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  A Short Poem that Inspired Nelson Mandela

  by abiather in

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  nelson mandela's favourite poem from which he drew inspiration while in prison, often reciting it to fellow inmates at robben island, was invictus (unconquered, latin), by english poet william ernest henley.. .

  out of the night that covers me, .

  black as the pit from pole to pole,.

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  LouBelle

  movie with the same name was mde about the rugby world cup 1995.

  Madiba mostly quotes the last 4 lines.
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  "Accept Your Girly-ness...Know How to Shut Up"

  by cofty in

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  2. bible

  a faith-based motivational speaker by the name of justin lookadoo (yes really) has been upsetting pupils, parents and staff at a texas high school.. some pupils walked out of the lecture while others began tweeting with the hashtag #lookadouche.

  his website aimed at to promote "godly" dating includes the following gems of advice.. accept your girly-ness.

  youre a girl.

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  LouBelle

  I have a bit of a guys brain so that all makes sense to me. Sex, 2 min of cuddling and then sleep - oh and you can go back to your own bed. I love my sleep sooo much.
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  How Do You Generally View People and Yourself?

  by minimus in

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  i tend to look at people and situations with a little bit of humor.

  i tend to feel that many view themselves as being better than they really are.

  people's perceptions are often skewered.

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  LouBelle

  Me - I love the person I am, I can be serious and fun, I can have silly and intellectual conversations. I really just am me when I meet people, don't put on any airs and graces, you like me or you don't - no skin off my back whichever you choose. My view on others: many are trying so hard to be something which they are not, they are so desperate to impress that they will fake who they are in order to get it. I don't see people being compassionate, I view most as superficial, detached and boring.
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  Have you grown detached from caring about JW family and old friends?

  by tootired2care in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after being out of the borg for a year and a half, weve dealt with a lot of nonsense from local elders stopping by unannounced, well-meaning do-gooders trying to encourage us.

  somehow weve managed to get through this without getting dfd/dad.

  for me the worst part of it all has been that much of my family has shunned me, and stopped talking to me, as soon as they heard through the grapevine that i wasnt going to meetings.

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  LouBelle

  I spend time with people / family / friends because they want to spend time with me, I reach out, love and care for those same people. My Jw family has actively shunned me for 8 years. The sting definitely has gone - TOTALLY - I pity them, that they are bound to man, I understand the way and accepted it a long time ago. I knew what I was getting myself in too. I don't want conditional love from anyone.

  Former "friends" and my family now are strangers, there is no emotion there whatsoever.
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  Have you grown detached from caring about JW family and old friends?

  by tootired2care in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after being out of the borg for a year and a half, weve dealt with a lot of nonsense from local elders stopping by unannounced, well-meaning do-gooders trying to encourage us.

  somehow weve managed to get through this without getting dfd/dad.

  for me the worst part of it all has been that much of my family has shunned me, and stopped talking to me, as soon as they heard through the grapevine that i wasnt going to meetings.

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  LouBelle

  I spend time with people / family / friends because they want to spend time with me, I reach out, love and care for those same people. My Jw family has actively shunned me for 8 years. The sting definitely has gone - TOTALLY - I pity them, that they are bound to man, I understand the way and accepted it a long time ago. I knew what I was getting myself in too. I don't want conditional love from anyone.

  Former "friends" and my family now are strangers, there is no emotion there whatsoever.
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  Have you grown detached from caring about JW family and old friends?

  by tootired2care in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after being out of the borg for a year and a half, weve dealt with a lot of nonsense from local elders stopping by unannounced, well-meaning do-gooders trying to encourage us.

  somehow weve managed to get through this without getting dfd/dad.

  for me the worst part of it all has been that much of my family has shunned me, and stopped talking to me, as soon as they heard through the grapevine that i wasnt going to meetings.

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  LouBelle

  I spend time with people / family / friends because they want to spend time with me, I reach out, love and care for those same people. My Jw family has actively shunned me for 8 years. The sting definitely has gone - TOTALLY - I pity them, that they are bound to man, I understand the way and accepted it a long time ago. I knew what I was getting myself in too. I don't want conditional love from anyone.

  Former "friends" and my family now are strangers, there is no emotion there whatsoever.
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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  LouBelle

  Each to their own. No judgement from this girl. Do what you feel is best for you. Stay well and happy.
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  The reason behind why the ex-JW community can never match Jehovah's Witnesses' success.

  by Stand for Pure Worship in

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  an average of five kingdom halls being constructed daily, almost 8 million brothers and sisters, dissemination of bible literature in 595 languages, 111,795 congregations worldwide, distribution of 179 million bibles available in 116 languages, 239 countries where jehovah's witnesses have a presence, etc.. need i go on?.

  on the other hand........... crisis of conscience, freeminds, the awaa, jw.net, ummmmmm........hmmm........idk six screens or something?

  not exactly working out for you guys.

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  LouBelle

  my ex JW community is working out just fine thanks. I have friends that love me unconditionally, I have freedom, I know the truth about all religions (including JW), I am SO much happier.

  So now it doesn't match the organisation. It trumps it by far.
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  JWs and pessimism

  by elisaporquien in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  there are people who are pessimistic, optimistic, cynical or whatever.

  i've noticed that ever since my sister became a jw she's become very pessimistic about life now (present time).

  i love and care about her but her pessimism sometimes brings me down (emotionally).

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  LouBelle

  they are looking for end times to come, they dont live in the now moment, the present. They live for the future. very sad as they shall miss all that this glorious life has to offer.
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  Which country is better to migrate Canada or Australia?

  by His Excellency in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am sure nowhere is perfect but if we want to compare these two countries from different prospectives like racism, job, income/spending, quality of life, standard of living etc.

  can you please give me a rough idea by sharing your experiences.. .

  by the way, i am considering applying for a masters progrmme in any of the two countries.. .

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  LouBelle

  I would go to Oz! much better weather, though they have horrid hunter spiders. So make your house as bug ad spider proof as possible.