Posts by just fine

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why celebrate xmas?

by enoughisenough in

many on here are ex jw....they have left the jws because of coming to find out the many false indoctrinations.

one of the things learned as a jw is that there isn't anything true about xmas being the birth of jesus.

( matt chapter 2 tells a whole different narrative about the baby jesus than what is portrayed by the christian churches) they learn the ways that are celebrated are pagan practices jesus told the samaritan woman that god wanted to be worshipped in spirit and it truth.

just fine

I don’t celebrate Christmas as Christ’s birthday. I celebrate secularly because it’s fun to see my nieces/nephews children enjoy all of the fun of the season. I love to see their eyes light up when you are able to get them something they are dreaming of.

I love them all so much - I don’t care what they celebrate. If it’s important to them it’s important to me. If they said they are celebrating Christmas,Hanukkah or The Flying Spaghetti Monster - My answer would be when/where/ and how do we throw this party. For me it doesn’t have to be some big theological debate - it’s fun so I do it.

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Struggling to find a purpose

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i spent most of my life in the org.

we were taught that our purpose in life was to serve jehovah.

that never really made sense to me, but it was still a purpose to keep going.

just fine

When I first left I tried a little bit of everything. I volunteered at an animal shelter - I found purpose in caring for the animals. I still do work with my local shelters. I tried sports leagues - softball, volleyball, bowling. It got me out and I met many nice people that way. I went to college and love my job.

Eventually I settled in, this life might be all there is - so I try to enjoy every bit that I can. You’ll find your way - in the meantime enjoy the ride.

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Poor metabolic health increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

by was a new boy in

it’s all a big fat lie.

more precisely a big low-fat, high-carbohydrate lie.. 'it took dr. paul marik 12 weeks to prove that conventional wisdom about dieting is a lie, and that was just to himself.

he lost 35 pounds, and cured himself of type 2 diabetes.

just fine

I started keto a few years back. I lost a bunch of weight and feel great. I avoid sugars and flour based items most of the time and find it easy to keep the weight off.

All of my blood work looks good - so it’s something that works for me as I am aging. I’ve learned to cook/bake with almond and coconut flour so that I don’t get bored.

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No pension no preparation for retirement

by Mikejw in

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a lot of my ex fellow servants must be now in their seventies, what can you do?.

no children no money no home.

it is so sad.. so many decided not to have children as the end was right around the corner and that was decades ago.

just fine

In the US once you earn $147,000 (2022) the government stops collecting social security from your wages. So at whatever point in the year my earnings hit that number I don’t contribute another dime to social security until the following January. I don’t know why that surprised me when I finally got to that level of earnings but ….. it did.

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Fatness or Fitness?

by Terry in

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i don't know about you but as i get older (and older than older) my weight does not remain the same.when i was in my teens i wanted to be a (don't laugh) bodybuilder!i was too naive and over-eager to do it right.

i ate almost nothing.

i was six-four and weighed 160 lbs.yeah: scary.i lifted weights three times a day.yeah, knucklehead.. my firstborn daughter, on the other hand, will turn 52 in august and she has just started a youtube channel on fitnesshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/ucwusgjsr925o4u5sfbkczmg.

just fine

I stopped eating sugars and carbs (processed foods) on an everyday basis. It made a huge difference for me. I still have treats occasionally and on vacation. I can easily maintain my weight by doing that.

I exercise every day by walking the dog 2-3 times a day. I use sunscreen every day. Drink lots of water. I’m trying red light therapy on some old injuries and seeing improvement in pain and stiffness.

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Still here.

by Lee Marsh in

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the last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.

while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.

in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.

just fine

That’s great news! Enjoy this moment.

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Some Jw's are the worst employees

by Foolednomore in

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i found a company and employed an elder as an underwriter and two ms as sales and marketing.

anyway, this elder will delegate his work to the ms in sales and marketing, so he can go home early.

he knew when he got started that this would be a 10 hour a day job with some saturday.

just fine

10 hour days are normal for salaried people where I work. We are paid really well and get tons of perks - but we work for them.

I love my job too.

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What are your thoughts about Mormons?

by Iamallcool in

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any takers?

just fine

Some of the most evil, lying, SOB’s I’ve ever been unfortunate enough to come in contact with.

The lying is probably the worst. And the way they lie to cover for each other. As a female executive I would rather deal with oil field men than a bunch of ego inflated LDS males.

I worked once for a company with an LDS General Manager and the lies he told were outrageous and he tried to hire all his church buddies even though they were clearly unqualified for the positions. There were a few “Bishops” who demanded to be treated like they were Bishops at work. They all got fired after they tried to downsize everyone that wasn’t LDS.

Once you get to see the real people it gives you a different perspective vs the church people persona they want you to see. Oh the stories I could tell from first hand experiences with Mormons.

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