Posts by Introvert 2

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Name one POSITIVE thing you took from your experience as a Witness
by geodude in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was thinking about this at work the other day, and realized the one positive thing i can truly credit the jws with: .

i have no fear of public speaking.

i was a shy kid, fat, clumsy, with crooked glasses and worse teeth, who wore hand-me-downs in one of the wealthiest counties in all of america, who sat still while classmates got up to salute the flag or recite the pledge of allegiance.
Introvert 2

Getting used to social settings where there are lots of good smelling well dressed women around. I had lived under a rock ( more like in a machine shop ) for the first few decades of my life. I don't miss any of it really but at least it's good to know I can be at ease in social settings where there's lots of people
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Who has read Steven Hassen books?
by Beth Sarim in
1. jw
2. experiences
to me personally, steven hassen books have had a tremendous influence on my waking-up over the last years.. i have read 3 of his books.. combating cult mind control(2012 edition).

freedom of mind.

releasing the bonds.
Introvert 2

"Combatting Cult Mind Control" read it when it came out, still own the copy. The BITE model is real and I fell for it. Huge guilt button here.
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Have you ever? (Suffered a Great Disappointment?)
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have you ever suffered a great disappointment?.

well, meet william miller!______.

time: 1782 (after the american revolution and before the war of 1812).
Introvert 2

Thanks for this clear cut explanation Terry, following and sharing.
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I got a Sympathy Card in the mail
by Butterfly607 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i haven’t been to a meeting in months.

just got a sympathy card in the mail from a “sister”.

i don’t know her beyond her face.
Introvert 2

Have to say JW's have no concept of healthy boundaries . I'd do the Christmas card reply thing mentioned above for sure, too funny !!!!!!
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I got a Sympathy Card in the mail
by Butterfly607 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i haven’t been to a meeting in months.

just got a sympathy card in the mail from a “sister”.

i don’t know her beyond her face.
Introvert 2

Simon, thing is she counted time for purchasing said card, thinking about and writing a message, purchasing a stamp and then actually mailing it. Could be an extra hour or two on the senders monthly report, depending.. Is how they operate I've seen it up close and personal. ( I was an elders study )
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Thirty years a tower slave
by rickroll in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was with my brother in law when we were in service and given this book.

i have posted on this before but it got me to thinking.

it was taken from us by the local elder we talk to about it.
Introvert 2

Read it and liked it, consider it an insider's account.
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New Boy The Book is Free For The Next 30 Days
by The Bethelite in
1. jw
2. friends
for those of you that have not got my book new boy yet, it will be free for down load on amazon books.

you can down load it on your kindle for the next 30 days at no cost.

enjoy keith.
Introvert 2

Good stuff Keith, will look into it but will pay. I'd hate to freeload like a JW hehe
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Do you enjoy critical research ?
by Introvert 2 in
1. social
2. entertainment
question, are you open to and enjoy doing critical research ?.

as a trades person with little education other than being a high school vocational graduate in machine shop tech.

1980 and now a small business owner i find proper research to be essential.
Introvert 2

Here's a good link from Time, fascinating for my blue collar brain : https://time.com/5673239/left-right-politics-origins/
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Do you enjoy critical research ?
by Introvert 2 in
1. social
2. entertainment
question, are you open to and enjoy doing critical research ?.

as a trades person with little education other than being a high school vocational graduate in machine shop tech.

1980 and now a small business owner i find proper research to be essential.
Introvert 2

Question, are you open to and enjoy doing critical research ?
As a trades person with little education other than being a high school vocational graduate in machine shop tech. 1980 and now a small business owner I find proper research to be essential. Love to read and dig deep on any processes and or piece of machinery that can be useful to our endeavours. This and my manifold car motorcycle mountain bike projects and hobbies. Safe to say I'm hands on and have a thirst for knowledge.
This very thirst for knowledge is how I became entangled with the Jehovahs Witnesses for close to ten years in my late thirties. And to be honest the few times in my life that I decided to forgo proper due diligence were the times I got taken in. I think this has to do with my trusting and somewhat gullible nature if I'm not attentive, so in my case research is imperative. A fool and his money soon part ways.
Having being criticised often during my younger years for being quiet and more conservative than most probably contributed to the feelings of low self esteem I often felt then, so the few times I went with the crowd in the spirit of efficiency and wanting to fit in were my undoing in certain situations.
Having read most material on Jehovahs Witnesses I can now see how I was manipulated and taken in. I find this applies to politics as well.
I'd like to know the real reason people get so bent out of shape over here on this site for simply mentioning sources that can be counter to the majorities opinion and get labelled Left or Right ?
After all this use of "Left" or "Right" seems to be a stopper and is used very much in the same way as the WT uses 'The World' or 'Those in Good Standing' etc. Black and white thinking common to cults.
Enjoy !
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Motivations for Watchtower leadership
by GetMeOutofHere in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i’ve struggled for some time with this question.

why would the elders, cos, branch committee, helpers to gb and the gb themselves devote their lives to progressing in the organization, if the whole thing is one big sham?

i have 3 ideas so far.. 1) money.
Introvert 2

Great thread ! I've read that Nathan Knorr once said that if he'd not wound up being in charge of the WT he would of seen himself as CEO of a large department store or something of the kind. He ran a tight ship with a view to expansion. Also was not sure of the 1975 promotion but he went along with it for thew sake of corporate growth.