Oh, looking back at the Calvin cartoon I am supposed to act bored?
Im not sure.
I think acting unphased might be a better description of cool people.
Bored is too much emotion for them.
Tranquil and unphased is cool to me.
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by nicolaou incalvin is way cooler than fonzie.
atheists are so much cooler than christians.
and as for brit's and americans .
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Are you 'COOL'?
by nicolaou incalvin is way cooler than fonzie.
atheists are so much cooler than christians.
and as for brit's and americans .
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I know this is a dorky wayyyyy un-cool question, but,
how do you become "cool"?
I want to know because I would really like to be "cool".
Seriously, this has eluded me my whole life and I want to change and be cool.
How do you become cool?
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What Relgion Would You like to Be After Being a JW?
by freyd inmormon underwear .
this is an informational site to about mormon underwear (mormon garments), what it is, and why mormon's wear it.
there are many sites on the internet about mormon underwear that have incorrect information.
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I do not feel I need religion to be a believer and a faithful worshiper of the creator.
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Another name to add to the list of things I've been called.
by TheSilence inat work tonight someone came in with a t-shirt that read in large, bold print on the back of his shirt, "muslims suck!
" as the manager on duty i had the enjoyable task of approaching this very reasonable (tongue in cheek) fellow and explaining to him that our policy did not allow for such t-shirts and he would, therefore, have to either turn it inside out so it couldn't be read or he would be asked to leave.
his reply, "you're a f***ing muslim loving b***h!".
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Good for you Jackie! Sounds like you are not "Silent" when you must speak up to bullies!
I like it when a woman is able to stand up to creeps.
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I appreciate the reminder.
We must be thankful for what we have.
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I am not screwed up NOW. But I was a very confused person with a distorted view of the world and my place in it while a witness.
It was as if I was under a spell from the many fables, stories and Egyptian numerology hallucinations of old men I was persuaded to believe.
Day after day, week after week, year after year of doom and gloom and a mean God whose limited mercy and patience would come to an end in the fiery death of billions finally got to me.
I cracked.
This was not the God nor the life I had sought for myself.
Now I am working and going to school and positive. And I am looking forward to a successful life and enjoying my life on this earth instead of being miserable and spreading misery. -
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How many times have you said goodbye to the forum?
by wanderlustguy ini think i'm at like 5 or something...i think.. just disappearing without saying goodbye counts.. .
so here we go.... .
wlg - 5.
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I think once officially.
And maybe two or three times in my heart.
But I always come back.
Now I just think JWD is a good thing and its there when I need to talk.
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Were You/Are You Oversensitive?
by minimus inwhen you were a jw, did others ever tell you that you were "oversensitive"?
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See? Look how people can joke!
I am WAY TOO OVERSENSITIVE AND TOOK MINIUMUS' QUESTION WAY TOO SERIOUSLY!
Boy did I wind up in the wrong religion! Dark Dark Gloomy Gloomy always thinking about the troubles and sins and the Devil. Yikes. It made me crazy. I could not get relief.
I remember telling one elder I could not read the Watchtower or Awake anymore because they depressed me.
You want to know his brilliant answer to that?
Just read the last paragraph of each article! It is always about the paradise! Just read that and think on that!
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Were You/Are You Oversensitive?
by minimus inwhen you were a jw, did others ever tell you that you were "oversensitive"?
how about now?
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Sadly, thinking about it more, I have always been this way. I wonder why? I remember my parents telling me I was such a sensitive child they never had to spank me. All they had to do was say my name in a scolding manner and I would cry and beat myself in shame over some misconduct.
When the witnesses recruited me all they had to do was tell me over and over the condition of the world and how everything was being ruined and I felt so badly for the world and wanted with all my heart to help save people and do my part. It was only right I felt.
So I was that way as a JW too. I wanted to please so much. But that attitude has its conflicts and problems. And something inside, some self preservation rears its head when you least expect it to.
Maybe it has to do with being raised by an alcoholic mom. I had to tippy toe around her as a wee child and be very good or else something could tick her off and when drinking she could get very mean and verbally abusive. She would use my behavior as an excuse to drink and yell. So I learned to be very good and quiet.
I prayed to God to be the best child I could be for my mother and father so they would not fight and so their marriage would stay together. Poor child that I was did not know I had nothing to do with their problems.
However that childlike belief that my being good could affect my future and how I was treated has stayed with me into my 50s.
When I rebelled against the Society and suffered disfellowshipping, the punishment was torturous for my people pleasing soul. I almost did not survive it.
I resorted to alcohol to quiet my dark thoughts and sadly got in trouble again,this time with the law and was arrested for a DUI and sent to jail.
What a sad consequence of events for one who at heart is sensitive and only wants to please and be loved.
I hear stories of those in jail and understand how a good human heart can suffer and make bad decisions and wind up on the wrong side of the law. Very sad.
But there is help out there. There are people willing to devote time to me and give me pep talks and buoy me along until I snap out of a funk. They see my value and contribution in other areas and feel I am worth a little of their time.
But as I say, I wish I were stonger minded. I wish I joked more and saw the humor more. I am too serious and it causes me as I say alot of pain.
SO MAKE ME LAUGH MINIMUS!!!!!!
SOMEONE TRY TO MAKE ME LAUGH!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
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Were You/Are You Oversensitive?
by minimus inwhen you were a jw, did others ever tell you that you were "oversensitive"?
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OMG YES!!!!!!
It causes me all sorts of problems and I wish I could turn off my troubled worried mind, but it is really difficult.
Other people seems tougher, stronger minded, more relaxed and resilient in the face of criticism or conflict.
I get crushed and deflated so easily. You would think at my age my skin would have developed some kind of protective thickness, but no.
At times I am better able to excuse offenses but sometimes I am as vulnerable and weak as a baby.
Drugs do help. Vitamins too. Sleep is good. Spirituality helps a lot. Wisdom comforts. Friends are valuable.
Staying focused and busy on my own concerns is also good for overlooking the annoyances of life.
Right now I am out looking for a job. I am scared to wind up in some office where people are not sensitive to my sensitivity, if you get what I am saying. At my last job two years ago, I ran into trouble with my sensitivity being a problem on the job.
But tell us more Minimus, why do you bring up the subject?
What do you do to avoid being too sensitive?
Anewme