i'm wondering if anyone here is from san diego, mostly east county -- ?.
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Thanks for all your responses! I guess I was trying to find people who I might have known in the past -- but getting together would be great, too!
So, let me rephrase this:
Is there anyone on the list that ever lived in the East County of San Diego druing the 60's, 70's, or 80's?
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this image comes from photoshopfaceoff.com...if it doesn't look like a jw i don't know what does...
No calls here, either -- and when I was a pioneer, we were going over and over the same territory! Yet no one ever comes to my door -- amazing. Shame on them for not working their territory well!
this will probably apply to few here, but to me it'll always be that way.
it's the what if syndrome maybe, but it's always there.
i still think that as a core belief system the jw's have it right, even if their delivery isn't always right.
Leaving -- or not attending, or not being a "regular publisher," or being inactive -- activates fear and guilt. We were told forever that fear is what fuels false religion. Hellfire? Fear. Limbo? Fear. Yet, how is the fear of Armaggedon any different?
I used to say that, with JW's, all the pieces were there. Everything fits -- it MUST be the truth. Prophecies, answers to all questions . . . I also asked myself if I would have become a JW if it had been offered to me. If someone had come to my door, would I have invited them in? I thought that since my mother had found "the truth" for me, perhaps I didn't count. After all, I was just raised as a JW -- what would I have done if my mother wasn't so inclined? Was it a mistake that I was "in the truth" ?
Your musings sound very similar to what still echoes in my brain from time to time, like a whisper of a hint of an echo -- what if they're right?
Then I'm reminded of Nostredamus' (sp?) prophecies -- a bunch of them were amazing and right on cue, enough to make you believe -- until you hear about the others that were WAY off. Same is true of the many "prophecies" quoted by the society; 1975? Didn't happen. On and on . . . what it comes down to is whether we live true and authentic lives. If you believe in a higher power -- a power that actually cares what goes on down here in Smallsville -- then leave it to that power to decide. That power is the one that you can rely on -- why do you need a prescription? Do this, do that, step sideways, walk forward -- you'll have eternal life if you do. How about just doing the right thing -- treating your fellow man with kindness and compassion, and stop worrying about your fate. No matter what your beliefs, all we have is now.
Namaste
stacey
i finally made contact with an exjw sister that i knew while growing up.
let me explain.... when i was young(pre-teen to late teens), my family met at her parents house for book study.
her family was always considered one of the more "spiritual" families in the hall, if not the entire surrounding area.
Hemp lover --
It's a "pay it forward" response -- life is now and in the future, and I'm so glad that J's response made you pick up that phone. What if we all did that? Whew -- maybe the attitude of the world would shift, ever so slightly. Isn't it GREAT to reconnect?????????
Good for you!
gadfly
my husband's company throws a big xmas party in vegas every year and we are going to go.
i have never been to a xmas party so i have nooooo idea what you wear and not sure how to act.
please help!
Okay -- more info, please.
what kind of company and what are the ages of who are attending -- and you? Where is it? (fancy or not)
Tell me more about YOU -- and I can offer some advice. Xmas parties can be hideous OR fun -- depends on your mindset while attending!
if anyone is interested in meeting once a month (on a wednesday nite) for dinner or drinks, pm me.
i would like to get to know some of you guys face to face.
What part of San Diego? I just asked the same question and someone sent me the link to your earlier post -- !
I'm in the east county -- where are you?
I could try for a Wednesday -- what are your ex-stats?
stacey
i'm wondering if anyone here is from san diego, mostly east county -- ?.
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Thank you, Denise!
You're not THAT far away -- let me know if you ever want to come down for a visit -- I'm the same way with week days, anyway, cuz I'm a teacher and CHAINEd to my job!
thanx for the link!
stacey
stacey is the one who i just recently made contact with again after over 15 years.
we spoke today for a little while and it seems that she had not heard of many of the wts doctrinal changes.
(generation, un, etc.
Yup -- thank you, Mouthy!!!!
Smiles,
stacey
well, never say never i guess.
after 3 years of shunning from my hard core jw family - my sister shows up unannounced at my firehouse yesterday to say hello.
although a brief visit - she said she had been driving by my firehouse for 2 years while going to her job and she finally got up the nerve to drop by and say hello.
Heartache possible ahead, but that just lets you know you're alive . . . nothing ventured, nothing gained.
My brother did this to me over and over again and broke my heart a multitude of times, but I always had to bite. Can't help it -- I love and miss him.
And your story gives me hope! Thank you! I hope the results are positive and freedom is ahead for sis!
gadfly
hi, i just joined this site and thought i would say hi.
my brief history is being raised as a witness, disfellowshiped for being a normal 17 year old, spending 10 years feeling guilty and thinking im going to die and so will my husband and son.
mother and father in it and always run out crying because they think they failed as parents cause none of their kids stayed in it.
Hello Pippy --
Welcome and congrats on being brave enough to say enough is ENOUGH!
I have this long time (ever since df'd) fantasy about returning to the land of the Borg and attending some meetings. It's almost like being able to speak a language -- it seems to never change -- and I'd like to sit there and look all normal and depressed -- you know, like all the other JW's -- and then just say something rational and liberated. Or . . . . maybe not. Maybe that's a pearls before swine situation . . .
But you ROCK for seeing the FOREST for the trees, even if the trees are your parents.
I know how that feels -- but like another member said, at least now you're re-instated and now you can just be INACTive and get to hang out with mum and dad! I thought about doing that, but I'm just a really bad fake -- I can't do it -- but I wish I could have. If I could have, I wouldn't have had my inheritance stolen from me . . . horrible story, but I'm sure it's not a new one.
Hang in there, you smart lady, and know you are NOT alone -- alot of us have been (or still are) there, too!
