Posts by BlackPearl

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Another College Thread

by Thirdson in

jw
friends

nearly 30 years ago, i was severely criticized for deciding to go to college by many in my congregation and my "priviliges" were restricted as a result.. today, i am happy to say that the world has not ended and my son moved in to his college dorm.

in the last 30 years, without the "new system" we have all relied on trained medical staff for our healthcare needs.

it's a pity my oldest brother never became the doctor he'd dreamed of.

BlackPearl

Good for you 3rd! Progress is being made every day!

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What my week brought me

by Pistoff in

i don't usuallypost about personal issues; i am still fading; besides, i was raised in a family that would say we were doing well even if our house was burning down.. for the last month i have been stressing about seeing family from the west coast; my brother, out for many years but now back in and gung ho, is bringing his son and daughter out.

family reunion, of sorts.

i wanted to host, but then i realized that my disfellowshipped daughter would not be included.

BlackPearl

Whatever...did you read my interpretation of the dream? The important part, just before the, you got hot legs baby, part? Geez, I spent an hour on that, at least read it. LOL

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FREE AT LAST....THANK GOD ALMIGHTY....

by LuciousJ in

we wrote our da letter, mailed off a copy to the society & put the other copy in the drop box at the kh yesterday.

the elders had called us every day from saturday through tuesday wanting us to come in to meet....so they could df us i'm sure & probably at tonight's meeting mind you.

funny thing......after dropping off our letter yesterday before service time started, we received no phone call last night.

BlackPearl

Haha, running for the back door!!! Lemme outa here!! Ahem,..OK kids, when there's a fire, walk orderly out of the building, don't run. Hell with you lady, I'm runnin'.

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$$$$$$$$$$

by Outaservice in

jw
friends

i'm curious.

has anyone been taken out of their parents and/or relatives 'will' because of leaving the jw's?.

outaservice

BlackPearl

You know, that's not a bad idea, make them go to Cuba to get their cash...from Fidel Castro. Haha.

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$$$$$$$$$$

by Outaservice in

jw
friends

i'm curious.

has anyone been taken out of their parents and/or relatives 'will' because of leaving the jw's?.

outaservice

BlackPearl

Uhhh, I hope I'm not in their will, they've got toooooo much debt and noooo assets. Truth be known, I passed them up materially years ago. Hmmm, maybe they and my brother wish they were in MY will....naw, that would be too easy. Hee hee, see you guys at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow morning, I hear Radio Shack (stock symbol RSH) is making great progress in their turnaround efforts. Lots of insiders buying Revlon (REV) too.

On the other hand, I shouldn't be so mean spirited, I'll leave em' ten bucks....each.

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What my week brought me

by Pistoff in

i don't usuallypost about personal issues; i am still fading; besides, i was raised in a family that would say we were doing well even if our house was burning down.. for the last month i have been stressing about seeing family from the west coast; my brother, out for many years but now back in and gung ho, is bringing his son and daughter out.

family reunion, of sorts.

i wanted to host, but then i realized that my disfellowshipped daughter would not be included.

BlackPearl

Ahhh, love you too, LL. By the way, nice legs in that avatar, a little green though.

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What my week brought me

by Pistoff in

i don't usuallypost about personal issues; i am still fading; besides, i was raised in a family that would say we were doing well even if our house was burning down.. for the last month i have been stressing about seeing family from the west coast; my brother, out for many years but now back in and gung ho, is bringing his son and daughter out.

family reunion, of sorts.

i wanted to host, but then i realized that my disfellowshipped daughter would not be included.

BlackPearl

You on thick stable ice = What you would like yourself to be, thick skinned, unwavering in your self assurednes of what is right and wrong, able to get through this with not much effect.

You on thin ice that eventually allows you to fall through and the ice again becomes LIQUID = You've realized that maybe you're not as tough as you thought or hoped you could be, and what you thought was a stable, sure, mental outlook is now melting away due to your grief.

The picturesque waves = An illusion that all is well, or will be well, even beautiful, when it isn't. Your mind wants to believe that all this ugliness your family has brought about, can somehow be painted over with a scenery of beauty, even in the midst of tragedy.

When you were about to drown = A rescue is at hand, just when you are about to give up all hope.

The boat from the Idian family = Made it's way to you because, deeper inside you, not like just temporary unstable surface ice, which, on the suface looks safe, could, at any moment melt, you could risk falling into the water. With the boat quickly approaching, you have hope for the future, because you SEE it coming, and you can tread water just long enough for it to get to you, you know that help is on the way. When it gets to you, you now have something to really, physically "hang onto" (the boat). Your real inner self is stronger than you think (you have to find the boat in your soul, it will be hard to find, but it's there)

You pulling yourself INTO THE BOAT = Your inner strength allows you to leave the cold dangerous water and pull yourself to safety. The boat does you no good if you can't get into it, you'll have just enough energy to pull yourself free from the dangerous water (bad things in life, memories, etc.. The good will win over the bad).

The American Indian Family = Stability. The American Indians were / have been here for several thousand years, they settled this land we call America and have lived here peacefully for thousands of years. Even through the tumult brought on them by the U.S. Army trying to, and successfully so, disrupting their way of a peaceful life. They, amongst themselves (you and those do love you-your tribe), as a peaceful people, even thrived...because of their inner peace, they did not allow the outside world to influence their peace as a people.

We love you, and maybe, somehow, we are part of that boat.

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What a Fine Witness

by Gretchen956 in

i have a co-worker that came from the same small hometown i did.

small world, we both ended up about 450 miles away from there working for the same place.

shortly after tracy started working with me i walked with her to the coffee shop on break and got to chitty chatting.

BlackPearl

Another abuse story,...amazing. Not sure what to think anymore about the "elders", other than maybe they're blissfully protected from prying eyes when abusing kids. I know that may sound stupid, but how are these kids going to get any protection if their own "loving elders" are supposed to be taking care of them? I just don't get this.

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Will You React With Prejudice?

by Jamaican JW in

will you react with prejudice when faced with "absolute truth?

sometimes, an irrefutable "truth" can be spoken.

and yet, this statement or fact of "truth" can be glossed over or dismissed or not recognized by the community at large, because of preconceived ideas taught us and engrained in us, from our previous upbringing or training.

BlackPearl

Big Tex...hahahaha. For a minute there, I had Kingdom Hall flashbacks!

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A Bad experience with JW is a permit for SIN?

by El Mariachi in

i've been reading some sad experinces here... i dont see anyone talking about the bible... only how misserables the organization made their lives... ok ...so because of that...now i have permission to smoke marijuana and commit fornication?

this sounds pretty much like aa... and everybody having his/her personal "superior power" who is giving them the permit to do whatever they want...

i've been df for 4 years now and also dont agree with some jw teachings... why instead of blaming the wt for everything dont we look for the real truth in the bible and make things right.

BlackPearl

Ummm......why are you here...again? I'd suggest watchtower.org for you.