Okay I am such a forerunner in the "looks aren't that important category" but wowza ! If he were my man, he'd have a full scale waxing membership at the nearest salon...either that or I'd take him to be sheared twice weekly!
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Hello
by WinterFalcon inthis is my first post here and i guess because it's going to be a doozy i felt i should introduce myself first.
i am a non jw, 40 yrs old, divorced/remarried/widowed mother of 3 children the oldest two who are out of the house (in college).
i have just recently joined after lurking for a while.
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I don't know if it's worth throwing my two cents in, but I just wanted to say that I hope everything works out for you. It's amazing how the heart works and who it leads us to. It seems to ignore such things as age, status, religion, etc... and sometimes that works to our benefit and sometimes it doesn't. Certainly someone who simply reads your posts and far removed from the situation can easily cast it off and say "he's to young" / "you're just lonely" / "he played you" etc...but appreciating that you've invested much in this relationship, I truly hope that you are able to find happiness be it with or without JJ as a friend or as more...
Cheers!
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Crying at the movies
by Insomniac ini have a hard time expressing my emotions in front of others.
i mean, i'd rather be naked than to let anyone see me cry.
however, there are a few movies that can, in spite of my best efforts, make me bust out crying like a little girl: .
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My classic tear jerkers:
Man without a face (with Mel Gibson)
Upclose and Personal
Awakenings
Beaches
Patch Adams
Kramer vrs. Kramer
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Quotes
by Jasmine ini am a quote junkie...i absolutely love the written word....since i've read some great ones on this forum, thought i'd ask around...what are some of your favorite quotes of all time?.
when the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
-jimi hendrix .
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Here's a few more good ones ....
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness. -Bertrand Russell
Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies. -John Donne
Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks - Johnson
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step - Lao Tzu
If you're going through hell, keep going
The best way out is always through - Frost
Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty - Herbert
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage - Nin
Age is a question of mind over matter, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter - Paige
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right - Henry Ford
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand. -Mother Teresa
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Quotes
by Jasmine ini am a quote junkie...i absolutely love the written word....since i've read some great ones on this forum, thought i'd ask around...what are some of your favorite quotes of all time?.
when the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
-jimi hendrix .
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I am a quote junkie...I absolutely love the written word....Since I've read some great ones on this forum, thought I'd ask around...what are some of your favorite quotes of all time?
Here are a few of my own:
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. -Jimi Hendrix
The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
- Albert EinsteinA lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. - Sir Winston Churchill
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. - Chinese proverb
If you are going to doubt something, doubt your limits - Ward
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure - Mandela
Be the change you wish to see in the world - Gandhi
To look for an answer, a solution to the ever-puzzling riddles that confront us: that is our responsibility, our curse, and our blessing - Hess
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. -James Baldwin
Care to share some of yours?
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How many of you gave up a college scholarship?
by codeblue inhow many of you gave up a college scholarship to appear "spiritual"?
jt's thread about "homegrown lawyers" and the wtbs willingly sending certain ones to college started me thinking about that question.
i know i for one, relinquished that scholarship to show how "spiritual" i was at 18. .
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I gave up a fully paid scholarship to the university of my choice... but I did so of my own accord. My parents let me make the decision myself. I reasoned that I could still get a good job without university and start my pioneering career right away. As crazy as that sounds now, I honestly wanted to take that road, and for a time, I was happy pioneering. Even now, I look back on that experience with fond memories. Today, I am just thankful that the good job did come through for me. However, I know that while I still have youth on my side, I will go back and apply for some further formalized education.
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WT Load Even Possible to Carry???
by Confucious inhey guys, .
i was a reg pioneer along with my wife for 9 years.
during this time, we honestly tried to do everything by the book.
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Don't forget....
Bible reading
Meditation (it's the new thing put on our * to do list *)
Daily Text
Family Study
Prayer
Sheparding Calls (for MS and / or elder)
Pioneer meetings
Pioneer Assist Program
Reading Yearbook
Preparing for talks / demos / field service groups
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Any suggestions are welcome
by skittles4u ini have been dating my girlfriend for a little while now.
we have a great relationship, for the most part everything is great, we get along etc.. .
but she has a concern about me.
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It's not just getting dressed to go out, it's planing for it. Then go out on a "date" and do everything you would have done on a first date. Show her alot of attention, hold her hand, dont look at other women, make her feel so special for the evening.
Chevy - you are right on the money with this one! I agree completely!
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Are we too hard on INDIVIDUAL JW's?
by outbutnotdown ini am definitely no longer a jw (11 years).
that having been said, living in a "democratic" land, the one thing that is challenging is agreeing with freedom of religion, but also protesting when it becomes offensive.
don't get me wrong..... my family shuns me completely and i do think that it is "offensive", and against the laws of nature, which makes the point even more legitimate...... : do they really know what they are doing?
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To compare offering a tract to committing a war crime is a tad far fetched
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Latest Watchtower study... Still discouraging higher education!!!
by Doubtfully Yours inone of the paragraphs read that 'if in the area where you live you need higher education after you graduate, then the young person must speak with the parents in order to help them balance the schedule so that he/she doesn't neglect spiritual things'.
alright, i thought, that's a somewhat balanced point of view; i thought, good they're coming along with the times we live in.
yeah, right!!!
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Logan - I completely agree with your posts in this thread...
They simply don't see the benefit of "excelling" in a world that they believe is on it's last legs....
Many bros I knew owned their own window cleaning businesses and did very well for themselves.
I agree that education is key in today's business world but when it comes to religion, just because a person doesn't go on to university does not make them a blind robot. I know many high school grads, who although not having formal teaching, lead very fulfilling lives, are intelligent and can think for themselves.