Posts by alias

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A simple strange question.

by vomit in

why is the bible never read in context?

just read the passage straight through and learn from that passage.

why is there always something to decode?

alias

Perhaps a picking and choosing to support one's viewpoint?

If so, not strange at all.

alias

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#321: 7 Years on JWD Ain't So Bad: Thank You's

by alias in

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friends

today i realized that i've been floating in and out of this forum for 7 years.

how my life has evolved!

thank you simon & ang for manifesting this forum and keeping it going.

Today I realized that I've been floating in and out of this forum for 7 years. How my life has evolved!

Thank you Simon & Ang for manifesting this forum and keeping it going.

Thank you Pathofthorns and sevenofnine or empowering me. (I hope you are okay these days.

thank you Ros for the three-way perspective.

Thank you, Blondie, for the level-headedness.

Thank you Waiting for showing me; teaching me patience.

Thank you JamesThomas for introducing me to "The Power of Now". You'd be in bliss to know where my life currently is. :-)

Thank you Sassy for teaching me that everyone needs to find their own path and follow their hearts.

Thank you SimpleSally for teaching me that life will throw loops. Focus on healing better.

Thank you Obed for cracking open the door.

Thank you LDH for your sass and Focus fass.

Thank you Gretchen and Sirona for showing me "witch way" isn't scarey at all.

Thank you jgnat your balanced perspective is well-noted.

Thank you atheists, agnostics, humanists, and whatever-ists for your challenging questions and probing perspectives. We SO need you. You have produced the seeds to critical thinking. Exploration. Thinking. Questioning the statis-quo.

Joelbear, embrace your creativity, you authentic you.

Thank you, TetrapodSapien, for your artful journey.

RIP Ari.

Thank you, Littletoe. The baby toe is so needed for the balance of foot. Your integrity is awesome.

Everyone's words here have impacted me. Have changed me. Have helped me to grow.

Thank you everyone for teaching me about the human condition. Curiosity. Projection. Love. Finding oneself. Mistakes. Masterpieces.

Thank you to so many of you. Your word have impacted me on so many levels.
This forum has enlightened me. Saddened me. Susstained me. Joy-filled me. Educated me. Hoped me. 7 years of tears, bears, hugs, smugs. Freeedom at last. I have been cast.

Growing up as a JW has impacted decades of my life. But from here on out, my life is mine.

Welcome to me.

Thank you. All of you.

Your contributions have been valuable to me.

alias
The 7-year completed class, a revealed revelation.

sorry for the multiple edits; nobody's prefect ;-)
Not even adam and eve.

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District Convention in Rockford, IL

by collegegirl21 in

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friends

let me just tell you, the first day has already gotten to me.

you know what they said in one part.

"family members have it harder than the ones who are disfellowshipped.

alias

The racetrack conventions in Chicago were also moved to DeKalb, IL, which are on the schedule this year.

For years we commuted the 1+ hours from the suburbs to Hawthorne and Sportsman. Funny, I've never been to a worldly racetrack except to attend the Jehovah's Witnesses assemblies!

Fond and not-so-fond memories.

alias

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Looking for 2006 Convention Program / Schedule

by alias in

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friends

has one been posted for the us?

i'm interested in knowing the start times each day in the morning and after lunch/intermission.

alias

Thank you, Inquisitor!

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Looking for 2006 Convention Program / Schedule

by alias in

jw
friends

has one been posted for the us?

i'm interested in knowing the start times each day in the morning and after lunch/intermission.

alias

Has one been posted for the US? I'm interested in knowing the start times each day in the morning and after lunch/intermission.

Thank you,

alias

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District Convention in Rockford, IL

by collegegirl21 in

jw
friends

let me just tell you, the first day has already gotten to me.

you know what they said in one part.

"family members have it harder than the ones who are disfellowshipped.

alias

Thank you, Serendipity. I appreciate it!

alias

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District Convention in Rockford, IL

by collegegirl21 in

jw
friends

let me just tell you, the first day has already gotten to me.

you know what they said in one part.

"family members have it harder than the ones who are disfellowshipped.

alias

Collegegirl,

Are the conventions running in Rockford on other weekends besides this one? Where is the location? Do you have a schedule handy? Does anyone?

Thanks,

alias

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What is your town or area's claim to fame?

by free2beme in

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friends

every where you live, the local area has something about it that is either famous for something good or something bad.

as an example, you go to one town and it may have the historial site of a famous war battle.

you go to another an it might be the place something was invented, or the birthplace of someone famous.

alias

Rockford Peaches (All American Womens Baseball League) Sock Monkeys

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Do you feel 'Disconnected' since leaving the borg?

by AK - Jeff in

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friends

i mean - many of us had a history that was exclusively in the 'truth'.

nothing else.. now having left, do you long for a discussion with some who share your past culture, understandings, and lifestyle?.

is that the 'appeal' of this board to many?

alias

Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No.

Now I know why I feel like a nine-year-old. At least I'm growing.

The past has influenced where I am now, but it is up to me where I want to go.

Still, that blank page thing stares me in the face everytime I forge new relationships with people I used to fondly think as "worldlings".

Everything is possible.

alias

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New Year Good Times

by joelbear in

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friends

well, here we go, vrrrooom.

another new year.

i have many goals, mostly in the form of art projects.

alias

Joel, If you enjoy reading books, here's one for you: The Van Gogh Blues by Eric Maisel. alias