Posts by JustTickledPink

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Relationship guru's needed

by Imnostranger in

hello folks.

i'm not really a newbie - you guys know me by another name.

i used another screen name for purposes of anonymity.

As a woman, I find women attractive, but I don't want to have sex with them. Just because you think someone is pretty, good looking, or drop dead gorgeous, doesn't mean that you have sexual chemistry. Most men lust after models, yet if they were to spend weeks with them, might realize that they like the picture, but have no sexual or chemical connection.

You like her as a person, you love her a person. Maybe really you are best friends. I don't see how couples therapy is going to help you have hot passionate monkey love if you've had 2 years together already. I'm not sure you can force that to happen, I am not even sure what makes passion what it is, when you can't really define it, and can't really explain it, how do you capture it with someone that you like and "make" it happen???? Passion happens naturally. I do believe some of it has to do with our chemicals in our body, our sense of smell, and how we react together. It's just so phuking fantastic when it happens that I can't imagine myself settling for a mediocre passionless life with someone.

I once dated the sweetest guy who adored me for over a year, but nothing he could do ever made my toes curl. So finally I had to walk away. But thankfully we broke up as friends, I didn't cheat of leave him for anyone else, we talked and we understood each other. Life is a journey, you are looking for something you don't have.

Passion and great sex is out there. I don't believe in selling yourself short or living a half life. But you need to decide what to do.

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THE GENERATION OF 1914

by Mary in

jw
friends

it makes you wonder when exactly the governing body and their lawyers decided to change the "generation of 1914" doctrine.

the first quotation below is from the 1992 wt and the second one from the 1993 brochure the purpose of life, just two lousy years before they imfamously dropped the whole idea:

*** w92 5/1 p. 7 the 1914 generation?why significant?

JustTickledPink

Something occured to me about the "new books" that always come out. You used to study out of the "truth" book, then the "live forever" book came out, and I guess now it's the "knowledge" book although I have never read it.

But the Bible hasn't needed to update in thousands of years. Its still the same book, so why publish new books and magazines all the time based on the Bible? Why the need to "new" spiritual food at the proper time if all you do is quote from the Bible and it hasn't changed?

Why not stop writing new mags and books and just stick to the ones already in print?

Maybe the answer lies in the CHANGES always being made.

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Put a caption to this picture.....

by xjw_b12 in

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i'll go first.. "honey.

stop looking.

JustTickledPink

"So this is what they meant by "SURVIVOR adventure vacation" in the brochure!"

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Silent prayers

by JustTickledPink in

jw
friends

i always had a difficult time with the whole silent prayers issue.. i was always told since i was little that if you prayed to god that he always listens, and that you can pray silently in your head to yourself and he listens.

to me that never quite made sense that he was reading my thoughts, are you sure he hears prayers?

the answer, "if he created your brain, he can surely access it and any prayers" of course that was also used "if you are thinking bad thoughts god can read your mind" etc... and quote the scripture that even if you "lust after a woman" meaning no action, only thought - you were in big trouble!.

JustTickledPink

How does it do that? It always has subject related links on the ads???

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Not Many Brits Know That America Declared War On Us..

by Englishman in

jw
friends

according to this article, the end of this particular war was the start of a strong bond, now known as a special relationship between our 2 countries.

http://www.napoleonguide.com/campaign_1812.htm.

and, ever since that date, the special relationship between britain and the usa has been totally fair and balanced with both countries giving and receiving in exactly equal amounts.. .

JustTickledPink

All I know is when the job of being Queen opens up in the US I want to apply. I would love the job and have great qualifications in the smiling and waving arena. As a bonus I love wearing crowns and tiaras.

PS loved my visit to the UK about 10 years ago. Spent a week in London and had a total blast!

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Does the average JW REALLY and TRULY want to see Armageddon come?

by outbutnotdown in

jw
friends

what percentage of jw's do you think would be happy to wake up tomorrow and honestly see all the people dying and everything else that goes along with armageddon as they've been taught?.

on the other hand, how many use the religion/belief as a way to feel superior to others and would never really want to see all that suffering or perhaps just wouldn't want to do the clean-up work after?

i guess a third question is warranted, based on their teachings...... how many hope they die a natural death and will be resurrected after all the nasty sh*t goes down?

