There is no greater accomplishment in life, than having people who love you. You loved your Aunt Flora, and that alone is a tribute to her. She sounded like a remarkable person.
I am sorry for your loss. I feel for you.
Hugs, Viv.
Vivamus
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Requiem for my beloved Aunt Flora
by Robdar inmy favorite relative, my great aunt passed away yesterday.
a little over a year ago, she suffered a series of strokes.
the nusing home she was in was close to a thousand miles away, but i went to see her whenever i could.
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She is dying
by Vivamus ini have never felt more helpless in my life.
my grandma is sick, dying, and there is nothing i can do.
when i look at her, i see this echo of a woman that once was vital, strong and alive.
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I have never felt more helpless in my life. My grandma is sick, dying, and there is nothing I can do. When I look at her, I see this echo of a woman that once was vital, strong and alive. Her body is being consumed by this disease, cancer.
Her eyes are all that is still recognizably her. They say that the eyes are the windows to ones soul, it is true. Only in her eyes is the sparkle left, her humour is still visible, but they also show so much pain.
I wish I could stop the world for ever, to hold her in my life.
I wish I could take the pain away from her, to make her burden lighter.
I wish I could give her strength, now that she has none of herself left.
I wish I could hold that frail and broken body in my arms, and give it life again.
But I can't.
All I can do is hold her hand, and let her know how much I love her, and how much I will miss her. It hurts so much. I can't imagine there being anything more difficult, than seeing loved ones in pain, and not being able to stop it.
In the end, all that matters is love.
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Life sucks
by joannadandy inall right- all those out there who own pets, or have owned pets will hopefully see my point of view and understand.
the rest of you can point and laugh at my weakness.... my cat is dying.
she is 119 in people years, i guess it's to be expected that she go sometime, but still it sucks!
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Hon, I am definately not going not make fun of you. I understand completely. Pets are like children, they are a part of you, you love them, and they love you, unconditionaly. They give you that little bit of warmth and love in your life that we all need.
(((((Joanna))))))
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Does God still exist for you?
by nakedmvistar ini'm quite new to this forum (only a handful of posts).
but from what i've read up to now, it seems apparent that some of you have abandoned your belief in a god.
is this because of trauma brought about by the jw religion?
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Vivamus
Doing good is my religion.
God has no value to me.
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A complex question who of you knows the answer?
by MARTINLEYSHON inif baptism washes away your sins, as taught by jws, what prevents a disfellowshiped person who has moved to a new area and is not known in that area in attending meetings as an interested person and getting baptised within 6 months.. has anyone ever done that?
if so can the person be disfellowshipped a second time?
what would be his status.
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Martin, the point is... I can't discuss the theory with you, because your starting point "JW teach baptism washes away sins" is false. What value would a discussion have, if the starting point of that discussion is false?
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Poetry in depression
by Mimilly injudgement day (salem reid).
there's no peace, no place, just excruciating pain.
there's no peace, no place, just buried deep pain.
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Beautiful Mim, goes right to my heart.
I feel the same way at times, and wonder what the meaning of it all is. But I guess in the end, all that matters is that you love, and are loved. You are one of the sweetest and most caring people on this board. I know you are loved, how can you not be. Find strength in that knowledge, find strength from within.
(((((((Mimilly)))))))
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There was this spider....
by Mimilly in.... that would easily cover a quarter on my wall.
now, i don't mind the arachnid critters outside, but when they cross that boundary into my home, they're fair game.
if they are camped out on my window sill outside, i'll even name them - but not in my bedroom.
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.... that would easily cover a quarter on my wall.
LMAO, that is just too funny. Good of you that you got 'h Mim!
Viv, of the "runs and screams for help when faced with a spider" - class
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The main difference was that the active ingredients in most soap were three molecules were bonded into a larger molecule that acted as one. Zion's soap had the three molecules but only one acted independently. The second was subordinate to the first, and the third, although subordinate, was only responsible for the aroma. She also found out that the stickiness to the body was a scum leftover that was directly proportional to the number of washes the person took per week. She also found out that in developed countries, where laws made it possible to read the ingredients, the sales went down and...
the number of people with free minds went up. She had found out what was ailing her beloved ones, and what had ailed her. She had gone without washing for the last 9 days, and her mind was feeling free. It was as if a dark cloud had lifted from her mind. She felt like herself again. But what to do next? If she should wash, people would surely recognize her, and see the difference in her behaviour. She didn't think she could fake being a faithful alien-servant. She decided to take some plastic surgery. She contacted Raymundo for some advise on doctors....
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Yes. That was the answer. She would tell everyone that while she popped down the shops to make a soap delivery in a nearby fishing village, she fell in a container full of rotten fish. It worked. Even her boss told her to quit making deliveries because people would doubt the efficacy of the soap. This gave her more time to clear her mind of the poison, and started investigating other kinds of soap...
She made sure to test the substance of every soap brand there was. Much to her surprise though, there wasn't much difference between any of them. The only one that stood out was Zion's soap, the kind she was supposed to sell. This confirmed it for her, there was something sticky about this soap. Raymundo must have been right....
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creating romance
by SPAZnik inwhat is the most romantic thing.
got any womantic storwees?.
i'll tell you mine if u tell me yours!
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Actually, one of the most romantic things was when he said "smile for me". We were separated by a thousand of miles and than some, but in that one moment the world revolved around the two of us, while we smiled.
Edited by - Vivamus on 16 September 2002 4:26:35