Posts by freemindfade

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David Bowie

by smiddy in

i just heard the news david bowie has died ,so sad .

rip d,b, .

smiddy .

Going to the C.L.A.M.

by freemindfade in

so i haven't been to a midweek meeting in some time.... but i must attend this first clam (not to be confused with 'klan') meeting.

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want to take a look for curiosity sake then go back to never attending another midweek meeting again.

Dam it, I missed it!

by DwainBowman in

i missed the jw, history making, all new mid week meeting!

and i am just so torn up over it, i've had a few drinks to drown my deep sorrow in, missing such a once in a lifetime event!.

oh how can i ever get over, such a lost opportunity like that, just don't know if i'll never get over it!.

freemindfade

I said I was gonna go, but I did not..

Oh well! Cheers!

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Going to the C.L.A.M.

by freemindfade in

so i haven't been to a midweek meeting in some time.... but i must attend this first clam (not to be confused with 'klan') meeting.

.

want to take a look for curiosity sake then go back to never attending another midweek meeting again.

freemindfade

So I failed. I didn't go. In the end I just didn't want to go to a meeting. I've been so good at avoiding the midweek meeting for months now it just felt so much better to stay home.

Side note though. Wife didn't stay for the whole thing. She came home. All she said to me was they were having tons of technical problems and the AV stuff not working. #fail.

Sounds like big J's chariot has some bugs.

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Bethel layoffs of oldies

by I am a Bible Student in

is this true?

has anyone heard of it?

saw it on my facebook.. "jan. 6 bethel update 108 elderly bethelites getting the boot.. brooklyn, ny.

freemindfade

I'll wait to see but just from the sound of it, it feels and sounds far fetched.

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What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

by nicolaou in

here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

already people are making cries of "nanny state!

freemindfade

I've found as I've gotten older that even the occasional "getting hammered" is just no fun - it just takes longer and longer to recover and the blergh doesn't make up for the "fun" (what fun?!).

Ain't that the truth.

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What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

by nicolaou in

here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

already people are making cries of "nanny state!

freemindfade

Anders

South Florida at the moment lol

Let's do it man!

Some one was talking about stress and drinking. I eat when I'm stressed, Comfort food. I drink when I'm happy. It's the cherry on top. And I love to drink so I do it when I feel good or need to be creative.

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What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

by nicolaou in

here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

already people are making cries of "nanny state!

freemindfade

We split a bottle almost every evening (Which is too much according to the guidelines...) but I don't see us stopping....

I think that is just right

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"Apostates " how honest are we?

by closed in

as i mentioned in another post i used to serve as an elder for 2 decades.

i was involved in a number of jc.

some i dealt with are good friends now.

freemindfade

Thinking about what you are saying, I suppose "Apostate" could have two separate sub meanings.

Someone who is ejected via disfellowshipping and becomes bitter and lashes out at the organization or individuals. They may still believe or never have believed. They are just a pissed off person.
Someone who wakes up to the BS and leaves by, fading, dissociating, etc.

I have actually observed someone like you mentioned. She was DF'd multiple times and was overall a very angry malicious person. When she got DF'd she bad mouthed everyone and seemed "apostate". Sometime later while out she actually woke up. All those times DF'd she never learned TTATT it turns out.

She was a different person after that. She was very activist oriented towards the organization but in a different way. Her hatred and maliciousness no longer seemed to control her. I didn't even recognize this new person who was not bitter and hateful.

Now in my mind when I think of "Apostate" as you used it in the OP, my mind goes to my second definition. Not necessarily someone who reacts out of emotion, but someone who saw what is going on and wanted to extricate themselves.

Still saying she was an apostate=dishonest paints with a wide brush used within the organization. Your impression at that time may have been that's what apostates were. Now I hope you see the majority of people who 'apostatize' may not every be on a JC much less discuss with the media or witnesses their experience.

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Half of the cong was dancing last night

by StarTrekAngel in

so went to the meeting last night.

i had not been to one since before the holiday break (3 weeks ago).

besides, it was our first meeting in the new format.

freemindfade

turnt-

Like hype for a party, or at the club!

"Bra, this party about to be turnt!!!"
"Yo, tha CLAM meeting was like whateves, then the music came on, whole squad got turnt"