Posts by forsharry

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What's Your View of Spiritism Now???

by minimus in

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friends

of course, as witnesses, everything was possibly "demonized".

if you got anything second hand, you could be in demon trouble.

if you saw a horror movie or read anything by stephen king, you were inviting the demons to you.

forsharry

I'm not sure what my "Official" stance is...however, my personal experience with the 'spiritual' or 'other' side of things is being alone in my in-laws house, and having just gotten out of the shower, I walked across the hall into my bedroom and began to towel off...with door open of course, cause that's how I roll... ;)

Anyway...I'm turning around and I see a man walking past the door...a tall man, black hair, short and wavy ala 40's haircut...with button down oxford shirt, khaki pants...

I screamed bluddy murder, and threw the towel around me and ran out of the room to confront the man (I'm a black belt in karate.) only...no man. He was heading towards the other end of the house, away from the stairs and the only way 'out.'

Of course I keep this to myself till my in-laws and hubby get home. I tell the mom-in-law and she pales, runs into the room and pulls out an old picture from her album. Her dead father...it was a spitting image of him when he was younger. I had NEVER seen a picture of him...I had only met him weeks before he died from lung cancer and he looked NOTHING like the young man in the photo.

Do I believe in the spiritual? Believe is a strong word. Possibility? Sure...why not. I have had 'faith' in far sillier things in my life by comparison.

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I'm totally excited!

by coolhandluke in

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friends

when i interviewed for my position my now boss asked me why i didn't have a degree.

my mind filtered out "well you see sir i wasn't allowed to go to college and without that hope basically glided through high school and then went to a trade school so that i could eat.

" instead i told him that it was one of my major goals.

forsharry

That is so fantastic Cool....you get the Forsharry High Five on this!

Take it and run with it! :)

massive kudos, buddy.

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HOW CLEAN IS YOUR HOUSE? (fluff test)

by Mary in

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friends

ever see those two british women on tv that go into some slob's home that looks like something out of a stephen king novel?

take their quiz to see if you're a neat-freak, or a sloth-in-waiting: http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/100/quiz.jsp.

here's mine:.

forsharry

You are Grimy.

Your kitchen sink is a study in microbiology...you have at least three animal kingdoms living in your drain and your dish sponge rivals most scientists' petri dishes. Your let-the-pieces-fall-where-they-may attitude may seem Zen, but let's face it, you are living foul, my friend. Your house should be a safe haven from the dangers of the world, but how can you sleep peacefully knowing you're surrounded with fire hazards and illness-causing microbes? Plus, the clutter in your home literally steals minutes from your day better spent resting, enjoying a stroll, or having a romantic roll in the hay. Tune in to How Clean Is Your House? on Wednesday nights. Our dust-busting divas will help poor slobs like yourself gain the tools to protect your home and your family.

I protest this mightily! I am of full belief that only Dull women keep imaculate houses! It is not grimy! Just cause I answered one stinkin' question about how long I keep the kitchen sink sponge does not mean I'm a slob! Blast and tarnation!

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Name Things You Wanted To Do As A JW But Couldn't--- That You Do Now

by minimus in

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friends

when you were a witness, there must've been things that you really wanted to but couldn't because you were not able to.

give us some examples, please..

forsharry

get tattooed.

swear if I wanna.

flirt.

be a part of the people's lives around me. :)

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Children at the meetings, how did you cope

by Mrs Smith in

my son was about 5 years old when we stopped going to the meetings.

the other day i asked him what he remembers about them (his now 14 years old).

he remembered the puzzles i bought him to play with during the meetings.. he remembered that i packed a sandwich and some juice for him to eat in case he got hungry.. when he got board i use to take him outside for a walk around the kh garden.

forsharry

I would draw in the books much to my mother's chagrin (as a small child). The backs of the chairs were in a knotty pine so I would study them and find shapes, creatures, faces, etc (sorta like watching clouds?). As I got older I started taking notes...that's what kept me busy otherwise my mind would wander and that would be a bad thing if it did because that meant I wasn't taking what Jehovah was telling me seriously! (not kidding.)

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BE SARCASTIC...YOUR FAVORITE SCRIPTURE

by REBORNAGAIN in

"ask and you shall receive.

" 1 john 3:22, .

the joke of the day.

forsharry

"Do not be misled. Bad associations spoil useful habits." - 1 Corinthians 15:33

I swear that if i EVER hear that scripture come out of my mother's mouth again, I will....I will...well...I will do something!

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The C word

by ness in

how do your minds work people??.

the word 'cult'.

who is comfortable saying they were raised in a 'cult' or were brainwashed temporarily by a 'cult'?.

forsharry

I tell everyone that I know that I was raised in a cult. I leave no stones unturned when describing it...i spread the word man...spread the word. Then again I also tell people that I'm on anti-depressants and am prone to bouts of depression. I am not ashamed of who I am or what has happened to me. To admit shame would be to say that it still has control and power over me. Ain't gonna happen. The Hopester

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As A Witness, What Were Your Aspirations?

by minimus in

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friends

having been raised a witness, i was taught to never refuse an assignment.

view everything as a "privilege from jehovah".

so naturally, wanting to be an elder was very important to me and to my family.

forsharry

exactly. Dying on top. Maybe a lazy or cowardly way to go, but I'm sure of you felt crushed by the dub hand of 'light yoke.' :)

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As A Witness, What Were Your Aspirations?

by minimus in

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friends

having been raised a witness, i was taught to never refuse an assignment.

view everything as a "privilege from jehovah".

so naturally, wanting to be an elder was very important to me and to my family.

forsharry

Please don't take this as me being jokey, cause I do have a tendency to not take a lot of things seriously...but I think deep down underneath the outward proclamations of "I want to be a special pioneer, or go to bethel..." underneath all of that my asparation was to die. Since death covered our sins, and I was a jehovah's witness and did 'everything' I was supposed to do that I would probably be resurrected in the new system and not have to suffer anymore inside of myself.

majorly f'ed up, eh?

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What's running through the grapevine

by forsharry in

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friends

so i was talking with an girlfriend that i had (actually the only friend i had in 'the truth').

we have recently reconnected, and she's still on the fence as to whether or not to go back into the org.

however, her aunt, an elder's wife and all-around snot rocket, let her know what was going on in the truth (i'm guessing to get her to come back full-time cause 'look at all that's happening, and it's the end!

forsharry

yep. that's what I explained to my friend. I work in the printing industry too...we're all going through layoffs/streamlining procedures, to save time/money/etc. That's just what they're TELLING the flock.

exactly about the times 70, 80, 90, etc. every so often they stir themselves up into a frenzy, for this upcoming eventuality and then when it doesn't happen (cause it won't.) they have to find something to zero in on otherwise what's the point? I remember a scripture...Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. - Matthew 6:34

:)