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  Do you have / admire Charisma?

  by The Rebel in

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  "charisma is a certain quality of an individual personality by virtue of which the person is set apart from ordinary people and treated as exceptional".

  as a kid i was afraid of such charisma, as it was usually the quality i noticed elders, head masters, and parents had to exercise with unloving authority over me.. but now i think about it "charisma" doesn't need be only for people with authority.

  " charisma" is something even we can have?

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  Greetings, The Rebel:

  Whatever makes one attractive to others -- looks, manner, intellect, talent -- can be boon or bane to the holder. In many a situation, a friendly, outgoing individual may capture the heart of another individual (or, many) and be quite incapable of reciprocating in the measure the starstruck one expects.

  Onstage as a performer for many years, I have a little experience with audiences. They can love you but forget you once you're offstage. Or, they may hate you from the start. It's a difficult road to hoe, that of a performer.

  It's like the adoring masses who worship a public figure and see only the outside. What would it be like to live with that "beautiful" person?

  Anyway, mon ami, that's an aspect of charisma, as I perceive it.

  I always enjoy reading you . . .
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  VERTIGO: 'My head is moving through space where, in reality, it is not.'

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, fellow posters:.

  wishing you well and offering my sympathy if you've ever experienced vertigo.

  my neighbor is a physical therapist and told me about the epley maneuver, which i am now researching.. have you ever been through this hell of total incapacitation?.

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  Greetings, Fellow Posters:

  Wishing you well and offering my sympathy if you've ever experienced vertigo. My neighbor is a physical therapist and told me about the Epley Maneuver, which I am now researching.

  Have you ever been through this hell of total incapacitation?

  Best . . .
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  An Un-Shun Day

  by Heartsafire in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was thinking about how many of us here are either being shunned or know someone who is being shunned.

  although highly unlikely, it would be wonderful if this horrible practice was completely eliminated.. i know we have the wt victims memorial day in the summer, but does anyone know of any grassroots sort of movement to have a jw break the silence day on shunning?

  we could encourage and promote for all jw's who have a df'd friend or family member to contact that person on that day--maybe even with the excuse that they need to check on them.. i know that it won't demolish the shunning policy, but at least a day like this could shed some light on the harmful practice to those outside the jw community as well as providing an unofficial designated day for jws to reach out to those they're shunning.

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  The 'powers that be' would have an apoplectic! -- Tallon

  An apoplectic apologetic apocalyptic apologist . . . quite a conundrum!

  Yes, an unshun, fun day in the sun would be wonderful.

  Sorry . . .
  
  
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  What is "marked"?

  by LifesNotOver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been curious for a while ... what is it when people type "marked" in their posts?

  what does it mean and how does it work?

  thanks..

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  Iown Mylife:

  When I want to save any page on any website, bookmarking works on both my DELL and my Apple. I'm not sure about the logon element because I remain logged on here. Or, you can save a page to docs on your pc.

  Hope this helps.
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  What is "marked"?

  by LifesNotOver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been curious for a while ... what is it when people type "marked" in their posts?

  what does it mean and how does it work?

  thanks..

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  Simon has asked we not do that . . .

  I believe because it's wasteful of a post.
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  Does it not dawn on the cart witnesses?

  by jambon1 in

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  2. friends

  i sat in town recently, right in the window of a nice wee pub.

  within minutes i realised that i had a perfect view of a jw cart and the two ridiculously dressed jw's (they have absolutely no individuality at all.

  what's more, they all look like they're going to a funeral).

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  Appearances. It's all about appearances, but to a spiritual end.

  I loved to quote from the WT at meetings. There was a study article years ago that made the point that otherwise unreceptive people will remember what they heard us say, but at Jehovah's appointed time. They would finally get the meaning of our message. Alas! It would be too late.

  If I had to work alone in service -- and didn't want to talk to anybody -- I would walk up and down the streets in town, dressed in full-Witness garb. Passersby would know that a prophet was in their midst. Perhaps, Jehovah would unseal my reluctant lips, and I would share the message of salvation with a searching-for-the-truth pedestrian.

  Yes, that was me . . .
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  Why is it so hurtful to be shunned? Why object to it?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it seems like many feel hurt or saddened by the practice of shunning by witnesses.. yes, when ones who we were close to, perhaps family or ones we thought were close friends choose to follow the warped directions of the society, it may seem hurtful.. but really, our reaction is up to us.

  the fact is, these ones have shown that in reality, their love for us was never real or genuine.

  no, those relationships were superficial and lacking in substance.

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  I appreciate your thoughts, stuckinarut2. They, as well as those expressed by other posters, have helped me.

  In my own attempt to deal with shunning, I try to be objective and not allow emotion to put everyone who appears to be shunning me into the same basket. Most individuals are busy with their lives -- or maybe a bit negligent about staying in touch -- and have given no thought whatsoever to a deliberate shun. Maybe some think I'm shunning them . . .

  Even here on the forum, not everyone is our friend or reads our posts. Some people do like us but just don't get around to talking to us. One of my dearest friends simply doesn't write or phone or do social media. He's not shunning me. When we meet, one-on-one, we get caught up.

  Took a while, but my skin is thicker. I know who my real friends are.

  THANKS!
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  The Sea

  by compound complex in

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  the sea once held this youngster's heart within its mighty bosom.i loved and cherished the sea, stretching outward beyond infinity.

  i took to the e'er dreary landscape, the dank surroundings soothing me, enveloping me in crawling mists that were more welcomed to me than the evaporating rays of a cavorting summer sun.i, however, am no longer that pensive lad who found comfort in the dark and cold and deep blue sea.

  today, a man in the physical sense, i no longer possess that childlike fascination with my former abode.

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  I AM ADRIFT, WITHOUT RUDDER, in a sea of broken dreams.
  My mind descends into a tangle of seaweed that pulls my

  Hapless frame downward into a black and sinister realm that
  Holds its jailed without pity, with scant hope of future release.

  I do love the land and all her beauty but fear the sea; I'm no
  Fool who'd put life and limb at peril in search of new worlds.

  Alone in my thoughts, I roam dread shores of lands whose
  Roiling, uncharted waters of soul and spirit shall swallow

  Me alive . . . in death's throes victorious.
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  Is this an "all-time" Low?

  by Je.suis.oisif in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just wanted to vent, nothing more.

  my aunt died in edinburgh last week.

  her obituary facilitates adding candles & personal messages.

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  Greetings, je.suis.oisif:

  I'm sorry that your aunt has died. I was close to several of my aunts, including great aunts.

  On Facebook, my JWs -- bless their hearts -- rarely have an original thought. Invariably, they post a ready-made JW.ORG sermon and image.

  Do they count their time???

  I dunno . . .
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  CNN doc 'Holy Hell'

  by Worldling9 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i just saw the documentary 'holy hell' on cnn, about a cult called buddhafield.

  it was a small group but has existed since the 80s and still has a few followers.

  classic cult stuff, much of which i found eerily familiar.

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  Hi, Mary! Welcome home!