i've reached critcal mass.
all my clothes are tight.
since the spring i have had a series of injuries that have kept me from exercising.
I agree with the Low Carb way! I lost almost 40 pounds, easily in a year. Not easy at first, but after 2-3 weeks I felt so much better and got used to it. Keep it simple, don't stress over it, but try it for awhile and see what you think. Eat lots of salads, fresh veggies...drink lots of water. And walk or exercise at least 15 min a day to start, try to increase when you can but don't quit if you miss a day or two! Let us know what you do and how it works. Good luck,
AuntieJane
we were always lead to believe, when we belonged to the jws, that jesus died on a "stake".
was this really true or did he die on a cross as all other religions appear to believe.
if it was a cross, what on earth did the jws get out of saying otherwise.
Quite simply, what the JW's got out of teaching otherwise is that it set them apart from the rest of Christianity. This is a true mark of cult-teaching, to set the followers apart from the rest of the world's thinking.
Personally, it does not matter to me what anyone believes Jesus died on, but as a Christian, I respect the symbol of the cross and what it means.
Peace,
AuntieJane
i just came from what will probably be the last conversation i'll ever have with my father.
earlier in the day, i'd talked to my mom and she asked what i was up to - translated "what are you doing with yourself since you aren't going to meetings or out in service?
" i told her i'd been discussing the bible with an informal group of people and reading older wts literature.
ING: I am totally impressed with your perspective and maturity. You said:
I've never stopped praying for my parents and the rest of my family. Now that I'm out, though, I don't pray that God make them think like I do or do what I want. I pray for their welfare, that God see the good in their hearts and reward them for it, that He draw them ever closer to him in the ways He sees fit. I hope that one day they will allow me to show my love and respect for them by allowing me to support them in whatever way they need. While I've got a degree of anger toward the Org and even my folks for what they've concluded about me in their hearts, I know I was just as assimilated as they are. I'm disillusioned, but not bitter. I'm too grateful for finding myself, freeing my mind, and drawing closer to God to be bitter.
Too bad for them, their loss...your BIG GAIN, finding yourself and the True God. Bless you, hon
Auntie Jane
when i was a still a teenage jw ( sounds like a bad b movie drive in flick ) i had a "worldly" boyfriend.
i didn't want anything to do with the jw's but knew i wasn't strong enough to just walk away.
he became the focus of my family's hatred and the reason they believed i left (nothing could have been farther from the truth) this helped me to avoid explantions of why i didn't believe.
The sad thing, the Mom (step mom) left the JW's not too long after. She was a gung ho Dub too. Dad left the state, he was pretty entrenched with all family in, don't know what happened to him. After all the pressure they put on her....even they couldn't take it in the end.
I think there are probably more of these type deaths than people would know. And I also think anyone looking into joining this group SHOULD know.
aj
when i was a still a teenage jw ( sounds like a bad b movie drive in flick ) i had a "worldly" boyfriend.
i didn't want anything to do with the jw's but knew i wasn't strong enough to just walk away.
he became the focus of my family's hatred and the reason they believed i left (nothing could have been farther from the truth) this helped me to avoid explantions of why i didn't believe.
In our small town there was a high school girl, JW, dating a Non JW boy. The pressure got so bad that one school day she went into the girls' bathroom and killed herself. JW's, of course, blamed the relationship with the worldly boy for the sad event. Satan's work, no doubt.
I think of this little girl now and then, 15 years later.
AuntieJane
some time back i posted a first draft, and then a new draft of a letter to a friend that is still in the borg.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/94229/1.ashx .
i found the truth is not true, and that the organization is not what it seemed.
Superb! Shows a lot of time, research and .
Keep us posted if you hear back, but as we all know, it may not happen.
AuntieJane
okay here is the deal, i am new to ebay earlier this month i was on ebay and bid on some books.
i won the auction said that it would take a week for the books to get to me, after the acution ended i e-mailed the seller to send me an invoice so that i could pay him.
he got back to me the next day and i paid up.
I agree, file a complaint with Paypal. MUCH more effective, at this point! It will get his dumb*ss attention.
aj
there is a "sister" and her daughter, that come to visit different ones at my place of business.
they usually come about 3 times a month, to read a scripture or a paragraph from a magazine, to a couple of people.
they then say hello to me, and leave after making their wt and awake placements.
I would get up from my desk and personally escort the JW to meet my supervisor/boss...and after a polite introduction, Directly tell my boss that Ms. so and so is here as a JW, spreading religious information. " I thought you might need to know about this" ...then, turn and walk away. They won't be back.
AJ
well, its been a while since i was made a unbaptized publisher.
now my hand is going to be forced and i will have to be baptized by the end of the year.
my gf wants my decision very soon, like the next couple of days.
Buck, What have you 'built'? I'd really like to know more specifics here...this relationship? Or just what are you referring to? I hope you are still on the board and will reply.
Life is full of bumps in the road. It is how we learn,
AuntieJane
well, its been a while since i was made a unbaptized publisher.
now my hand is going to be forced and i will have to be baptized by the end of the year.
my gf wants my decision very soon, like the next couple of days.
Well, if you are a smart man you will take the majority of these postings to heart. I read one place that you said it makes you depressed sometimes, all of this...religion....I GUARANTEE YOU that Depression will be a Big part of your daily life if you let your Girlfriend drag you into this.
You can say it is your choice, but it is obvious that you are afraid of losing her.
If GOD intended for this relationship, it will happen. I say, 2 years is a better length of time to go with anybody before making any major commitment, such as marriage. You have dated her one year, you said....and she is influencing you into a "marriage" INTO the JW belief system.
TAKE another year; put your foot down. NO, put TWO feet down and don't let her step on them. Take charge and tell her you need another year to look into it.....THEN, Run like Hell.
Sorry for the bluntness, but sometimes it is the best approach.
AuntieJane
