dear friends,.
one of my greatest enjoyments is a daily walk.
i see things in far greater detail than when i am driving by.
Thank you, punkofnice and zeb, for responding.
I'm sorry, punk, that your surroundings are not so nice. Going through this thread from the beginning may brighten your horizons!
I was in Australia, zeb, about 17 years ago, on the Gold Coast. I stayed in Noosaville. Think that's the name. I wanted to move there. Loved the jacaranda trees. Eucalyptus has always been my favorite tree. Very "big" here in California. Would love to see your photos.
Best.
CoCo
dear friends,.
one of my greatest enjoyments is a daily walk.
i see things in far greater detail than when i am driving by.
dear friends,.
one of my greatest enjoyments is a daily walk.
i see things in far greater detail than when i am driving by.
it really stands out to me just how phoney the bonds of forced brotherhood are.
the smiles are paper thin when they see each other in hotels.
the laughs forced.
In reply to the post of kairos, regarding the Cow Palace:
Been there and Candlestick a few times; however, . . .
in the late '60s, I believe it was, we attended the week-long convention at Kezar stadium, San Francisco, CA. Bone chilling fog penetrated our parka-clad bodies, ensconced in sleeping bags. As the saying goes, "The coldest winter I ever saw was the summer I spent in San Francisco." [not Mark Twain]
BTW, with service in the morning and programs starting in the afternoon and concluding at around 9:00 p.m., it was a week of very long days.
CC
pointless .
pointless and a waste of time (though it is 3 o'clock in the morning) to remain in bed when the energy expended in tossing and turning can be put to better use elsewhere.
better use when i can get my mind out of the gutter and the realms of depression and despair that cater so willingly to the man held captive in his nightly horizontal prison.. i am up, thrusting myself from the uselessness of too much sleep, too much recumbence, too much nothing.. it's a given there's a force directing me beyond voluntary reflexes.
Thanks, Nancy!
Just now saw your post.
Clever, as ever!
CC
once upon a time i started a thread who is your favorite thinker and got many responses.
however revisiting that thread i noted we were to modest to name ourselves or fellow posters.
i therefore think we are either complete idiots, or modesty aside we should now name names, and restrict our answers to posters on the board.. so who on this board is your favorite thinker and why?.
You're very welcome, dear millie210!
Leo and I had only a few but, nonetheless, pleasant exchanges, in particular the antique color photos of Russia.
Regards.
CoCo
once upon a time i started a thread who is your favorite thinker and got many responses.
however revisiting that thread i noted we were to modest to name ourselves or fellow posters.
i therefore think we are either complete idiots, or modesty aside we should now name names, and restrict our answers to posters on the board.. so who on this board is your favorite thinker and why?.
millie210:
Good morning! If you look up the last of her threads, she wrote, as I recall, that she was moving on. Her departure was on a cheerful note. She is a cheerful soul!
Best.
CC
once upon a time i started a thread who is your favorite thinker and got many responses.
however revisiting that thread i noted we were to modest to name ourselves or fellow posters.
i therefore think we are either complete idiots, or modesty aside we should now name names, and restrict our answers to posters on the board.. so who on this board is your favorite thinker and why?.
I agree with the above choices.
It amazes me whence come the thoughts and expressive mode of expression of our forum thinkers. They wax on and on, so eloquently, with clever, insightful turns of phrase.
Personally, I feel and do not think too much. It's neither a conscious nor deliberate choice to be a non-thinker, a brainless wonder; I simply lack the cerebral mechanism to add one plus one and get two. Truly, I want to understand and apply what useful information my esteemed fellow posters do offer. I'm awed and odd, I guess.
Hats off to our thinkers!
CoCo
i wanted to let you know that i'm giving away the ebook version of the great apocalypse on amazon until april 8th.
http://www.amazon.com/great-apocalypse-sparlock-multiverse-book-ebook/dp/b011m755cc.
this philosophical thriller deals with several themes that will be familiar to former jehovah's witnesses.
Good morning, DT:
I remembered this from previous research, and, although possibly known to you already, you may find it interesting. There's always a term to describe everything literary, so it seems!
Best,
CoCo
Setting the story within the context of a multiverse allowed me to leave the existing mythology of Sparlock mostly unchanged while presenting dramatic events in a parallel world that expand upon those themes. However, the multiverse isn't just a plot device. The idea of traveling to other realms or worlds is integral to many of the myths and legends that appear in the novel.
i'm currently going through a bout of depression and my eating disorder has gotten worse.
ever since my parents actually told me that they are going to kick me out when i turn 18 i've felt kind of hopeless about my life.
my parents won't take me to the doctor because the psychiatrists won't have my "best interests" aka jw crap in mind, because really that's the root of all my problems.. i'm wondering if any of you guys have any advice with dealing with depression?
Dear BlackWolf:
I hope you will hang in there. Many here have responded with love and encouragement.
My spouse and I were fanatical and unreasonable with our teenager. When it came to our child doing self-harm, we snapped out of our cult mode and said, "You don't have to be a Witness, just obey the house rules. You don't have to go to the KH anymore." The rebellion stopped and peace and love came into our home.
Well, that action on our part didn't please the powers that be. But we saved our child and have a wonderful relationship still, 30 years later.
Hope this helps, though it's from a different vantage point.
Love, from a grateful father,
CoCo
