Sure Don, you might LIKE the book, but did you actually READ it? <snicker>
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3Captives of a Concept
by buffalosrfree inhave been trying to order the download version and have been unable to do so, does know of a way to do it.
i don't want to order the book just the down load version.
your help will be greatly appreciated.
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Captives of a Concept
by buffalosrfree inhave been trying to order the download version and have been unable to do so, does know of a way to do it.
i don't want to order the book just the down load version.
your help will be greatly appreciated.
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Are you able to do it here:
http://www.lulu.com/content/128319
It looks like you can pay through PayPal, but you have to sign up for a free lulu account first.
I was thinking about buying the e-book too, has anyone here read it?
I hope that helps...
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Thanksgiving Dinner: Helping in a Soup Kitchen?
by alias indespite my upbringing in the jw world, missed opportunities, scarce childhood, no holidays, etc.
i have accomplished more in my life since my departure than some have in a lifetime.
i have more than i'll ever need (not talkin' money here) from finding my passions and working hard loving what i do.
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Locutus of Borg,
That is so generous of you and your wife. Thank you for sharing your positive experiences with this. You've given me more ideas!
Jim_TX,
That is so cool, and no doubt the Lackland AFB treated by you will remember the experience for years to come, as well as you. Good for you!
zeroday,
We have a local rescue mission and I was just looking at their Web site last night. Your funds are no doubt well-invested in helping out those who have another chance at getting on track. -
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Thanksgiving Dinner: Helping in a Soup Kitchen?
by alias indespite my upbringing in the jw world, missed opportunities, scarce childhood, no holidays, etc.
i have accomplished more in my life since my departure than some have in a lifetime.
i have more than i'll ever need (not talkin' money here) from finding my passions and working hard loving what i do.
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alias
Despite my upbringing in the JW world, missed opportunities, scarce childhood, no holidays, etc. etc. I have accomplished more in my life since my departure than some have in a lifetime. I have more than I'll ever need (not talkin' money here) from finding my passions and working hard loving what I do. I'm making ends meet in life enough to be able to reach out into the community for a few hours a week and do meaningful things that knocking on doors and selling a religion wrapped in 50-cent literature could never fill within or without for the benefit of others.
As a JW, it always bothered me that we could not help out in the community in a real hands-on way without being told a variation of "The truth will improve their lives more than a donation (or support, volunteering, aiding, etc.) to their cause will."
My JW family obviously doesn't share this overwhelming sense of thankfulness I have over a new lease on life outside the JW box and so turkey n' trimmings are not on the menu for this Thursday. Heck, I thought, if I can't enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with family, how about helping out in a place where that meal may be the highlight of the year for some who are down and out or finding their way at this chapter in their life?
I know I can't fix what's broken in the world, but I can be part of making someone else's life better at least for a few minutes, if only so they can forget their pain and enjoy a meal in the now. Last night I watched a show on the real history of Thanksgiving and was so moved by a soldier, now and old man, recount memories of sharing his ration of Thanksgiving dinner in the service with the orphaned children where he were stationed in one of the wars. He paused for moment and choked back tears over this sharing.
Has anyone here helped out in a soup kitchen, retirement center, or church event on Thanksgiving Day? Any advice as I begin paging through the phone book to make some calls tomorrow to where help may be needed?
Thank-FULL,
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How did you measure how close the end was ?
by JH ini recall buying a new car and thinking, "this car will still be around when the end comes" .
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then i recall when they were building the molson center in montreal where the montreal canadiens hockey team would be playing, and i was thinking to myself, "they will never play there.....cause the end will come first".. .
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In 1988, our circuit overseer gave a talk while holding a cord of rope that stretched over the stage and out a side emergency exit door. Holding the rope he said, "The end is so close, that it's like the end of this rope right outside the door."
Boy, now that I think about it, that rope must have went on for miles!
Before high school I thought I'd never see graduation. When graduation came and went, I was certain the year 2000 would never arrive. While still using up our excess Y2K battery stash in 2004 and already well into fading-hood, I thought back on all the years I lived waiting on the edge of Armageddon to arrive, and all of those poor people from the 1800s who lived their entire life that way..
As I look at my family and old friends still living this way I just think, "Well, should the world ever end via divine intervention, nuclear war, or a giant meteor slamming into us, there's nothing I can do about it now or then, so I'll live in the now with integrity, truth, and passion.
That recipe has yielded the most delicious life by far.
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I'm going to be a basketball coach!
by alias inso i missed out on playing sports in school like i really wanted to.
so hey, the power is in the present and i've decided to stop lamenting about my jw losses, and so i've signed up to be a basketball coach!
... for a little league girls team.
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After three weeks, I have to say that this is the most fun ever. We have our first game this weekend after a team picture and things are just going great.
Who'd know that little league could be so much fun?!
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JW Stance On Joining The YMCA
by Justitia Themis ini have been emailing with several jws in my congregation about the osce issue.
i pointed out the hypocrisy of not allowing us to join the ymca, but then having osce ngos.
one sister emailed me that a sister in her congregation just received a letter from the society stating that it is ok for her to to join the y. she needed to join for rehab purposes.
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I joined the YMCA a few months ago primarily to use the pool for swimming. After informing my elder father about a month ago about it during my "I'm DAing myself, Dad" conversation, he told me that it wasn't something I could be DF'd for, but that it was a neutrality issue thing that would impede any JW promotions I might hope to attain if I chose to remain a member.
Just one experience,
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The case for optimism: You will be healthier
by Gopher inbecause of our involvement in the cultish jw religion, we may have deep scars and hurt.
we will never fully forget all that has happened to us.
we're human.
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Good stuff!
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Are You Angry That You Didn't Get To Celebrate The Holidays?
by minimus inbut now, holidays are important to me.
i think birthdays and xmas are important ones to make sure that you give and get gifts.
perhaps it's because i never experienced the "joy of the holidays".
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[Are You Angry That You Didn't Get To Celebrate The Holidays?]
No, but I sure missed them as a kid growing up. Halloween and Christmas were the hardest.
I won't let anger consume me or the life I have left that's mine.
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The simple pleasures
by bigwilly inso i found myself thinking the other day.
this is something i try to avoid most of the time but it sneaks up on me every so often .
all jokes aside, the thinking was about what's new.
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No it's not sad. It's called living instead of thinking about living.
Happiness happens when it's not sought after.
Enjoy the unfolding moments of your life. Purring and all.
alias