i have been in the truth my whole life and tomorrow i turn 32!
the last year i have been fading and haven't been to the kh since the memorial.
i can't tell you how it has been such a heavy burden lifted off my shoulders not to have to worry about so many meetings!!!
It is a huge weight off of my shoulders. My level of stress and depression has decreased dramatically. Keeping up on the "theocratic treadmill" was literally killing me.
I can look back and see that the reason why I felt good after most of the meetings was for the simple reason that the meeting was over!
over the last few months i have been training three different men for backup position of my job.. we are alone in my car all day.. as a jw, i remember one time, needing to go to another congo in a different town to work on a part at an assembly.
i was to ride with the brother doing the part.
he was probably at least 30+ years older than me.
Yes, I have observed that my feelings have been changing since leaving the org. I have noticed that for the first time in my life, I can begin to view several attractive young women my age as just friends, and nothing else.
It's so nice to be able to converse, and hang out with single women my age, and not have other people "reading into it" or gossiping about it. So much of the pressure that was in the org, is now non-existent.
I have a lot of single friends and several of them are women. I used to feel so nervous around single young women, but now, those feelings are slowly decreasing. I can now appreciate women my age for the simple fact that they are great people; and not worry about following a bunch of idiotic rules, or having to worry how it appears to others.
there was a thread on here with a video linked, and i can't seem to find it.
it was great...
Hey ringo5,
Have you ever heard the lampooning of the book of Genesis done by British comedian Eddie Izzard? It is hilarious! You have to hear it. I'm pretty sure it's on his CD "Glorious".
has anyone noticed how jehovahs witnesses are starting to be refered to in the press as "the christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses"?.
i wonder what the rationale is for the subtle name change.
i realize they had started up a new legal entity with that name but i didn't realize that they had extended it to the religion as a whole.
Here is a link that shows all of the corporations and legal entities used by the WTS:
what things do you believe the fds is well aware of but refuses to disclose to its followers because it is not in its interests to do so, and why?
i give one example: abraham, isaac and jacob did not look forward to an earthly but a heavenly life, according to paul at hebrews 11: 13-16 .
"13 all these people were still living by faith when they died.
They know about 607/1914 but if they would change the doctrine and reveal that God's kingdom was not established in the year
I agree. I think that at least a few have some serious misgivings about this doctrine; as there were a few back in the 1970's, according to Raymond Franz.
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ok we are need of some good old fluff so here it is, write a profile like the ones you find on dating websites for the poster above you, include what you think the poster wants in a mate and a description of the poster, have fun with it!.
lola
33 Year-old double amputee seeks a loving partner.
Attributes: Fun, smart, has most of his teeth, showers every month, and owns a bowling ball.
Hobbies: Playing hop-scotch, watching "Charles In Charge" re-runs, and picking his toe jam.
Looking For: A loving soul mate who knows how to comb muskrat hair, who likes to eat raw meat, and who has never had tuberculosis.
Just Call: The Happy Go Lucky Dating Service
1-800-U-R-NASTY
i am trying to compile a list of proof's, issues, lies, etc that prove that the wts is not jehovah's channel.
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what are your top reasons for now believing that it is not the truth?
We can only prove it by th fact that what hey believe is in conflict with scientific facts
I respectfully disagree. When a salesman is trying to sell a product, and has repeatedly contradicted his own sales literature, it is obvious to anyone that his claims are dubious at best.
i was a jw and i d/a myself.. i have sinced married and had two wonderful kids, my parents are still jws, and hardly ever see my kids.
i do not regret d/a myself,my parents are the ones missing out on their grandkids,.
i was accused of doing something and the brothers acted like they did not believe me, i told them that the only ones who mattered,was me the other person and god.
Welcome ttforb
anything by raymond franz is a given.. 1984. siddartha.
lord of the flies.
grapes of wrath.
The End Of Faith by Sam Harris
Truth Vs Falsehood by Dr. David R. Hawkins
have you heard the saying that if everything is going your way you must be going the wrong direction?
well i am going uphill bothways in the snow while wearing my one pair of dry pants lately.
then i called to see if i could get my camera in the show tonight.
I try so hard to just be a plain good person and I swear it is taken advantage of at every turn. So does this mean you have to compromise what you feel to be the correct way to handle things in order to just not get stomped into a mudhole? I swear I am rapidly turning into an asshole. Very bitter and fighting not to give into it right now.
Life seems really "streaky" sometimes doesn't it? There are long good streaks, and sometimes long bad ones. ( at least this is my experience )
I'm not sure what to say, as I'm sure there's a whole host of cliches that I could post here such as "the tough times make us stronger", and other one-liners. It seems as though these phrases aren't very comforting much of the time.
But, take it from me; someone who has experienced some really hellish "bad luck" over the last several years. So many times, when things have not gone my way, I have looked back years later and seen that those events really did go my way - in the long term. I can look back on events and see that if they had gone the way I wanted them to at the time, I would be very unhappy with the situation now. This includes jobs. I have had some really "bad" twists of fate happen. It's funny though. These events have changed my life course where I have ended up in circumstances that allowed me to meet people who are today my closest and most cherished friends. Today, I feel so blessed to have these people in my life.
But, I totally understand how it feels to have this kind of stuff happen. In the present moment, it can really hurt; and sometimes we just don't feel like people telling us stuff like: "chin up". You know what has helped me? Journaling. Just writing about all of the feelings and thoughts involved can give us some major insights and observations. It's amazing how puting thoughts and feelings onto paper can have a transformative effect upon our current emotions, as well as giving us valuable lessons for the future.
Sometimes, in the present moments, we can't see the forrest through the trees. (another cliche, sorry) We never know if years later, we will look back on an event and see that it really was a good thing in the long term.
However, if we allow life's bumps, and unfairness to make us bitter, or to rob us of our empathy and compassion; we always lose.
