Topics Started by kristyann

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Suffering as Art and Pain Found Within Beauty
by kristyann in
1. jw
2. friends
hey everyone, i am working on a paper that i am writing for school.

i am taking a short story that i have read and want to point out the fact that it shows suffering as art, and it shows that there is a type of beauty within pain.

the problem is, i want to compare it to other works of art (books, music, films, paintings, sculptures, etc.
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I am not longer a Newbie!
by Billzfan23 in
1. jw
2. friends
i have graduated... woo hoo!!!

!
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What's the BIG deal with Bethel?
by onlycurious in
1. jw
2. friends
i was at my jw's friends house a few days ago and she had a jar on her counter that had "trip to bethel" written on it.. there was some chump change inside.

i never asked.

is bethel kind of like mecca?.
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GG/BG & OFG Sitting in a Tree.....
by OpenFireGlass in
1. social
2. relationships
where the hell have i been?

ummmmmmmm... i've been in love!.

it's been so long i don't even know where to begin...... well... i guess it all began here at jwd... the beauty of it all, it that this is not a dating website, and the very fact that i was falling in love with a person whom i had no idea of her physical appearance... i was falling for her inner beauty and strenght to leave everything she knew to be happy, to live life.... i had finally met a person who understood me, and i could relate to her stories.... i had met my new best friend, but didn't know it yet... things progressed..... we emailed (which later led to unsolicited photos from her).... then exchanged phone numbers, etc..... then before i know it she had convinced me to purchace an airplaine ticket to meet her.
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Is it normal to love a spouse more than your child(ren)?
by unbeliever in
1. jw
2. friends
i was watching this show in passing and they had a woman on there that said she loved her husband more than her children.

she said by putting her husband first it made her marriage stronger and happier and therefore it made her a better mother.. i did a double take when i heard that.

i don't think it is normal to love a spouse more than your child.
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It's Sunday????
by J-ex-W in
1. jw
2. friends
i am so off on my body clock.

another person posted on here about watching friends on this sunday, and i'm sitting here that since her note says she's from netherlands, she must be at least twelve hours ahead of me, or something.

--that and, i just realized, i never got a phone call today from my congregation to get hooked up on the phone line for sunday wt.
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Why Did Jesus Not Write Anything ?
by choosing life in
1. jw
2. friends
have you ever wondered why jesus did not put anything in writing?

he was here to explain his father to us and teach us how to gain salvation.

wouldn't it have been a good thing to write his instructions down, rather than leave it up to others many years later?
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It's my party - Should we invite them?
by Nellie in
1. jw
2. friends
i've got extended family that live out of state who are active witnesses and my husband's father is an elder.

my family is so not a part of our lives, that the only time we speak are for funerals.

i don't even hear about births anymore.
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Soulmates do you believe in them
by fifi40 in
1. jw
2. friends
do you believe in love at first sight?

do you believe that we have a soulmate?

has any one ever experienced either of them
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hello...i've had enough
by GoTan in
1. jw
2. friends
i hope this finds everyone well.

i feel like i am doing something wrong but i really don't care anymore, i've had enough.

i am 4th generation, born 22 years ago and raised a witness and need out.