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Rockford, IL, Former JWs?

by alias in

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friends

just trying to get the pulse on who might be out there... support groups, meetups, etc.

feel free to post or pm me.

alias

Thanks for that. I'm newer to the general area and haven't been associated with any congregations here, so I never knew anyone anyway. <smile> Actually, I'm not actually in Rockford, but it's the biggest city around, with multiple congs, so I thought I'd throw out the line to see if any JWDers are in the territory.

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Rockford, IL, Former JWs?

by alias in

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friends

just trying to get the pulse on who might be out there... support groups, meetups, etc.

feel free to post or pm me.

alias

Just trying to get the pulse on who might be out there... support groups, meetups, etc. Feel free to post or PM me.

alias

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do you have someone you can truly rely on???

by chelsea in

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is there someone in your life who you know will be there when you really need them without a shadow of a doubt???

as much as i hope my girlfriends or whoever else will care about me and be there when i really need them, no one consistently has been, except for him, time and time again.

there are many very good reasons why i'm not with him anymore... but the fact that he cares more than anyone else is fairly persuasive... i don't want to go back to him, but what does one do when everyone else is too busy to care???

alias

Yes. I am so grateful. alias

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Does Fading from the Borg Lead to Deceit in Other Walks of Life?

by ThomasCovenant in

please, please remember i am asking a question, not stating a fact.. .

there appears to be many advantages to fading out of the 'truth' as opposed to a full blown "i don't believe it and i'm out of here regardless of consequences'' policy.. reading others postings and experiences here and my own local experiences i can truly see why many do so.

i remember during the later stages of my still attending meetings talking to a couple who had stopped going to meetings a few years before.

alias

I was never one who intended live a double life as a JW.

I never fudged on my time reports.

I lived as best as I could what I preached.

Sometimes I slipped.

The one time I tried to Aux. Pioneer and fell short of the hours, I conceded that I wasn't cut out for it as I ashamedly turned in my slip. Many months I had no time to turn in. That was the beginning of the end, as my heart no longer was in it.

When my own crisis of conscience emerged, I stopped attending.

I couldn't be there knowing how I felt in my heart.

I faded for 10 years, those close enough to care knew where I was in my heart.

Eventually, the fade alone wasn't enough for me. Part of me had to tiptoe in the shadows, hoping *someone* wouldn't discover who I really was. I realized I wasn't honoring myself and it hacked away at my integrity.

I had to admit my truth to my parents because it was a bigger burden not to. They are the only people in the JW world that I feel I owe some kind of explanation to of what happened to me. And doing so freed a part of me that I am still processing. My experience is still fresh and not over yet: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/143783/1.ashx

It takes way too much energy to save other people's feelings.

I feel better sleeping at night.

These are the shoes I walk in. And right now they fit.

alias

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Spirituality vs. Religion - what's the difference?

by truth_about_the_truth in

here is an excerpt from a book called "fresh wisdom-breakthrough to enlightenment" that really hits the point:

the con of religion

we have never met a christian who has given up everything and followed christ.

alias

For me

Spirituality: Internal and private

Religion: External and public -- plus all that other stuff...

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The C word

by ness in

how do your minds work people??.

the word 'cult'.

who is comfortable saying they were raised in a 'cult' or were brainwashed temporarily by a 'cult'?.

alias

I'm in the column marked "High-control group, definitely with its own CULTure..."

I'm aware of many cult-like groups with varying degrees of intent and control. Perhaps many associate the "c" word with lettuce-head worshiping bald people (remember Rerun in "What's Happening!!").

What I learned from the JW culture has been invaluable insight into other groups and when boundaries are trampled on.

wiser than before,

alias

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Do the Equinoxes Affect Mood?

by nvrgnbk in

i have found some evidence, mostly anecdotal, to indicate that the equinoxes can be times of extreme mood change, due to the accelerated changes from light to darkness.

if one is diagnosed as bi-polar, the equinoxes may exacerbate the condition.

any thoughts?

alias

Nvr,

I believe so. And a whole lot of other things too.

alias

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How well do you know Sassy? Take a quiz..

by Sassy in

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see how well you know me... .

http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=070904163314-286512&.

alias

60% - some were guesses.

Me thinks there are some very important pages of the book that have yet to be revealed... not to us, but to Sassy herself.

:)

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

by alias in

... 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.

alias

Oh, yes, there it is. Thanks, Mary.

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

by alias in

... 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.

alias

Sweet validation. Thank you.

Now, I have no idea why the Amityville Horror Movie was playing on our JW home TV, but 3:15 a.m. still freaks me out. Why do these things stick with us?