JustTickledPink

I think a lot of them only visualize Armeggedon and the literal acts of destruction for about 1 second, they continue to visualize the pics in the books and mags about how everyone will have these wonderful houses and beautiful yards and everyone will have a lamb and a lion together laying on their front lawn, everyone will be healthy and happy, etc....

It's not realistic.

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Donations in WWW box @ KH

by meat pie in

jw
friends

i seem to remember that when there was a specific disaster, we were told we could put our donation in the world wide work box with a note attached stating it was for a particular cause (e.g.

hurricane relief work in a specific incident ) am i right in thinking that the donations are collected out of the box and banked?

do the notes get sent seperately to the branch offices?

JustTickledPink

I live in FL and they did do that after Hurricane Andrew and I know they did it in the southern states to help out. Of course the monies collected go only to JWs and KH re-building projects, etc.

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THE GENERATION OF 1914

by Mary in

jw
friends

it makes you wonder when exactly the governing body and their lawyers decided to change the "generation of 1914" doctrine.

the first quotation below is from the 1992 wt and the second one from the 1993 brochure the purpose of life, just two lousy years before they imfamously dropped the whole idea:

*** w92 5/1 p. 7 the 1914 generation?why significant?

JustTickledPink

I have a question:

If you pioneered today and continued to place the "Live Forever" book and have bible studies (which is what I did 10 years ago) and continued to preach the 1914 doctrine WOULD YOU BE DF'D??? Since that has changed and is totaly hocus-pocus?

I really wonder if you continued with their own teachings if they would DF you!!!! I am actually thinking they might.

How about someone starts going door-to-door with a green Bible and the "truth" book and see what happens!

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THE GENERATION OF 1914

by Mary in

jw
friends

it makes you wonder when exactly the governing body and their lawyers decided to change the "generation of 1914" doctrine.

the first quotation below is from the 1992 wt and the second one from the 1993 brochure the purpose of life, just two lousy years before they imfamously dropped the whole idea:

*** w92 5/1 p. 7 the 1914 generation?why significant?

JustTickledPink

I agree on the social status. I always remembered the PO's wife being sort of the "first lady" of the KH. Always got what she wanted. The other elders wives also had some sort of status, it was of course so bogus, but nonetheless, perfectly evident.

Why don't they join a charity that actually does something good for the world?

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Silent prayers

by JustTickledPink in

jw
friends

i always had a difficult time with the whole silent prayers issue.. i was always told since i was little that if you prayed to god that he always listens, and that you can pray silently in your head to yourself and he listens.

to me that never quite made sense that he was reading my thoughts, are you sure he hears prayers?

the answer, "if he created your brain, he can surely access it and any prayers" of course that was also used "if you are thinking bad thoughts god can read your mind" etc... and quote the scripture that even if you "lust after a woman" meaning no action, only thought - you were in big trouble!.

JustTickledPink

I always had a difficult time with the whole silent prayers issue.

I was always told since I was little that if you prayed to God that he always listens, and that you can pray silently in your head to yourself and he listens. To me that never quite made sense that he was reading my thoughts, are you sure he hears prayers? The answer, "if he created your brain, he can surely access it and any prayers" of course that was also used "if you are thinking bad thoughts God can read your mind" etc... and quote the scripture that even if you "lust after a woman" meaning no action, only thought - you were in big trouble!

But my logical reasoning mind never seemed to be able to make sense of the fact that God would be sitting up there and reading minds all day long and reading millions and billions of minds too. Then again, if you think about praying outloud, your audible voice is only heard by those in the room with you, sound doesn't seem to travel all that well, so is God actually hearing audible prayers? That didn't quite make sense either. Sound requires ears. I don't picture God with human ears.

So I after many years of thinking about it, I have decided that I believe we pray to ourselves. That it's a personal affirmation, a personal motivator, it's a tool that reinforces what I want and need in life and saying a silent prayer is actually talking to my own self. Once you pray, it's up to you to do the work. No one ever believes that God answers the prayers of those who sit idly by, no, everyone thinks you have to take an active part in getting your prayers answered.

If God or angels are listening I think maybe they help us with giving us positive energy to accomplish our own prayers and I still do pray in the hopes my guardian angel and my creator is listening, but if not, I do believe the act of praying always helps me personally.

What do you think?