tell us what you dreamt about, then tell us what you think it meant .
what did you dream about?
i can't remember .
Once I had a dream that i was singing the US national anthem (which i like singing because its a damn good tune) at the assembly hall with everyone watching me....then I ran around looking for the kitchen because I was hungry.
I used to have many many dreams about being at an assembly/convention and looking for a seat all by myself, or getting lost and having someone help me find my way...hmmmm, interesting...
i have been told to study this book with a sister so that i may can be indoctrinatedadjusted according to bullshitaccurate knowledge.. i dont have this book, nor do i remember reading it, or studying it, just wanted a head's up from those of you who may have it, or know where i can read a copy of it online...any help is really appreciated.. thank you in advance!.
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Thanks dedpoet and EW, and everyone else's supportive comments
I was just asking since a family member is pressuring me to study it with a sister so that I may come back into their good graces again....if I do study it, then they will consider talking to me again, and having me back into their lives...bribery or blackmail, i cant tell which this is...
i just wanted to see what this book was about.....and you guys are right, I cant stand even reading past the first page.... OK, wow, this book was written for grade 3's. I am insulted that she thinks that I have fogotten all the simplistic JW dogma that I was ever taught!
wow...just sitting here lookin at my screen dumbfounded....she must think I'm AN IDIOT!?
i have been told to study this book with a sister so that i may can be indoctrinatedadjusted according to bullshitaccurate knowledge.. i dont have this book, nor do i remember reading it, or studying it, just wanted a head's up from those of you who may have it, or know where i can read a copy of it online...any help is really appreciated.. thank you in advance!.
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It's not just a river in Egypt,......:-)
LoL Twitch ;-)
lately i've come to the conclusion that i cannot change my past 14 wasted years with the borg; i can only learn from my experiences and resolve to improve on my life from here on out.
i no longer have to "wait for jehovah" or the "new system" to make my life better; i can apply my own intellect, power of reasoning, and free will to accomplish what i want to do.. one thing i've come to appreciate is that had i not been a jw, and in turn an ex-jw, i may have never actually questioned the deep philosophical issues that are discussed on this board.
i may be stuck as a "nominal" christian (forgive the wt-speak), being content to half-heartedly believe what i was raised to believe.
The positives i take away from being a jehovah's witness is learning about biblical love, and other interesting subjects, and learning about other cultures. It taught me to view humankind as one big family, I think that's one positive thing they do teach..
i'm looking for the art that was in the back of the "sing praises to jehovah" songbook.
i tried some image searches, but no luck.
anybody know where i can find this without actually purchasing the book?
Remember the one old guy who had his hands clutching his chest while singing with his eyes closed?
I drew a BIG ARROW sticking out of his chest at the meeting one Sunday, making my brother crack up at the seat! LOL! i still laugh thinking about that.....
the other singing (priests?) men eventually got drawn with various things coming out of their mouth,
sorry i wasnt any help......
did you ever sense that your own brothers and sisters looked down upon you?
I think it was 2 memorials ago when I went, and I visited an old congregation of mine, and this one sister went so far so as to look down her nose in my direction (which she could since she is a foot taller - I'm 5'0) THEN turned her nose up in the air, did not look me in the face, and walked away. I kid you not, she did just that.
many others were alot kinder and nicer just to see me there, but that one sister stood out in my mind.
Some looked down on me when i started to go to less and less meetings, only a few would speak to me, the others were obviously of such high caliber spirituality that they wouldnt think of tarnishing themselves by saying hello to me. lol
were you looked down apon, minimus?
yep, i opened a letter and received a highlighted 5 page print out from the watchtower library cd.
i find it somewhat insulting they think i'm lost and wasting my life.
i'm curious to see how others have responded to this kind of treatment..
(((mavie)))
sorry to hear that your parents wrote you a letter like that...
just a side thought, when I read the title of your thread, i was excited, I thought I was going to read about how your parents lovingly welcomed you back with open arms and threw a sumptious feast for you, and didnt expect any acts of repentence from you....
sorry to hear that they treated you like the pharisees that they emulate...
when i started researching i was still convinced that jws had the truth.
so i read some critical articles by ex-jws about certain teaching and i started to do some more research.. at this time i have successfully faded and no longer believe anymore.
but i can remember the moment when i first allowed the thought in my mind that it could all be false and not the truth.
I concur with the above posters...at first when I was just a fader but still a believer, i felt some guilt at not going
when I started doing more research it was like the scales were falling off of my eyes,,,,,i was soooo relieved to find that I wasnt a fool for not believing what was being written...everything I was learning just confirmed what I felt in my gut, that I was following men.
Feels soooooooooooo GOOD to know that they are JUST men.
I am no longer brainwashed!
a fledging relationship goes up in smoke.
it was 1973 and the wt was in full cult mode.
they wanted to purify the organization in preparation for the coming "great day of jehovah.
tsof,
I hope you and your dad can reconnect again
i dont believe much of the societys teachings anymore.
but theres one thing that i carried with me all my life:
when everything is false, what is about those stories about demons, seances and all that stuff that is out in the world?
Excellent points to ponder
If demons are real, then god must exsist, since demons are just fallen angels, right?
I wonder how atheists explain paranormal activity?
I am open-minded to all sorts of possibilites, I will never let myself follow one way of thinking ever again...so i choose to let the facts speak for themselves...
is there paranormal activity,? yes, thousands of people couldnt be making up stories, most of these stories have basis on reality and fact.
can i explain them? maybe it's demons and aliens?
or demons pretending to be aliens? lol i dont know....I just know that unexplained events do occur.
As for the JW aspect of it, I am excited to learn that other religions could ward off demon attacks as well, and i've even heard of experiences where good standing JW's calling on Jehovah's name had NO effect on the demon attack.
