"I feel thin...like butter...spread over too much bread. I need a holiday and I mean to never come back." Bilbo Baggins :) Just been so hectically busy these past couple of months trying to do so much that I can't really focus on specifics - so time is whizzing by.
LouBelle
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Please Share one of your Favourite Quotations
by cofty inhave you ever come across words that resonate with you?
it doesn't have to be a great gem of wisdom, just something that is meaningful to you.. please share, and if you want to, tell us why it's meaningful to you.. here is something that made me nod when i first read it.... .
"fortunate are those who have learned to see, in the wild things of nature, something to be loved, something to be wondered at, something to be reverenced, for they have found the key to a never-failing source of recreation and refreshment".
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Fading hurts so much!!
by ILoveTTATT inyet another update on my story:.
for various reasons, i still have to go to all meetings.
(i am looking to change my personal circumstances to allow me to live somewhere else so i can fade easier)... i actually don't mind going to the mid-week meeting since i can comment on the bible reading, and slowly but surely i can introduce little seeds of cognitive dissonance... making it seem like i am super interested in what the interlinear says or that people can actually go and check out the manuscripts for themselves online!
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LouBelle
I take my hat off to you that you can still go to meetings...I couldn't and didn't do it. Once I knew TTATT it was too difficult for me to keep my mouth shut.
All the best with your fade.
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Board of bitterness
by 1009 ini always was a critical jw, now df and agnost.
but still this religion fascinates me.
in my eyes most jw are very sincere, but dumb sheep.. this board is filled with ex-jw.
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LouBelle
Many suffered or had extremely horrible lives. Can't just move on over night. You got to work through it.
I went through anger, not bitterness. If whomever wants to beleive whatever that is fine with me as long as you are not hurting people, destroying families, and not trying to convert me.
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Alive and Well
by LouBelle ini want to thank you kind folk for caring about me!!!!.
apologies for not checking in sooner, i have been so busy with the new job, and by the time evening comes i am so exhausted to log in from my laptop (that is sooooooooooooo slow).
update: job is going well - i'm back in sales and with the community newspapers known as the fever.
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LouBelle
I am working my butt off but enjoying it. Got my own features coming out that I'm going to be getting really involved in, taking pics and writing editorial for too, so I'm excited by that. At the end of each day, I climb into bed well tired and sleep so comfortably.
One day by one day.
Thank you to everyone on here....I love you guys and it warms my heart that we have a great community here. It really does.
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Alive and Well
by LouBelle ini want to thank you kind folk for caring about me!!!!.
apologies for not checking in sooner, i have been so busy with the new job, and by the time evening comes i am so exhausted to log in from my laptop (that is sooooooooooooo slow).
update: job is going well - i'm back in sales and with the community newspapers known as the fever.
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LouBelle
valkyrie - with a whole lot of support from people that cared - you included.
Every day is a new step, every night I put the demons to rest and sleep easy. I still have a ways to go, but there is a great amount of improvement.
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LouBelle
by Hortensia ini notice she hasn't posted for about a month.
she was struggling quite a bit and feeling depressed.
has anyone heard from her or have contact info so you can check on her?.
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LouBelle
wow barrold bonds - if you were in SA - I would so have you up for defemation of charactor. i gave an accurate break down of the employment situation in SA. One cannot get away from BEE, AA, or EE - which makes finding employment difficult if you are a certain colour or gender. That is not being racist - it's telling the truth of the employment break down in my country. You know nothing about the every day life of any south african, black, white, coloured or otherwise. You have called me names, you have been rude and said the most stupid things. You clearly think you have a grasp on something, and I will let you be.
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Alive and Well
by LouBelle ini want to thank you kind folk for caring about me!!!!.
apologies for not checking in sooner, i have been so busy with the new job, and by the time evening comes i am so exhausted to log in from my laptop (that is sooooooooooooo slow).
update: job is going well - i'm back in sales and with the community newspapers known as the fever.
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LouBelle
I want to thank you kind folk for caring about me!!!!
Apologies for not checking in sooner, I have been so busy with the new job, and by the time evening comes I am so exhausted to log in from my laptop (that is sooooooooooooo slow)
Update: Job is going well - I'm back in sales and with the community newspapers known as The Fever. It's cold canvass selling so I hit the ground running and just trying to get clients on board and try get in some ads. I've had a few sales so far, but the last week was very dry. Any hoo it goes like that. On the emotional / personal front I'm doing very well. I am still on my meds and they are helping me so much, just puts things in perspective. I have had one or two days where I have felt unsure of myself, but it's not like before, where I'd end up crying and causing myself such emotional termoil. When I put a lot of effort into something, I like to see results....and when the results don't come in, that is when I battle a bit. Again, not as bad as before, not close.
Good news is that the old company finally paid all that they owed me, and the new company pays without any hiccups. I am making enough to cover my bills, food, petrol and even save a little now. So that is all good.
How's everyone here? Hope all you beautiful people are well. Anything hectic happen?
Lou
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Forum cleanup and archive
by Simon ini mentioned i was cleaning the forum archive when i bumped this thread by oompa:.
damm i miss jwd...this place will always be jwd to me.... rather than turn that into a discussion of the archive, i'll answer slimboyfat's concern here.. the things i'm clearing up are either:.
time specific and non jw related (e.g.
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LouBelle
Every place deserve a good springclean
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Nelson Mandela passes
by designs inthe man who spent 27 years in prison in his relentless effort to free south africa from apartheid has passed at 94.. he sought peace, understanding and tolerance in his efforts to reconcile the nation and the peoples of south africa.
he learned the africaaners language his captors spoke to be able to communicate and share his ideas for a better future.
when ronald reagan and margaret thatcher wanted him to remain in prison mandela forgave them.
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LouBelle
okay here is an update on what is actually going on in the Mandela Saga.
Nelson Mandela is on life support, and is in a mostly unresponsive state. The government spoke person of the ANC - Mr. Mac Maharaj has said that he is critical but stable. The Mandela family is in a feud as to where the man will be buried once he passes. He has left a will and is kept highly secure the hands of his attorney and will only be addressed once he does pass.
The south african public have left beautiful flowers and cards at the hospital.
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New Job
by LouBelle inhey everyone.
so i left the old company behind, the one that wasn't paying me.
they still owe me a little bit of money but have them on record and signed documentation that i'll receive payment by the close of this month.
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LouBelle
hey everyone. So I left the old company behind, the one that wasn't paying me. They still owe me a little bit of money but have them on record and signed documentation that I'll receive payment by the close of this month.
I have started with a company called Media 24 as a sales rep. I sell for a selection of community newspapers called The Fever. There is no base to work from so it's a lot of cold calling, but that is okay. It's in a field I feel better in and enjoy. I have been here for 5 days and have made a ton of calls. I have my first appointment on Monday - hoping that I get an advert or 2 out of it.
As for my mental state...I'm doing so much better. Leaving that negative environment has helped, the medication I take has helped, feeling a bit more hopeful about the future. I feel calmer and enjoying taking one day / one step at a time.
Here's to moving forward.