Posts by Dia

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Terrible Anxiety Attack Last Night....

by Sentinel in

i've been dealing with so much stuff lately, and thinking that i was "doing alright".

i'm not on any medication.

i have had emotional issues due to times of severe stress years ago, and took medication, but the main thing is, i worked through all of that.

Dia

My heart goes out to you and all those living where you are.

Keep in mind, you could get shot by a sniper. Or you could get hit by a bus. Or anywhere, anytime, a plane could fall out of the sky and obliterate you).

As a panic sufferer, I keep an article on my wall about a shopping mall that exploded when a water heater blew up inside. (How do you prepare for that????!)

You just never know.

Some things are just not worth worrying about.

There's nothing to do but do your best day by day.

Are there any loose ends that need to be tidied up for you to be prepared for 'the end'? Guardianship, setting down a will, etc. I'm sorry if this seems morbid, but it can also give you peace of mind.

A wonderful book which you might find enjoyable right now is called, 'The Gift of Fear' by Gavin DeBecker.

He would also say, 'Don't watch the local news' Because it's like having somebody banging on your windows screaming, 'Your life is in danger! You must listen to me!'

And THAT'S the 'normal' local news - when we're NOT faced with the things you currently are.

Our hearts are with you all.

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A Night With The Sex Slaves From Hell.

by Englishman in

it's absolutely true, her ladyship and i spent saturday night with the sex slaves from hell.. we'd driven down to celtic country - cornwall - to view the eden project wow, don't miss it, it's stunning!

more on that another time.. but..saturday night we visited charlestown, where we decided to have a few bevvies at an interesting looking pub called the rashleigh arms.

inside there was playing an outstanding band that put me in mind of fairport convention on speed.

Dia

'I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips than you and your finery'

There's a group I don't hear people talk about! (But then, actually, I never did.)

I've always loved their sound but it's always had a certain 'eeriness' to it. Perhaps it's the 'celtic' influence.

Sandy Dennis, right?

Where is she now?

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"No one knows the date or time..."

by Dia in

the reason no one knows the date or time of 'the end' - and that no one needs to know - is because being a christian is about how you live!

right now and today.

not about protecting yourself from dying or figuring out unknowable things or making sure you sneak in under the wire.

Dia

Thanks for your replies. My friend advised me to, 'Be merciful with JW's' and what you say would speak to that.

But it's so hard to be merciful to people who are doing so much evil, however inadvertently.

I just can't believe it's also 'unknowingly'.

Edited by - Dia on 8 October 2002 20:19:55

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New novel with major JW themes

by Jankyn in

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for those who might be interested: i recently read an advance review copy of a new novel, <i>by way of water,</i> by charlotte gullick (blue hen press, 2002).

pretty good first novel, i'd say, but the most interesting thing for me was that the characters' involvement with jehovah's witnesses was a main theme for the novel, and not merely a minor plot point.. set in northern california in 1977 and told through the eyes of 7-year-old justy, the novel tells the story of the unravelling of a family because of the violence and alcoholism of the father and the alienation that the mother's involvement in jws causes.

it's also fairly accurate about the religion--only big gaffe i caught was singing from a brown songbook, when in 1977 we were all using the old mauve <i>singing and accompanying yourselves with music in your hearts.</i>.

Dia

I think there hasn't been very much because the WTS would probably threaten to sue.

To be really fair, the author should have directed people to various places to find out more. The Kingdom Hall, the WTS website and HERE! (Course we can always include that at Amazon).

Overall, was it favorable to JWs?? (I would imagine so, given the back flap comments).

Thanks for sharing.

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"No one knows the date or time..."

by Dia in

the reason no one knows the date or time of 'the end' - and that no one needs to know - is because being a christian is about how you live!

right now and today.

not about protecting yourself from dying or figuring out unknowable things or making sure you sneak in under the wire.

Dia

The REASON no one knows the date or time of 'the end' - and that no one NEEDS to know - is because being a Christian is about how you live! Right now and today. Not about protecting yourself from dying or figuring out unknowable things or making sure you sneak in under the wire.

It's about how you're living your life. Right here. Right now.

