For me it is the realisation that at death I will be utterly alone that fills me with fear, dread but also an inquisitiveness. Saying my last words to my darling daughter and son and their families will be the most painful goodbye.... Considering a "paradise" filled with self righteous slaves to a demon god will not be a priority...
doofdaddy
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Fear of Dying
by snare&racket ini was thinking about how to explain to a family member how i have no fear or issue with not living in a paradise earth etc.
they dont believe i left the jws for good reason, they think like every jw that i must be bitter about the religion or something.. .
i am an atheist and for many reasons i dont fear death, but i was trying to think of a way to explain it from a jw perspective when it hit me...... it doesnt matter.. option a: do t believe in god and believe that i will die and there will be eternal nothingness.
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Hare Krishnas? I Know This Site Is For JW But . . .
by InterestedOne ini have learned a lot about cults on this site and cannot thank you all enough for helping me get a sense of what is going on with my jw acquaintance.
as it turns out, another friend of mine told me she goes to the hare krishna temple.
she is a wonderful person, and we have been spending time together having long conversations.
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doofdaddy
As I recall, there was a major rift years ago as the leader was having gay sex with the elite which he surrounded himself. This is of course in direct opposition to what is told to the followers. In fact they are told that sex is only to procreate and not to be enjoyed. They cannot eat spicey food as this (in their eyes) stirs the animal nature for sex.... Once sexual energy is pushed under like this, it will find a way to express itself and sadly children become the victims. I have a work friend who was heavily involved for years and she left due to the hiding of pedos etc. As a youth support worker, I have assisted abused children from a "Krishna farm" not too far from where I live. Ask 'em about that!
There's your link to Jw's. The masters at hiding abuse.
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Anyone have a Kindle or a Nook?
by Simon ini really don't like the ipad (or apple) but i think an ebook reader would be nice.
nothing made by sony though .... the amazon kindle and barnes & noble nook look to be the best (esp.
with the recent price reductions) but i'd like any insight from anyone who has one.
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doofdaddy
I just read my first ebook on a Nexus 7. Easy on the eye and nice and light to hold. Love it!
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Anyone else have a Nexus 7 tablet?
by moshe ini received my nexus 7 tablet a week ago and have really been using it a lot.
i am still figuring what apps i need, like a file manager app.
one feature that is much appreciated is using voice navigation on google seaches with the native chrome browser- my wife and i were trying to find hotel information about a vacation site- and before she could finish typing her search query, my nexus 7 tablet had the information.
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doofdaddy
I got the 16gb version. Took a while through google play though.... Love it, very cool and love the movie, book and $25 to spend on play all for free!
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A Question For the Guys...
by Quendi inthis thread was inspired by the "a question for the ladies..." thread and anybody is welcome to post.. if you are now free and clear of the wts, how have your dress and grooming changed?
i'll start the ball rolling by saying that i made some changes that i really like.
i'm down to two suits and they are only for job interviews and perhaps some solemn occasion.
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doofdaddy
I threw out all clothes that even reminded me of jws. No suits, ties "dress shirts" etc. Current look is a number 2 hair cut with a plaited goatee, many tatts, wool beanie,jeans or khaki work pants, Doc Martin boots (Winter). As little as possible in Summer, board shorts, tee or cotton shirts,sandals, even to work. Nothing to the beach! LOL! Yeah I live in a sparsely populated area thank god!
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Self-Actualization
by frankiespeakin inwhile i have come across this term before i never looked up what it meant.
so while reading about what "peak expreiences" are i came across the term again and decide to give wiki a try.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-actualization.
self-actualization is a term that has been used in various psychology theories, often in slightly different ways.
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doofdaddy
A pleasure..
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Self-Actualization
by frankiespeakin inwhile i have come across this term before i never looked up what it meant.
so while reading about what "peak expreiences" are i came across the term again and decide to give wiki a try.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-actualization.
self-actualization is a term that has been used in various psychology theories, often in slightly different ways.
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doofdaddy
I like K Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration
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Video stores in Australia are closing down....anyone know why?
by Witness 007 intwo video stores in my town closed down, but at least i have my blockbuster video store!
$30 a month and i can get 2 movie at a time all month.
yesterday i returned my movies and found they had closed, and a downsized civic dvd store has taken over at $6 per new movie!!!.
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doofdaddy
Everybody is downloading.
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The Abused Child's Refuge: Imagination
by compound complex inscarce in my youth had feet touched on earth,.
intent, so i was, to vanquish all that held me.
painfully fast to misery in flesh and a sorrow.
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doofdaddy
Hey cheers LV101. I will give it a try. It's Tuesday afternoon here and I just stepped out for a sundowner so missed you post until now.
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The Abused Child's Refuge: Imagination
by compound complex inscarce in my youth had feet touched on earth,.
intent, so i was, to vanquish all that held me.
painfully fast to misery in flesh and a sorrow.
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doofdaddy
LOL! Actually I do write but more about my experiences post the JW experience. It's mainly for my children/grandchildren but the feedback has all been positive. About 20,000 words so far on a current project. A couple of minor things published nationally (via newspaper) in the past but I get lazy or distracted.