taken away from those who were in. I was never in and so it has helped me to understand in many ways. Thank You very much...

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Did or does being a JW cause a person to be immature?

by gentlesoul in

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i have noticed that most jehovahs witnesses and many who have left are very immature.

could you please give me your oppinion on that.

do they go as far as controlling your maturity ?

gentlesoul

Yes and I was not implying any thing here either but what I see. I think it is very sad that a religion takes away a reality of life and blinds people. I see this immaturity im my family members who are JW's. I think that is why they remove that from those who believe is so that they are allowed to control them easier. It's like being a child as a child does not know much and follows their parents in their teachings and actions, so as the same in the borg. They try to keep their followers as little children to gain them...I have a word for them liars of Gods word but I will not say it here...

Oh and your right Gumby you can smell them a mile away.......lol

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Did or does being a JW cause a person to be immature?

by gentlesoul in

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friends

i have noticed that most jehovahs witnesses and many who have left are very immature.

could you please give me your oppinion on that.

do they go as far as controlling your maturity ?

gentlesoul

OK gumby I got to ask, How doyou know if their underwear was stinky ? LOL

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I Don't see the WT and Awake mags out there.

by fearnotruth22 in

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whats going on?

has the door to door and street preaching declined in the usa?

i don't see the bros out in service and i dont see that mags out there like before.

gentlesoul

I remember when they would give you the garbage for free, but now they want a donation and so I think that more and more people are less likely to take them if they have to pay for it. I also thinkthat most of those who did take them took them only out of kindness and they probably went to the can anyways...That's what I would do with them...

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Did or does being a JW cause a person to be immature?

by gentlesoul in

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friends

i have noticed that most jehovahs witnesses and many who have left are very immature.

could you please give me your oppinion on that.

do they go as far as controlling your maturity ?

gentlesoul

I have noticed that most Jehovahs Witnesses and many who have left are very immature. Could you please give me your oppinion on that. Do they go as far as controlling your maturity ?

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Smokers anonymous

by Vivamus in

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i made a post like this ages ago too, but this time i am actually succeeding to ..... quit smoking.

i decided to quit a couple of weeks ago, but wanted a quiet time to actually do it.

and so i decided to smoke my last between christmas and new-years.

gentlesoul

Vivamus,

I quit smoking a year and a half ago. I tried to quit many times before using all those aides like the patch, the pills, even trying acupuncture, what a joke that was did nothing but give me sore ears...Finally a year and a half ago I got so sick and tired. I awoke at around 5:00 am that one mourning and had only one smoke I knew I was going to have to get dressed and such to make my trip to the local store to feed the urge, but the frustration was bigger about the getting dressed part and I said that's it "NO MORE" I quit cold turkey that day August 5th and I have not smoked since and really have had no desire to smoke since. Oh it was difficult the first couple of weeks but if you hold on to that it will go away very soon and you will not believe the changes your body makes when you do quit. Man you feel more alive, you can actually breathe better and your smell , wow ! and the taste for food but be careful the taste for food is so great that you might gain a few like I did. I ganed 35 pounds from it but then you feel more like exercising and that is good in itself.

Good Luck and stay with the program you will be glad that you did and oh ! The money you save ? It's incredible, I put an extra $250.00 in my pocket each month......

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I Am a Christian

by Greenpalmtreestillmine in

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i am a former jw just as many here are.

i have left the watchtower just as many here also have.

i also died as many here have.. i died, i cried, i died again.

gentlesoul

I too have been degraded for being a Christian and almost made to feel as if I were stupid or having a lack of intelligence because I believe in the bible. I do not understand why the bitterness and that those who choose not to believe feel they should be respected but yet cannot give the same respect in return. They degrade those who choose to keep their faith and are blind the thier coldness as if they do nothing wrong. I know we are all human and none of us are perfect but I also know that it hurts deep when someone makes you feel like you have a lack of intelligence just because you choose to love your God as I do. I think that for some when they left the borg they left with a anger deep inside an anger that should be only towards those who lied to them rather than towards those who still love the Lord.

Satan is the controller of all evil as well as the root of all hate, as a Christian you should know this. And for those who read this I really don't care if you want to reply with your bitterness as I know you will, but then I guess it just proves what I am saying. Sabrina don't worry what these who hate God think about you or what you believe, just know full well that as long as you continue to love the Lord he will in return love you and give you your rightful place in Heaven. Gods peace be unto you.....