Posts by RandomTask

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The Craptacular Pain Of Jealousy

by Obviously Secret in

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friends

heh, i try and i try and i try, but, i just can't get over my jealousy problem.

when i read stories, even on this website, about people finding love and having great experiences in life i just can't help but get terribly jealous over it and start to think about it for hours.

you guys got any tips on how i can stop being so jealous?

RandomTask

Relationships are overrated

Seriously though, I think you have recieved a lot of good advice here. And I know that simply saying "Stop being so jealous!" is not going to help matters either. It just seems that you put too much of your mental imagery and thought into wanting a relationship that it overwhelms the rest of your life. Dwelling on not having one is making you miss out on so many more important things. And might I add that your over the top desire for a relationship probably hinders your ability to be able to have one, and from what it seems from talking to you, I don't think you are READY for one.

You need to concentrate on the more important things in your life right now, put relationships on the back burner and give the therapy a chance to help you. Give yourself a chance too. Believe that you can find a better place and don't give up on yourself, because if you don't believe in yourself then what good is wanting change?

The JW's have the concept of "faith" wrong. And I don't care what the bible says, even though you may see in yourself no hope and no reason to believe, you have to have faith anyway and act as if your life change, no matter how much you don't believe it, just do it. Put forth the effort to make change no matter how worthless you think that effort is.

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NEW LIGHT in July 15th Watchtower??????

by integ in

my aunt just told me that there is new light in the july 15th watchtower study article.

she won't tell me what it is.

she said to look close and i would find it.

RandomTask

If a light shines in the Watchtower and nobody sees it, does anybody give a ...

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Experience about not bringing our own food to the convention

by NikL in

jw
friends

isn't this special?

this is an e mail making the rounds......

remember the letter that was read to all congregations regarding going out to get food during the break.

RandomTask

Smells like JW propaganda.

Yeah, like the "management" is going to go around and do this. I have heard many a tale like this before.

Although the letters read to the congregations undoubtedly had some effect on people leaving the conventions to get food, it is hard to believe that EVERYONE obeyed. Especially the abumndance of JW youth who don't even give a s*** about anything from the platform anyway. This may last for a time, but over the years people are going to trend towards being normal people. Which means doing the "normal" things people do, like go and procure food to eat when they are hungry. This is just another highly unbiblical policy of the WTS in order to further control its members.

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New 'Asleep', uh, I mean, 'Awake' information on b-days....

by TallTexan in

i was looking in one of the more recent copies of the awake and there is a question from the readers on pinatas.

i won't go into the whole thing, but in the response, at one point, the awake says that (paraphrase) "the bible puts birthdays in a bad light.

however (and i love that word, 'cuz it implies, 'well, we've changed our minds again') if a practice has no current false religious attachments, then it is up to each individual to decide what they will do".....that's not verbatim, but it's close enough.