And in every moment and every situation in your life. And you don't have to be perfect either.

Is this not the epitomy of what Jehovah's Witnesses do NOT know?

And all the time and energy they could be spending BEING good Christians, they use instead to study to death every little Bible frivality anyone could ever suppose.

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TRICKY SITUATION update

by bay64me in

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some of you responded to a recent thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=35873&site=3.. last week i was confronted by the lady next door asking me if i had reported her to the social services.

i had not and told her so.

she then went on to say that although her partner and her did have loud arguments, the children were not at risk.

Dia

You need to get in touch with a Battered Women's group. They're everywhere.

She probably doesn't know they exist.

"But I Love Him" is an excellent book (written for teen-age girls but insightful for everyone) and might open her eyes to her situation and how her children are being hurt by it.

Good luck.

Try to get involved with others because battered women can be very frustrating. They're maddeningly 'on again', 'off again' and have ZERO insight into their situation.

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Bash the Catholics here.

by JG in

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reading one of the other threads got me thinking.

what is the root of anti-catholic sentiment.

i was raised a catholic, still catholic, and have never heard a good reason why some people dislike catholicism.

Dia

I have truly found 'home' in Catholicism.

There are an amazing number of avenues of faith in the church to reach out to people, from any walk of life and at any stage in their faith.

Catholicism reaches out to us in every human way. Intellectually and sensually and it deeply touches our hearts and our love for our fellow man.

Catholicism is so rich with scripture and tradition and, most importantly, is shared by people from every walk of life, and all around the world.

I've been through all that oogly-boogly, 'shivers up the spine' stuff when it comes to the beauty of Catholicism (raised a JW). Even condemning and afraid of those 'satanic' statues of Mary.

What a degrading and horrible thing JWs do to other people's faith, for which they have NO respect. And yet, Catholics would say, 'Be merciful to Jehovah's Witnesses'.

It is an extremely challenging faith, in the best possible ways.

Very, very hard for an exjw to 'allow' even a curiousity of this faith. But if you ever come around to it, it's really 'growing up' in your Christian faith.

To me, it is very much the essence of Christianity.

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TO LURKING JW ELDERS- THE LIST

by jst2laws in

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here is the current list of former (some present) elders .

for over a year i lurked as an elder on h2o and this board.

for some time i feared i was the most evil appointed servant in the history of the organization for lurking here.

Dia

Thank you. You're special people. All of you.

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Confusion!!!

by santacruzchick in

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i'm soooo confused!!!

i grew up in the 'truth'.

about 4 years ago my parents divorced.

Dia

God is always near and He hears you wherever you are. Spend some time talking to Him about your situation and your feelings and thoughts.

It seems rough and confusing now, but eventually, you will work your way through this and find what you need.

If you look, you will see that JWs worship and trust the Watchtower Society and the Governing Body, a group of ordinary men (tho they wouldn't say that) in Brooklyn, New York. And not God.

God is not amused. God is not deceived.

But God is not hiding, either.

'Seek and ye shall find. Knock and it shall be opened.'

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Death in family/JW funeral

by wednesday in

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this has been a most dreadful 2 weeks for me.

my mother, a faithful jw, finally died after a long illness.i had been by her side all the way., my brother& wife , the jw ,rarely made an apperance-but showed up at last minute to make sure he got her jewelry.

he rarely showed up because i am not active so not considered good association.also he had no close feelings for her.

Dia

You may find a place to grieve in the Catholic church. This month, October, they have a special mass for those who have died (anytime). And all who are grieving, or remembering or celebrating the memory of someone (and anyone who is interested) can come, and be together. It is unspeakably beautiful. And makes me very, very weepy. It is quite something for an exjw to attend. Having been around to bury people so coldly.

I so believe we all go 'somewhere' after death.

In Mexico, they have 'the Day of the Dead' at this time. And it is quite a tradition for all the family to come out to the cemetary with candles and a picnic. They actually stay at the cemetary through the entire nite. All the families, together, they fill all the gravesites. I've never seen it in person, but I find it to be a beautiful faith tradition.

I'll be thinking of you this year.

I feel for your son, to be caught between such hard places during a very hard year.

May God bless you all.