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  JW.org on *MY* New TV - ???

  by AudeSapere in

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  so i *finally* upgraded my old, heavy, tube tv to a new flatscreen, smart tv.

  the install was much easier than i expected and i was very happy with my progress.

  then i get to the set-up part of the installation.

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  Dang! I was hoping to imbed an image there. Can someone help me make it so people can see an image??
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  JW.org on *MY* New TV - ???

  by AudeSapere in

  1. jw
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  so i *finally* upgraded my old, heavy, tube tv to a new flatscreen, smart tv.

  the install was much easier than i expected and i was very happy with my progress.

  then i get to the set-up part of the installation.

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  So I *finally* upgraded my old, heavy, tube TV to a new flatscreen, smart TV.

  The install was MUCH easier than I expected and I was very happy with my progress.

  Then I get to the set-up part of the installation. This new TV has Roku pre-installed on it and I'm new to Roku, too.

  I get to a point where I am offered to select from a list of 'popular', free sites/channels to be accessed thru my new Roku TV.

  I did a double take when I saw the top of the list:

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3etRi2brWXfQnFLbE95Smg3cjMtRTVtbHFtSFVVY0s1cUZz/view?usp=sharing
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  New Field Service Report

  by cognac in

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  has anyone seen this?

  when did that happen?.

  http://www.jw-archive.org/post/137681838624/new-service-report-jwinspirational.

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  Crazy Flickering Light wrote: There's free wifi in the cong. So most of them without Internet download it at the kingdomhall. But you can only useJW.org other domains blocked. Only MS and up can surf free.

  Really? I did not know this!!

  MS and up get broader access? WOW

  Should not surprise me, but it does.
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  A Fitting Song For The Corporation

  by The Searcher in

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  powerful cover version of a timeless classic!

  "hello darkness, my old friend, i've come to talk with you again, because a vision softly creeping, left its seeds while i was sleeping, and the vision that was planted in my brain still remains, within the sound of silence.in restless dreams i walked alone narrow streets of cobblestone, 'neath the halo of a street lamp, i turned my collar to the cold and damp, when my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light that split the night, and touched the sound of silence.and in the naked light i saw, ten thousand people, maybe more.

  people talking without speaking, people hearing without listening, people writing songs that voices never share and no one dared, disturb the sound of silence.

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  You are right. Powerful.
  
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  Hello all just moved to Lakewood NY

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  it has been along time since i have posted something.

  my wife and i have just moved to ny just west of jamestown.

  our log house in pa was so far from everything it was costing us to much time and money.

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  {nevermind. I made a mistake and deleted my comment.}
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  Death of a loved one and faith

  by ilikecheese in

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  hey all.

  i haven't posted in forever and a day, but i feel like this is a great place to ask this question because of so many people who are unsure of their beliefs.

  my mom was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer about four years ago.

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  I am so very, very sorry for the loss you and your family are feeling.

  I don't have special insight into what happens at death.

  The world goes on, but sadly, we do not. To lose life at a relatively young age and while surrounded by so much love is just so heartbreaking.

  I think you can find comfort in your own words here:

  Mom had a heart of gold. If there is a heaven, she is SO there. I haven't met anyone more deserving of it. I like to think of the verse about whoever was last being first. Mom would be the first in line for everything.

  Seems that in the lottery of being assigned parents, you got a grand prize. Cherish our favorite memories of your mom.

  Trust in the kindness of others and share your own unique abilities (inherited and trained by the woman you admire and miss) with the rest of humanity.

  Again, though, very sorry for your pain at the loss of your mom.
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  Is proselytizing less condescending when evolutionists do it?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  is it just me?

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  Also, my Atheist family and friends seem to have much more varied (or highly challenging and focused) activities and interests in their lives. They work hard, play hard. And find delight in the exchange of ideas, experiences and sharing of themselves and their time.

  They just don't seem interested keep banging their heads or fists at someone who doesn't want to hear opposing thoughts of view.

  That's been my experience, anyway.

  On the other hand, my JW family and (former)friends... Well, you all know how THAT is...
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  Is proselytizing less condescending when evolutionists do it?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  is it just me?

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  I have only read a few posts on the first page of this thread...

  Regarding the Proselytizing/NotProselytizing debate... I have spoken with MANY atheists. I never once had a feeling that the Atheist was trying to convert me to his/her belief(s). In fact, quite the opposite.

  Religious people, however, continually try to get me to their churches and study groups. And they try some very, very tricky means to do so.

