Hey Dr. - thanks for posting those articles. It has been so many years since I read one - it was really a shock to me just how "dumbed down" those articles really are. I would guess it was written for a 6th to 7th grade reading level. No wonder I was SO BORED and had to force myself to study. At the time I blamed myself (bad attitude, bad heart condition, etc) - now I realize that it was just me being bored with reading nonsense.
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23The Awake magazine: In A Realm Beyond Dumb?
by metatron ini hold in my hand a typical awake magazine (jan. 8, 2005) - entitled "can planet earth be.
saved?".
of course, it trots out the usual formula of half truths that has brought the watchtower.
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Read the bible (NWT) in one year
by unbeliever ini was looking at the jw list that nikl posted and i came across this: .
read the bible in one year.
the guy broke it down day by day.
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If you do decide to pick up a bible again - take a look at the translation called "The Message" - it's a lot easier reading. I like it. I wouldn't use it as my ONLY reference, but it is good for general bible reading.
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Diets, exercise and misery
by Mulan inwell, it's getting near to the time that i determined to begin a weight loss program again.
(after the holidays).
i am really sick of diets, and hate the idea of it all, but i have to do something.
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Hi Mulan:
(((Mulan))) - I know how you feel.
One other suggestion I would make - perhaps you should see a second internist/specialist about your Thyroid. I went to my Dr. for years and my thyroid was always in the "normal" zone - then 2 yrs ago I started loosing a lot of weight, loosing my hair, and my eyesight went blurry. Found out I had Grave's disease. I regularly see an specialist/internist now and have found out a lot about the Thyroid. For instance - he said that the "normal" zone is not necessarily normal for everyone. Some people are healtheir with a bit higher thyroid but a general Doctor would never treat you if you're in the "normal" zone.
This doctor, and my research on thyroids taught me a lot about them. They are VERY susceptible to stress on the body -whether it's emotional stress or physical stress (such as an illness or eating too much toxins) - and the stress is cumulative - stress over a lifetime can eventually impact your Thyroid. I wanted to try treating my disease without removing the thyroid so we tried a somewhat different approach - I took medicine to help control the hyper-thyroid and at the same time took up Yoga for stress management, and drastically changed my diet to all natural foods (beans, fruits, veggies, etc). A year later my Grave's is in remission and I don't have to take any medication. The Thyroid is a really tricky organ and definately responds to our diet and environment.
I've been eating a lot of crap this holiday season, and enjoying the at all the parties. I told my hubby yesterday that I feel awful right now - I've put on weight, feel sluggish, ugh... So - I'm doing a detox diet again starting on the 26th (all natural foods, no caffeine, no sugar) for 3 weeks. It really worked for me last time - kick started my metabolism AND I felt so much better.
I'd love to have a "detox" partner so if you're interested in trying it for 3 weeks to see if it would help your Thyroid PM me.
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Alcoholics and alcoholism in the congregations
by badboy inwas it a problem in your congregation?
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Yes - definately. My father was an alcoholic and when I was really young (4-8yrs old) my father and the PO were drinking buddies - they regularly got slammed together. The PO also beat his wife .
The elders knew my father was drinking, he was even in a car accident while driving drunk and almost died. They still ignored it. Fortunately, my father eventually got sober and stayed sober for well over 20 yrs before he passed away. But most of the ones that really need help are afraid to get it because it will expose them to discipline by the elders. I'm sure this was part of the reason it took my dad so long - he really wanted to get sober but it was hard to do it without help of counseling or support groups.
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Will You Ever Be Able To Let Go???
by minimus inwill there ever be a time when you feel that you have let go of your jw past??
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I believe I have let go and moved on. However, I haven't forgotten what it was like - don't want to because then I could fall prey to the same type of situation. And I think I'll always be active on boards and such because there are other people out there that need to hear from someone on the other side - someone who can say that life is good.
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Uh oh, we got caught
by Mulan inwe are so busted.
i learned tonight, from my source, that someon saw our christmas tree and reported it to the elders.. rats, our days of anonymity are likely almost over.
starting tuesday, the local congregation has the circuit and the district overseer, before their ca next weekend.
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Hi Mulan:
Don't forget - you can also just ignore them if you want. Don't answer the phone if it's them (do you have caller ID) or the door for them. At least until after the hoidays. Enjoy your Christmas and make them wait until YOU are ready to deal with THEM.
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What would you say to a JW at your door?
by Undecided in.
i will say:i don't need the watchtower magazine because i already know what it says: since i'm an apostate, wicked slave class worldly person and don't beleive the new light from the governing body of the faithful and discrete slave class, i will be buzzard meat at armageddon very soon now, unless there is more new light about it not being as soon as predicted, like so many times before.
ken p.
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The last time they came to my door it went something like this (a portion of the convesation)
Me - "I believe we shouldn't accept anything as fact without the ability to research the basis on which that "fact" rests - don't you?"
JW - "yes"
Me - "You just told me your bible was translated by bible scholars"
JW - "Yes"
Me - "who are the scholars? - what are their names?"
JW - "Their names are not printed here - but I do know they are bible scholars"
Me - "how do you know? Did you just accept that as fact without the ability to research the basis of that fact?"
JW - ......"I'll need to look that up for you"
Me - "great - I look forward to seeing you again"
Never did see them again.
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My sad news
by Fe2O3Girl inas some of you on the board knew i was expecting a baby, i feel i should let you know that things have not worked out for us.. when i went for the 20 week ultrasound scan last thursday, severe problems were found with our baby's internal development.
only one kidney was detected, and it was very enlarged and polycystic.
there was no long term hope for the baby at all; if it survived to full term it could only live for hours at most.
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(((Fe203girl)))
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what inspires minimus's thought provoking questions?
by candidlynuts inwhats your inspiration min?.
or.. do you know of a secret " thought provoking question" website that you havent shared with us?.
do you have a crystal ball you consult every day and ask it " what can i ask today?".
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One thing I really respect about min - and that's his questions. The fact that he is always asking them, that is.
Some people (like me) spend most of my time telling my own story. Min, on the other hand, spends most of his time asking others about THEIR story. That's a quality I'd like to cultivate more of in myself.
Dawn (from the sometimes self-centered but working on it class)
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Letting myself get frustrated
by redskymedic inthe only jw i still have contact with is my mother, mainly due to the fact that she is close with my 12-yr old son.
she is single (divorced actually), cleans for a living, if that's what you can call it and has no other children.
while she doesn't shun me per se, she certainly isn't overly friendly and keeps most of our communication limited to grandkid info.
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I've realized that other people's cruelity doesn't control whether or not I do the loving thing.
I agree!
Redsky - I'm in that position now. My mom does talk to me, but won't do "social" things with me very often. She is elderly and is loosing her sight. My dad passed away a few years back and my brothers are not here to help (one lives too far away, the other one doesn't want to). So it has been left up to my husband and I to take care of everything for my mom.
Sometimes I'm tempted to say "NO!" - but in the end, I know that I have a responsibility to take care of her. And in fulfilling my responsibility, I build my own self-esteem. I can look in the mirror and be proud of the person I am and how I have handled this situation. I haven't allowed the borg and their actions to alter my own humanity.
Another thing to think about - your son will be watching how you deal with this and will learn by it. I have a son who is now 18 and has watched me take care of my mom for the past several years. He knows how frustrated I get, and he knows why I continue to care for her. I would like to think that he learns a positive lesson from this and will remember it when I'm old and going blind .