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  Barnes and Noble

  by stillajwexelder in

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  so i am going to barnes and noble with a mission next weekend - i want to buy some good thought provoking books.

  what can you all recommend at the moment please?

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  beksbks

  
  "A Divine Revelation of Hell" Mary K. Baxter. More hilarious than anything actually. I used to work at B&N, my section included religion.

  "The Professor and the Madman" Simon Winchester.

  "Mortal Fear" Greg Iles.
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  Dear Donald Fagen:

  by SixofNine in

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  stfu.

  ahhhhhh, that felt good.

  i knew there was something i wanted to get off my chest for lo these many years!

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  Ohhh Six!! Thank you! I agree!
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  Do you think you are normal?

  by jwfacts in

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  i always felt unique from everyone else.

  being a jw i never quite felt like i was from the same planet as all the other school children.

  as a jw i fit in, but still not quite, as i was a bit too indepentdant a thinker.

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  Serendipity, I think it may have more to do with the feeling of not belonging. Feeling out of place. Continually being told we are "different". If we are being useful (often taken advantage of) then we have some value. To be desirable just for who we are, as is, seems impossible. Being one of the crowd is very important for children growing up. We were given every opportunity to be OUTSIDE the crowd. In my memory, the society was always thrilled to have another way to prove how different we were. If I could have embraced the smug superior attitude of so many self rightous witnesses, I might be better off today. But I was never a pioneer, I hated going out in the service and having parts in the ministry school. So, I pretty much sucked as a witness. Again, no belonging.
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  Do you think you are normal?

  by jwfacts in

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  i always felt unique from everyone else.

  being a jw i never quite felt like i was from the same planet as all the other school children.

  as a jw i fit in, but still not quite, as i was a bit too indepentdant a thinker.

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  beksbks

  Luna I relate to you here. I did grow up a JW, but my family was "weak". I didn't fit into the world, and I didn't fit in with the other witness kids. By the way, those of you who did grow up as a witness, do you realize how SMALL the circle of possible friends was? That's gotta be detrimental to growth. I had a vocabulary that my few friends didn't, so I had to dumb down. Considering my education, that's pretty dumb. Anyway, I ended up in a marriage where I was needed, the only thing that made sense to me. Now, at 45 I am in a relationship with a wonderful "normal" guy, and I'm having a heck of a time finding my place. What value do I have if I am not needed?
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  The Best Revenge...

  by CountryGuy in

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  is living a good life..... i'm not sure who said it, but is it ever so true.

  the jws think that once we leave the "protection" of the wts, we are doomed to wander through life aimlessly and without purpose.

  and, maybe i did that for a little while.. but, i have been on a mission to take my life back from those rotten sobs.

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  beksbks

  Thunderous Applause for you Country Guy!!!!!
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  What Things Were You Deprived Of Because You Were A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

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  i think back at some of the simpler things we couldn't do or have because we were a witness.

  i hardly know my father's (worldly) side of the family.

  didn't know my grandfather, grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins.

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  Self esteem
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  Anyone from Modesto, or Santa Barbara CA?

  by beksbks in

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  i just saw the ukiah thread, and it made me wonder about anyone who might be from one of my old congregations.

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  beksbks

  If by fliptail, you mean a very sweet, modest, intelligent girl, you might be talkin' about me.
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  Anyone from Modesto, or Santa Barbara CA?

  by beksbks in

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  i just saw the ukiah thread, and it made me wonder about anyone who might be from one of my old congregations.

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  beksbks

  Let's see, I was in SB from 1967-1978 in my childhood. Then in Modesto for about 2 yrs before I took off on my own at 19.
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  Anyone from Modesto, or Santa Barbara CA?

  by beksbks in

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  i just saw the ukiah thread, and it made me wonder about anyone who might be from one of my old congregations.

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  beksbks

  I just saw the Ukiah thread, and it made me wonder about anyone who might be from one of my old congregations.
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  Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D

  by JamesThomas in

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  turn up your speakers, and sit back as this kid blows your mind.

  i suggest you choose the bigger screen.. http://www.youtube.com/w/guitar?v=kp-coqiitau&feature=favorites&page=3&t=t&f=b.

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  OMG!!! I wondered for YEARS how my favorite classical pieces would sound done like that!! I have also wondered if someone could duplicate a birdsong the same way. Shivers up my spin, I love it! Thank you JT!