well, i initially left because i came to realize that i couldn't go on living as a witness any longer. i didn't even care if it was the truth or not, to be perfectly honest; i knew that i'd rather be destroyed at armageddon than to continue to be that miserable for one scrap of a second longer. it was weird because i finally was able to leave at eighteen when i moved out...first time moving out of my parents' house, first time having any real freedom, first time in my life not being a witness. it was a very scary time. what kept me from going back, besides the misery bit, was finding out the real truth about the truth. i think that's maybe backwards from the way most people leave....
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88What Was "IT" That Finally Made You Leave The "Truth"?
by minimus inanything in particular, or was it a combination of things??
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Some things I'd like to do in life....
by logansrun inteach my students (future) how to think.. live somewhere other than chicago for at least a year.
learn how to cook kick-ass healthy meals.
travel asia.. own a horse.. write a book, even if it never gets published.. have sex in outer space (okay, i'll settle for the beach).
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They are unhappy in the depths of their soul
you know, it really does work for some people. haven't you ever met some one and thought, wow, you can take a person out of the org but you can't take the org out of the person? (did that make sense?) i have. i've met lots of people that buy into organized religion. and just because i think it's a lie doesn't mean it's not benefitting them in some way.
my family just happens to be full of people who i believe would be happier without the shackles of witness-dom.
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Some things I'd like to do in life....
by logansrun inteach my students (future) how to think.. live somewhere other than chicago for at least a year.
learn how to cook kick-ass healthy meals.
travel asia.. own a horse.. write a book, even if it never gets published.. have sex in outer space (okay, i'll settle for the beach).
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ooh, ooh, i wanna play!!
grow six inches (up, NOT out, thank you!! i know, i know, not gonna happen)
learn Latin (working on it)
run a marathon
get a passport and actually use it.....travel to india, iran, morocco, italy, spain, greece, just to name a few :)
learn to sing (probably impossible as well)
bring real happiness into someone's life
buy my mom a car...something sporty meant for anything BUT field service
get my family out of the organization
live abroad
learn to drive (hehe....shut up!! :P)
get my own studio where i can paint to my heart's content
wow, i could go on and on...this is really fun, actually!! :)
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Uhuuu, Yep I am going to the meeting. Tonight...
by Vivamus inuhuuu, yep i am going to the meeting.
tonight...
i want the newest watchtowers, i feel deprived of all the new light, lol.
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viv, you are so awesome. i am so proud of you!! i got a little teary reading that. what an enormous step to let all of that go and be able to move forward. :)
~~~~tink
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The Apostates do well in Tempe Triathlon
by Princess ini flew to phoenix last weekend for the tempe triathlon, half-ironman distance.
a friend and fellow ex-dub was putting together a relay team and asked me to be the runner.
he named us "the apostates".
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princess you are my hero right now!! it's been a goal of mine for quite some time to do a marathon but i've been too chicken thus far to enter. i'm so inspired to bite the bullet and do it now!!!
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I love accents!
by Aztec inwhat do you think are the cutest accents?
i'm becoming partial to british accents for reasons i don't care to state.
i don't think i have one but, perhaps i'm wrong.
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Yup, that's the penance we pay for living in the coolest state of all ;)
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I love accents!
by Aztec inwhat do you think are the cutest accents?
i'm becoming partial to british accents for reasons i don't care to state.
i don't think i have one but, perhaps i'm wrong.
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barry we (in norcal @ least) talk reeeeeeally plainly. total flat nonaccent. i wish i had one, too, luna!! :( i'd fake one if i were any good at imitations, but i suck so i'd just sound like a geek :P
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I love accents!
by Aztec inwhat do you think are the cutest accents?
i'm becoming partial to british accents for reasons i don't care to state.
i don't think i have one but, perhaps i'm wrong.
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i think any accent is cool. sadly i don't think there really is a california accent....unless you're in the valley, that is, and that's just damned annoying :P
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Only In America.
by Englishman inwe've been home for 5 days now.
we've met some wonderful people too.
hl and i loved america and the americans.. i thought i'd just post a few observations about how we as brits saw your country.
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Where ice is not a luxury.
ice is a luxury in england??
well i wish i could've made an appearance at the florida get-together but i am all the way on the other side of the country...can y'all come to california next time, please?? it IS, after all, the very best state of all. ask anyone. =D ;)
I'm glad you guys enjoyed the country so much!!! :):):)
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Aztec's JWD Anniversary/B-day
by rocketman intoday is aztec's one-year jwd anniversary/birthday!.
hugs, hugs, hugs, to carrie!.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((aztec)))))))))))))))))))))))
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yay azzie!!! happy birthday big sis!!!