when i post i try to imagine that i am at a social gathering or sometimes in someone's house as a dinner guest.
that way it is easier to follow the community guidelines and posting rules set out on the site at the bottom of the page.
i wouldn't want to make a fool of myself in public.
Of course the forum changes over time because we change over time. When I first came here I was young, scared, broken, still believing I would be killed for leaving the JWs.
Now I’m in my mid 40’s, career, marriage, life have all carried me along my path. I’m no longer young, scared or broken.
You are supposed to grow and change, challenge beliefs that don’t serve you any longer, adopt new ones as new evidence presents itself. And keep going down your path......
attended the sad yesterday with my wife.
bethel speaker flown in to california which made it "special".
(his talks were infomercial bs, but at least he was a good speaker.
Any organization that’s isn’t financially transparent is a target for financial abuse. There is no accountability so they can spend whatever they want, and make up whatever “expenses” they see fit.
good morning, .
i am just wondering how you have constructively worked through the emotions of waking up?
i am trying hard to be positive, and i know life is a gift.
I volunteered at the animal shelter and habitat for humanity when I was dealing with waking up. I also joined rec league sports - volleyball and softball. I made new friends at both - I got the satisfaction of helping with the volunteer work.
most every night, where i work i transport dead persons to the morgue.
others i work with have told me that around 3:00am they hear voices in the morgue.. i asked them have they experienced something more than physical life?
just the voices inside the cold morgue.
Hmm there’s a few people I’d like to haunt after i’m dead.......
i haven't been posting here much lately, i think i only created one topic in 2018!
but this is worth it.. i am a grandfather 😊.
it happens all the time but damn, it feels good.
Congrats! Enjoy every minute.
yes, my keurig bit the dust after 14 years.
i want one just like it but that models not available.
it was only capable of a single cup, from 8 ounces to 12 ounces.
DaVinci icoffee - it takes all kcups or comes with a refillable. Perfect every time.
i have to say that i’m not enjoying the xmas season.
i have no emotional ties and i’m spending money that i have not set aside for xmas during a slow work season for my trade.. i’m not happy about it, because it’s foolish to spend money when you aren’t making any.
then i feel like i’m expected to do all this, and to be happy about spending money and time on persons that i’m not that involved with.
I love it - but the focus isn’t on presents. Most adults in our circle of friends don’t exchange presents. We buy gifts for my great nieces and nephews, send money to my nieces and nephews, but there isn’t any pressure to do so. We do not go into debt. I tell my nieces and nephews to just send us pictures instead of gifts.
I love the tree and having ornaments that have memories attached to them. Christmas parties with silly games and ugly sweaters are also fun.
Sometimes my husband and I exchange presents, but most of the time we buy something bigger for us both, like a trip or furniture or something.
We don’t allow Christmas to become a crazy stressful holiday.
thanks for reading (i'm sorry this is a little bit of a sensitive topic, though i'll try to be gentle.).
a little back story.
i have been working so hard to build my faith this year, and i am finally at the point where i am beginning to trust god and i want to build an unbreakable relationship with him.
I don’t know what she was going through in the past, maybe she didn’t value herself, maybe she just liked having sex. Your comment about “if we had a relationship it wouldn’t matter to her more than anyone else” is naive. If she loves you, your relationship already means more to her than any of her non-relationship encounters. Sex doesn’t = love, and your relationship should be based on a lot more than sex.
She deserves to be with someone who can accept her past and all, and not judge her or try to make her out as somehow damaged. Just because you have different morals doesn’t make you superior.
banks create money “out of thin air.”empirical studies have been undertaken to prove this thesis and this is the conclusion:.
in the 5,000 year history of banking, banks have been thought of as “deposit taking institutions which lend money”.. 1. what is the legal reality?
banks don’t take deposits and don’t lend money.the public is under this false impression on purpose because the language of banks is not legal language.. so--what is a “deposit”?a deposit is not actually a deposit.
I was once Vice President of a Bank and was responsible for managing our liquidity. Banks can’t just make money out of thin air. There is a balance between how much of your deposits on hand you can loan out, how much are kept in overnight funds (invested overnight), how much is in short term investments. Also you have to manage the loan terms and your deposit terms. If a bank makes too many long term fixed rate loans but doesn’t match that up with long term fixed rate deposits it can be disastrous. In this scenario your deposits would reprice faster than your loans resulting in greater costs(interest paid to customers on deposits) than income ( interest paid to the bank on loans.)
The interest charged on loans vs the interest paid out on deposits is the spread which a bank pays its operating costs from. If the bank doesn’t have the loan volume needed then they invest the extra deposits to bring in more income. Obviously this is the simplified version, but at no point does the bank make money out of thin air.
There are regulations that limit what types of investments the bank can use in order to protect deposits. Banks are always trying to push the envelope on what investments qualify to increase their profits.
today is my 34th birthday.
or, my 3rd birthday that i've actually acknowledged seeing as i was raised in the cult.. i woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!".
i got a card from my ex-jw brother and i bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my nikon camera (photography is a hobby i took up since leaving the cult).. i dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something i have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy.
Happy Birthday 🎂
