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Has anyone here run for a political office now that they are out of Jws ?
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i am thinking of running for alderman on my city council .

the mayor had a meeting with me yesterday and is anxious to replace the alderman in my ward .

she liked what i had to say at a council meeting a few weeks ago during public comments .
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The recent Royal Commission hearings have stirred up my emotions ....
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i hope the royal commission will be able to force the jw organization to take a serious look at itself ,and will cause some much needed changes.. i have been following the trial faithfully ,and unfortunately it has dredged up some deep pains from years ago .

you think some of that old baggage is neatly packed away never meant to see the light of day again .....but then boom there it is again .. hearing what bcg had to go through, and how she felt trying to get help from the elders was heart-wrenching.

i remember the terrible way young women were treated in the 1970's .
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Want to hear something funny ?
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my husband just won the city wide holiday light display for christmas i am so proud .

just a few short years ago i was the one that put a strand of white lights around the porch railing ,and a couple of lighted deer in the yard ....that brought the elders around real quick (after three years of silence ) at that time my husband was still holding onto the notion his faith was not bond to a cult .

it didn't take long after the 'loving sheparding call' for him to see things in another light.
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You have to be strong
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standing up for yourself,and deciding to follow your own path takes strength .

you have to be strong especially if you were raised in a way of life that dictated so much of who you were .

while being raised as a jehovah's witness i was taught to follow ,unquestionally follow .i was told to put others before myself ,serve,don't stand out ,don't be independent .
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Happy Halloween From Troubledmind
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekcpscmpfh0.

this was my husbands costume yesterday !

hahaha he cracks me up .
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Has growing up as a JW affected my ability to forgive ?
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i really don't understand the concept of forgiveness .

lately in my life several people have thrown that term around so easily ,and i am confused .

is it because we were taught to cut people off so easily as jws that i find it hard to forgive ?.
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This is the activity you can see in the midwest
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201968499767932.

yep !

this is the kind of excitement that goes on in my area :).
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Update about my Daughter In Law
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a few yrs ago i posted about my daughter in law ........ http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/202817/1/happy-and-nervous-for-my-daughter-in-law#.u2uf91fli-0.

she has been such an inspiration .

she has studied hard and next week will be recieving her associates of science degree with honors !
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Have any of you had to endure a Friedman Sales seminar ?
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one of my part time jobs is at a retail gift store .

i have worked there for over 20 yrs .

the owner has had this seminar a few times over the past few yrs ,and i am scheduled to once again attend this weekend .
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Call from my JW brother that I have not heard from in 5 yrs
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early this morning i get a phone call from my jw brother i have not heard from in 5 yrs .the first thought in my head was someone has died .

so i answer cautiously ......hi is everything okay ?

he just starts talking as if we had always been in contact.