I left because we could not agree on who should run my life...them or me...then I was df'd because they lost control over me...oh yea, and because I just would not repent and abandon my evil ways....one of which I am now married to.
Glenny
i am going to conduct a little pseudoscientific experiment here.
my hope is to prove without a doubt that disfellowshipping causes more problems for the jw's than it solves.
to do this i will ask all of you who voluntarily left: .
I left because we could not agree on who should run my life...them or me...then I was df'd because they lost control over me...oh yea, and because I just would not repent and abandon my evil ways....one of which I am now married to.
Glenny
this seems like a normal thing to celebrate, if you are into celebrations.
here in the north, the days become longer than the nights.
more light.
I celebrated Spring Equinox......The days are getting longer but we still got 4 inches of snow yesterday. Maybe by Beltane it will be gone. Its not much fun dancing around the may pole when there is snow on the ground.. Even if your not naked.
it was pretty odd.
we had a jw sister come to our door on sunday by herself.
she walked up really slowly and quietly.
That story reminded me of a night mare I had a few years ago. I dreamt(sp?) I had returned to the hall and I was going door to door again. It was aweful!!!!! It was a totally helplessly trapped feeling(again) and I was sooo thrilled when I woke up!
Yikes!
Glennie
if so, why?
and how do you do it?
do you partake?
Pennycandy,
My girlfriend was Df'd 2 or 3 years ago (for smoking) and she goes to the memorial every year. I plain out do not understand it...sitting in a room full of people that pretend she is not there and feel for sure that they have their gods blessing in waging psychological warfare with her. I dont understand how you can whorship in a group of people when they shut you out. What kind if energy is present in that room??
She is still very protective of the troof, and I believe it is because the hold is still so very strong...So, some people do go to the memorial and subject themselves to what I consider to be a humiliating, intentionally degrading experience. It all depends on howm many of the JW chains you have broken.
Glennie
if so, why?
and how do you do it?
do you partake?
NO, I am far far removed from that.
I did celebrate the Spring Equinox this morning honoring mother earth and the awakening of spring, did some drumming on my djimbe and planted seeds in decorated clay pots,among other things.
How's that saying go about knowing the truth, and the truth will set you free???????
Glenwoodswoman (Glennie)
Awww sorry about the picture, I just cant figure out how to upload the pic...
I guess you'll have to take my word for it : he is sooo awesome
we just got our memorial invite today.
along with that the brother again encouraged hubby and i to attend the meeting tomorrow.
no menion of the big announcement or anything.
I am with you Cathy,
Not now not never.....will I ever subject myself to that again!
I have 1 dog and 3 cats.....They all get along great....the dog (4 year old Golden Retriever boy named Logan) is the self appointed mayor of the cats.
If I could only have 1 pet, it would be my soul dog Logan
i cannot remember my dreams usually, and i can't tell you the last time i dreamed about something jw related, years ago.
i've been out so long that many of the things discussed on here, i look at and go, "oh yea, i remember that.
" but last night i had the funniest dream!
Sherry,
If you dream about them and they do not scare you, that means you're free, honey....Yeah!
BB,
Glennie
how many should partake this year at the memorial?
how many of the original anointed, whose number was "sealed" in 1935 would likely be alive today?.
i've examined the general survival rate of people of this age group in the us.
I am with you wild thing....every annointed person I have ever met has been certifiably nuts. Usually some obsessive compulsive loser, ohmygod.....its all coming back to me now!