i need some input on how to proceed with a scheduled meeting with elders i haven't seen in 18mo.
i have not attended a meeting in over 2yrs.
they sent a letter requesting my presents at 8:00 pm tonight.
You are letting them take control of this situation by fretting over it. I understand the fear, but these people are MEN. NOT GOD. They don't have the common courtesy to send you more advance notice? What idiots. When are these elders gonna wisen up and realize they look like total unchristian idiots??? I just don't get it.
My advice: Don't meet with them. You've got other more pressing issues at hand - focus on them.
has anyone seen this movie?
what were your thoughts on it?.
i just saw it last night for the first time.
All I can say is that I LOVED this movie!!! It's been a long time since I've seen a movie that just kept me in silence as the credits rolled. I was speechless. And I think it was much more than a movie simply dealing with racism.
One of the things I loved about this movie is that almost everyone had a huge character flaw. There was something about them that you just really disliked. But there was always something about them that made you love them at the same time. Just when I was ready for Matt Dillon to be strung up, he's helping at the car crash.
I guess it was just a reminder to me that we all have our good and bad side. I know if I showed you all of me on my bad days, you'd wonder who this girl is. But my husband sees that and still loves me in spite of it. I see all of his flaws and don't even question my love for him. *shrug* I guess I like the idea of us all being completely transparent and the vulnerabilities of our faults (whether racism or anything else!) being somehow balanced with our goodness.
I think somehow makes me realize that I have to work so hard to pull the rafter out of my own eye, before I complain about the straw in my brothers.
arrogance
one track minds
selfishness
lying
meanness
spiders
howdy you guys - .
i had a super great vacation this weekend in sunny ca.
to celebrate such a huge change in my life this past year with leaving the org.
I want my nose done next also, but like you I need to be able to take it out sometimes so I have to plan on getting it done when I have enough time to let it heal. Did the nose hurt bad? My navel made me see stars for a few minutes, but I think I kind of like the pain on some level. I was pretty high on adrenaline after I had it done.....tatt also.
Not really. Maybe a pinch for a second. I really think my navel hurt worse. I got my nostril done, not my septum, which I hear is more painful. I would love to build more around my tatt, but will have to wait for the additional funds - in a few years. The day I took my nostril piercing out, was probably about 4 months after I'd had it pierced. I thought it was healed, but obviously not.
jw memorial is coming up, i told myself i'm not going this year, having a mother a couple brothers and two sisters still "in" all pressuring me to attend, saying things like "this may be the last memorial b4 the end", you've heard the spiel before.....crap like that is putting a lot a pressure on me this year, wish they would just stop it and worry about their own crappy lives!
I remember my dad telling me that even the lowest of the low who've left the "truth" still attend ...
Right, and that's how they'll view you if the Memorial is the only time you show up at a KH!The gossipmongers will say, 'Wow, did you notice all the losers who only show up for the Memorial? Who do they think they're kidding? It's just like Christendom, where people go to church at Christmas and Easter and can't be bothered the rest of the year."
They say they really want you to come, but unless the Memorial attendance is the beginning of your full and complete return to the "fold," you'll be dissed. Dubs are trained to be judgmental!
This is so true. I think they're inviting EVERYONE because they realize their numbers are down and are trying to get them back up. I think it's panic mode personally. Going to the Memorial is supposed to "shake/rattle" us into believing their crap again. Riiight.
howdy you guys - .
i had a super great vacation this weekend in sunny ca.
to celebrate such a huge change in my life this past year with leaving the org.
Freedomlover,
I got my navel pierced back in the early 90's very soon after my DFing. It was back before it was cool to do. Only the bad girls did that back then. (And I cringe when I think of the place that pierced me! *shudder* ) I got a tattoo about 6 years ago that I love. It's a Japanese Kanji symbol that means "born again". Yes, I'm a Christian, but the meaning behind having a second chance at life was truly a spiritual (not religious) experience for me. This past summer I got my nostril pierced with a tiny diamond. Loved it! I took it out for an interview awhile back and couldn't get it back in. One of these days, I'll get it done again.
Congratulations for making your life YOURS!
Andi
.........to her wordly boyfriend who's in the army!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
**screams** oh my god!
i can hardly type right now i'm so happy!
(((((kitty and sis))))))
Congrats!
our 9th grandchild was born early this morning, a boy named gideon david.
he is the first child for our youngest son.
he has red hair like his daddy, grandpa, uncles and two of his cousins.
(((((((((((((Marilyn))))))))))))))))
Congratulations! I am so excited for you! Nothing better than a new red-headed grandbaby.
Andi
has anyone seen this movie?
what were your thoughts on it?.
i just saw it last night for the first time.
I was shocked at how angry the negroe characters seemed!Well, you know those negroes! If they're not tap-dancing they're shooting up the neighborhood or yelling, "B!tch better have my money!"!Oh the whole I like the Spics and Beaners a whole lot better. They know their place.
Lisa
Not Dan Quayle Class
LMAO!
well i am back from the sin city.
however, to me i feel closer to god when i am in vegas.
anyway, i went with my good friend danielle for 5 days and 4 nights.
I feel like I just got drunk dialed......
LMAO!
