i hope that within the next several months we will get back to some type of normalcy.
will restaurants ever get filled again?
will you ever be able to sit at a bar or go to a concert or broadway show?.
Where I live things are back to “normal” enough that it doesn’t feel like we are under house arrest. I’ve been out to eat, went to the salon, did some shopping for fun. All of the large events are cancelled but smaller events are being allowed.
I’m waiting for the rest of the country to catch up so we can rebook the vacations we had to cancel. 2021 is looking like a good year to have some fun.🤞
besides growing up in the religion, why do you think people turn to jehovah’s witnesses?
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what made you become a witness?
I was born in. But my parents both came from dysfunctional and/or abusive homes. Both had recently experienced trauma and then the Witnesses showed up. They were both naive and terribly damaged.
does there seem to be a higher incidence of infidelity amongst the jws?.
my brother, who is an active jw and ministerial servant, has an elder friend who was recently disfellowshipped for having an affair with another sister in the hall.
it turns out this sister was divorced a few years earlier from a "worldly" man who had an affair on her.
I knew two couples that swapped spouses on a semi regular basis - all four were reproved. Now all are divorced.
Then a hall I went to was short on elders so elders were sent to help. Oh boy! Elder 1 was removed within 6 months for cheating, they stayed together.
Elder 2 was then sent and within 6 months his wife left him for a worldly guy she met in field service.
Elder 3 was then moved in. His wife got a little too close to one of the young pioneer brothers - bullied a sister that liked said young pioneer - until that sister was effectively shunned from all social activities. Then the married sister slept with young pioneer brother.
In my “worldly” circle of friends for the past 20 years I have never seen anything even remotely like that.
brothers and sisters associated with the watchtower society may 9, 2020. i have tried to inform you of the necessary adjustments you ought to take in order to truly be in the truth.
but my efforts have remained fruitless.
you well know the biblical procedure.
I hate to break it to you but a virus or other disease is not sent by god to teach us a lesson. The next pandemic won’t be either.
firstly for anyone leaving is don’t get involved in alcohol, drugs, parties, and sleeping around, because it will just come back and bite you in the arse.. i have a theory that those who leave the religion at an older age do better than those who leave at a younger age.
i think to that the reasons for leaving are quite different between the age groups.
i sometimes wonder if many of the under 30’s use the short comings of the religion, as an excuse to pursue the above mentioned life style.
I left in my 20’s and spent a little bit of time drinking and carousing 😀. It was fun to have girlfriends to hit the town with, go to concerts, go on dates without the pressure of “will I marry this guy?”.
After that time I got my shit together, went college, got married etc. I have an awesome job/career and have been happily married for 20 years.
i think it’s time for business to reopen and let’s get the economy going again!
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what say you??
I went out to lunch today at an actual restaurant with waitresses (wearing masks).
i guess you could make a case of more families being together although that might not be the best situation.
less cars and pollutants mean we can breathe better.
if you were ever uncomfortable in crowds, this could be good news.
This dog is very conscientious 😀. He would wake you up to go to work if you fell back to sleep after the alarm. 630 wake up on the dot.
We start work at 730, if I’m not in my office by 725 he would bark at me to hurry me along.
And at the end of the day my computer makes a distinctive “ding” when I log off. When he hears that he jumps up and heads for the door 😀
I’m going to miss him, Probably not more than a week or two left.
i guess you could make a case of more families being together although that might not be the best situation.
less cars and pollutants mean we can breathe better.
if you were ever uncomfortable in crowds, this could be good news.
I have worked from home for years so not much difference there. The rest of my workmates have been going to work everyday through this whole mess. The GM and I made a decision to switch to local suppliers for things we could, to try and support the local economy and it has worked out really well. Most of the local vendors could come close on pricing but we are saving thousands on freight. Our corporate office CEO has been amazing, giving updates, being even handed, balancing keeping everyone safe while still getting our work done.
I got some bargains in the stock market a few weeks ago - one has already more than doubled 😀
One of our dogs is in the end stages of life and I haven’t had to travel for work so I have been able to stay home with him and pamper him a little more.
But, I miss being able to go to the store whenever/wherever I want and buying what I am used to. I miss being able to go out to dinner on Fridays nights, going shopping, to the movies, the casino.........anywhere.
i've been having a tough time today, i just got notice that our hospital is laying off a large group of people and furloughing others.
nurses, doctors, we just don't have enough business during this covid crisis, we've only ran at 60% capacity, while cuomo is telling us about shortages, they weren't ever realized, and nys simply won't open up fast enough for us to recover.
nys has given notice that hospitals are likely going to be out for 4-5 more months before all restrictions will be lifted, only necessary surgeries are allowed right now, with a few hundred of millions per month revenue shortfall, this is going to destroy and contract our business and our remote (rural) hospitals are the hardest hit, probably going to close permanently.
very sad news .i am zing's partner.
first time on any kind of blog so please forgive any mistakes.
we have lost zing to the coronavirus this saturday gone, in the early hours.
I am so sorry for your loss. ❤️