  In my experience, Atheists - for the most part - just logically discuss the 'facts' as they know them and seem to more-freely admit that they do not have all the answers. They seem less concerned with 'converting' me. The focus seems more focused on using and developing logical critical-thinking skills than on emotion and 'blind faith'.

  They also seem more inclined to see the person as uniquely individually. And if that person is happy with (or substantially reliant on) their chosen belief system - and it's actually *working* for that person - maybe just let them continue and not pressure a change.

  My strongly religious aunt worked for several years for a company run by prominent Atheists. She was reluctant to tell people that she was working there. But, guess what~!!?? She was so surprised that they were the kindest managers and owners that she had EVER worked for. They were tolerant of her Christian views and affiliations. They were as generous to her as they were to all employees. And this surprised her. A LOT.
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  Just realized this recently - as a JW, I never "owned" any of my accomplishments or talents & abilities....

  by Muddy Waters in

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  just realized this recently - as a jw, i never "owned" any of my accomplishments or talents & abilities....we were always told how we are nothing, just specks of dust, grasshoppers, worms.... lowly, despicable sinners in need of redemption, born into sin & misery, constantly facing temptations that we could never handle on our own but only with "jehovah's help"... so we were continually marginalized, all our abilities and talents... they would even quote scriptures that said things like "why should we boast as if we didn't receive these abilities..?

  "it was a weird mentally psychotic dichotomy -- being told we were worthless sinners, undeserving of god's kindness -- and on the other hand being the only ones who would survive the great day of jehovah the almighty god at armageddon.

  (well, probably, maybe, if we did enough and *kept* doing enough...)so we didn't "own" any of our abilities and accomplishments.

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  Muddy Waters wrote: All our talents and abilities are OURS. We are gifted (whether by a god or a universe, or heritage of genetics, or pairings of various particles and quantum things, who the heck knows...) and we stand on our OWN.

  From my perspective, the PRIDE comes in how how I choose to utilize and develop those God(???)-given talents.

  When we develop our gifts and utilize them to better our lives, the lives of our families and our community at large, we demonstrate respect and appreciation for those gifts by putting them to good use *now*. Not setting them in a symbolic box, 'safely & quietly' placed in the back corner of a symbolic dark closet while waiting on some future, fantasy event or time that very likely will never come.

  We show appreciation by using our talents DAILY to help both ourselves and others.

  I think it also makes us more appreciate the talents of OTHERS as they help us to achieve our goals and/or we can learn by their examples (and mistakes). Yes, we are humbled to the point of wanting to learn more, grow more, share more, receive more, and do more. The stimulation comes from within. Not from being brow-beaten by domineering overseers for whom nothing is ever 'enough'.

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  To me, that internal drive and stimulation to contribute to the human experience is spirituality. I think it is different than most people's view, but it works for me.

  Outward displays of 'task completion' (ie: field service hours, meeting attendance and participation, etc), these are just short-cuts to actual, true spirituality. They can be faked with relative ease and are not honorable in their drive. The goal with JWs is often more focused on the appearance of spirituality than the actual spirituality itself.

  But that is probably best left as a topic for a separate thread. (Sorry to detract from current OP Focus Topic~!!)
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  Just realized this recently - as a JW, I never "owned" any of my accomplishments or talents & abilities....

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just realized this recently - as a jw, i never "owned" any of my accomplishments or talents & abilities....we were always told how we are nothing, just specks of dust, grasshoppers, worms.... lowly, despicable sinners in need of redemption, born into sin & misery, constantly facing temptations that we could never handle on our own but only with "jehovah's help"... so we were continually marginalized, all our abilities and talents... they would even quote scriptures that said things like "why should we boast as if we didn't receive these abilities..?

  "it was a weird mentally psychotic dichotomy -- being told we were worthless sinners, undeserving of god's kindness -- and on the other hand being the only ones who would survive the great day of jehovah the almighty god at armageddon.

  (well, probably, maybe, if we did enough and *kept* doing enough...)so we didn't "own" any of our abilities and accomplishments.

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  I love this post! You captured the thought process of entrapment and subsequent benefits of enlightenment perfectly!

  I think this resonates with so many of us and that concept of valuable 'preciousness' in our own sense of accomplishment is what helps clear some of our FOG-induced depression.

  Thank for capturing this powerful insight and sharing it~!!

  -AudeSapere (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding; Dare to Think for Yourself)