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  Remember the Movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark"...

  by alias in

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  ... towards the end when the bad guys opened the ark and indiana and his lady were tied to the pole, the spiritual unleashing that came out and killed, no, melted all the bad guys?

  i was probably 9 or 10 when that movie came out and it literally scared the cheese out of me in the theater.

  i was so glad to be a jw at the time because i felt like i just witnessed the power of god and saw what was going to happen to opposers when judgment day came.

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  ... towards the end when the bad guys opened the ark and Indiana and his lady were tied to the pole, the spiritual unleashing that came out and killed, no, MELTED all the bad guys?
  
  I was probably 9 or 10 when that movie came out and it literally scared the cheese out of me in the theater. I was so glad to be a JW at the time because I felt like I just witnessed the power of God and saw what was going to happen to opposers when judgment day came.
  
  I don't know what triggered that memory just now, but I think I just had a breakthrough about one of the biggest stitches in the fabric of childhood-embedded fear.
  
  Please tell me that I'm not the only one this movie influenced/reinforced JW fear-based thinking. Let the unraveling begin...
  
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  Do you suffer INTELLECTUAL STARVATION?

  by Terry in

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  symptoms of intellectual starvation:.

  1.purposelessness, time-wasting, apathy, cynical desuetude.. 2.aimless hobbies that run out the clock.

  3.fluff reading.

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  Tyrone van leyen,
  
  Not flirting here either, but what you wrote in your first post resonated deeply and echoed many things swirling around in my own mind. Thank you for not erasing your posts and fading into oblivion.
  
  My answer to the OP is no. Ever since exiting the KH I've found life to be a huge banquet of "well-oiled dishes" and I intend to explore anything and everything that brings me joy. I even bought an egg of Silly Putty.
  
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  What is the last really fun thing you did?

  by Sassy in

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  for me.. i guess it was attending comic-con.. there is still a bit of kid in me.. plus i got to go out with friends to dinner.. and dancing.. .

  had a blast... .

  so what was the last fun thing you did?.

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  <div class="quote">I wouldn't do a corn maze even in daylight on account of the SPIDERS that love to make webs between corn rows and then sit there in the middle right at your face level, staring you in the eye, daring you to take one step further.</div><br><br>
  
  Well, I was going to follow that up with something like "...and then go find the biggest Halloween Haunted House in the area!" SOOO, looks like I get 'em both covered in the 'children of the cornfields.'
  
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  What is the last really fun thing you did?

  by Sassy in

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  for me.. i guess it was attending comic-con.. there is still a bit of kid in me.. plus i got to go out with friends to dinner.. and dancing.. .

  had a blast... .

  so what was the last fun thing you did?.

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  Six Flags.
  
  Next: Corn Maze... in the dark!
  
  I love fall in the Midwest.
  
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  What Advice Would You Give A JW Thinking Of Leaving Or One Who's Left?

  by minimus in

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  any thoughts?

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  Everyone's experience is different.
  
  If find yourself swallowed up in a black hole of loss, regrets, anger, thoughts of suicide, etc. it is possible to come through the other side.
  
  This is your life.
  
  You are responsible for your own choices.
  
  You can choose something else (inside or out).
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  The Way To Love

  by JamesThomas in

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  one of my favorite little books is: the way to love: the last meditations of anthony de mello.. following is from the chapter: be awake.

  it may be too direct, ruthlessly honest and straight-forward for many; we are not normally exposed to such hard-hitting guidance.

  yet some of you it will touch in a significant way; enough to purchase this rare little gem that you may gleem from its pages much wisdom.. .

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  Looks like a worthwhile book. Thanks for sharing that, JamesThomas.
  
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  We are free to love

  by purplesofa in

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  what i have noticed since pulling away from group thinking, mindsets, rules and superstitions, that i am open to a broader range of loving people.. i am not sure i can blame all this on the jw expericance.

  as children we are taught from our tribe, (family and enviroment, church, school, extended family, neighborhood..........who to love and who not to love.

  i used to believe as the witnesses taught, you have to "beat" the evil out of children.. have you ever watched a group of small children unattended?

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  purps,
  
  Your post is beautiful and reflects my unfolding, "loving" experience with others outside the KH walls. Growing up a JW and fully entrenched with the "us" vs. "them" mentality for a quarter century, it took me many years of fading to stop being "afraid" (based on JW scripts) of ordinary people.
  
  My closest friends today have never been JWs, are deeply spiritual, loving, accepting, and authentic. They have taught me more about love than I ever learned being in the JW culture.
  
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  Where to Find Elder's Manual / Pay Attention book (PDF)

  by alias in

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  hello knowers, .

  i know this was recently discussed, but after a slow search with the site's google tool i still couldn't find it.

  is there a place online where one can read the jw elder's manual "pay attention to the flock" book?

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  Thank you!
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  Where to Find Elder's Manual / Pay Attention book (PDF)

  by alias in

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  hello knowers, .

  i know this was recently discussed, but after a slow search with the site's google tool i still couldn't find it.

  is there a place online where one can read the jw elder's manual "pay attention to the flock" book?

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  Hello knowers,
  
  I know this was recently discussed, but after a slow search with the site's google tool I still couldn't find it.
  
  Is there a place online where one can read the JW Elder's Manual "Pay Attention to the Flock" book?
  
  Appropriate link(s) here or PM would be most appreciated.
  
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  "a friend is doing some research" class
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  Hello long time no see

  by simplesally in

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  it has been a long time since i have posted.

  i have, thankfully, completed my treatment course, as most of you know.

  i will continue to take medication for at least 4 more years and the prognosis is excellent.

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  So good to hear from you and know you are on the path to well. (((Hugs to you and little you)))
  
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