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hello everyone

by vanilia in

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hi all, i just wanted to put up my first post, so i can be on my way to becoming a jedi :) .

i was brought up as a jo ho, as my friends called me and its amazing so many people have exactly the same experiences.. quite comforting.

keep up the good work guys.

Whose really addicted to this board?

by Brummie in

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most active posters in the last 7 days..sad en it really?

mrmoe101 brummie497698 herk94 vivamus93 blondie85 kelpie85 tr82 swedishchef81 yizuman73 lilacs73 onacruse next 10 ....refiners fire72 scully71 crazy151drinker71 prisca71 ugg69 minimus66 simon65 robdar65 freedom9662 mulan73 .

edited by - brummie on 9 december 2002 1:40:57.

RandomTask

Im streaky. I'll post a lot and then not post for a week.

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San Diego ex's

by James2300 in

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hey folks,.

i also posted the topic on ex-brooklyn bethelites.

i was in brooklyn for four years and recently moved to san diego.

RandomTask

Hey James, I knew of your family. I grew up in El Cajon and went to Fletcher Hills congregation for years. I don't know if they are relatives of yours, but I met some Giffords when we built the Kingdom Hall off 8 next to Grossmont High. I forget their names, but they were father and daughter. The father had red hair with a moustache and the daughter had long blond hair.

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Just Get on With Life!

by onacruse in

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i don't start many threads, but in the last few days several things have happened with me that just compel me.

please don't take this list as anything other than imho thoughts:.

1) i was a baptized jw for 38 years (i'm now 50)---so what?

RandomTask

Brummie, your avatar goes a long way in helping the healing process.

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Is "Death" All That Bad?

by MrMoe in

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what is death?

and what makes it so bad?

i am going to post something in a minute that is very personal for me, and yet i feel it is necessary to say.

RandomTask

How can we know if death is even a bad thing? None of us have personally experienced it, it is the great unknown, the undiscovered country. Weather one is a great person, or of little signifigance, they all succumb to Death, the great equalizer. It is a mystery that people have been trying to solve for years, but the only way to solve this final puzzle is to experience it for oneself. Therefore, I personally I neither look forward to death or dread the prospect of dying. I know that I must face it just like anyone else who has ever lived. I still believe that there is something more than this life, but until the time comes for me to pass into that plane of existance I concentrate on the life I have now and try to live it to the fullest.

The saddest part about death though is not the person who dies, but those who live on without that person. Those lives are like threads in the fabric of our own and their absence in our life is like a hole in our fabric. But realizing that death is a part of life, we find a way to move on not thinking about our own sure mortality, because life would be depressing if we only thought about it ending. Rather, we look for more and more ways in wich we can make our life more fulfilling.

I want to be an old man when I die, I want to live life to the fullest. Amanda, I know you will definitely live to see your grandchildren grow up, and when its your time you will be ready for it. Have fun filling in all that time that you have!

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