the society constantly stresses the value and importance of meetings.
did you ever recieve any enlightenment while at the kingdom hall?.
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I learned where all the books of the bible are..... does that count?
I learned how to completely cut off my mind from the surrounding auditory input coming from the windbag on stage and concentrate on something entirely separate from the content of the meeting.....
Yeah... I can do this too!!
Um.... can't think of anything else.
GGG
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if you do, how does one shut off that feeling?.......
anyone got any suggestions?
(((((((Legolass)))))))
I don't think I hate myself exactly, but as a dub I got to the point where I felt totally inadequate. I always felt like I wasn't doing enough, and yet I knew that I was doing all that was reasonably possible to do. Yet, I still felt that it wasn't enough. On the one hand the dubs say that Jehovah expects you to do only what your circumstances allow, but I never believed it, and 'knew' that everyone around me expected me to be a perfect wife/mother/congregation member who attended and studied for and commented at all the meetings, went in service every week and pioneered occasionally, helped all who needed it in the cong.. ...... ... and when I couldn't do it anymore, I felt like a failure.
Now that I'm out, it's been a huge relief, but I have to be careful still that I don't beat myself up over not doing everything that everyone wants at any given time. It's hard to get rid of the guilt, though, but I'm working on it. I'm only one person, and I deserve some time to myself too, occasionally. I don't need to solve all the world's problems myself . I'm still struggling with it though, so I don't have any wonderful advice to give...... ((((((((hugs))))))) are always nice though....
GGG
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Oh that was soooo funny!
Thanks!
GGG
the elders frown upon chewing gum at the kingdom hall and we have had a locals needs part where it was mentioned.
is/was chewing gum at your hall a no-no?
We had a couple of old coots who liked to clip their fingernails too, during the meetings.
We had one of those, too... yuck.
As far a chewing gum - big no-no. They announce it at the assemblies, even saying that if we see our brother chewing gum, we may want to lovingly remind him that chewing gum is not permited in the assembly hall.... Good grief.
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so last night our po was all enthusiastic about the elders scholl (km school) he will be attending this weekend.
i just completely lost my courage.
i really wanted to hand him the notes i got from sir 82 on this site - toned down but basically with all the talk titles and synopsis on - without his comments!!
I so badly wanted to say - here you are - here is the program
Hehe... I've wanted to say the same thing to my husband... somehow, though, I don't think that would go over too well.
GGG
in the interest of completeness, i will post this part of my notes as well, even though it was not as controversial as other parts.
more controversial and/or ridiculous astatements to follow in later postings.
talk 9: preparing talks for the congregation - brothr local elder
Brother LongWinded and Brother Likesthesoundofhisownvoice - run over their allotted time and leave you about 5 minutes for a 15 minute part - really used to piss me off
Me, too.... because then the meeting ended up going overtime... hated that.
We had an elder once who always went overtime... waaaaay overtime. He was spoken to privately but nothing helped. So once, he was assigned the second part on the service meeting, and used up all but 5 mins. of the next part, too. So the brother who had the final part goes on stage, takes out his songbook, and says, Well, brothers, I had this part all prepared, but we're out of time. Maybe we can fit it into the next local needs part. Let's sing song #.....
Hehehe....! I wanted to stand up and cheer....
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because of this college rule.
i know many family "hads" that have decided that they wanted to have their children go to school.
i know of some older ones that have gone to community college to get a degree so as to have a better paying job.
Perhaps part of the shift is due in no small part to the fact that kids are getting more advanced knowledge than they used to through high school?
The reason that high schools are now offering advanced courses, is because the world today is so much more fast-moving and competitive than it was even 20 years ago.
The fact remains that without a good college education, you'll most likely be stuck in a low paying job. Although I'll be the first to admit that a college degree is no guarantee of a fantastic job, there are NO guarantees in life. But in not having a college education, the odds are stacked against you.
High schools have kept up with the changing world by offering advanced placement courses to qualified students. IMO, by banning college education, the WTS is going to create a generation of kids who will be in much more dire straits in 40 years than their counterparts are today. With no education, possibly no social security.... what are these kids going to do when they reach retirement age?? Oh... I forgot... Armageddon is just around the corner.
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what does the watchtower teach you?
(does not include skills learnt at bethel).
let's see.... 1) how to be a public speaker.
Unconditional love - never.
GGG
Congratulations Mouthy!
I'm glad you stayed around for 4 years... if not, I never woulda metcha!
Hope you're around here for a long time to come!
GGG
because of this college rule.
i know many family "hads" that have decided that they wanted to have their children go to school.
i know of some older ones that have gone to community college to get a degree so as to have a better paying job.
They will probably tell the elders to treat their grown kids like they're disfellowshipped if they decide to go to college.
That's what I'm afraid of.
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