here's a question that i haven't seen addressed directly:.
why are there many witnesses who enjoy the organization immensely?.
no matter what you tell them, they would not dream of leaving.
Its like being in a marathon that never ends
everyone cheers you on so long as you don't stop - you can run fast, or walk.
The pointlessness is very thoroughly dismissed.
You are promised a huge prize at the end.
You don't have to think of anything else.
The disappointment of not being able to continue is hugely disappointing - you'd rather force yourself to 'happily' continue.
And as in a race JW's run on adrenalin for the most part.
bernadette
this is the second week at my new job.
it is very boring.
i feel so sad and depressed for losing the other job.
(((((((purps))))))))
I had a similar though the other day - desire to go back to 'safety' as it were. But then I thought, no, I'd have to give up being an adult with all its challenges and down times.
You up time when it comes will be all the more sweeter.
best wishes
bernadette
I wanted to ask, does anyone remember the directives from the 'Mother Ship' that is no one raised their hands during the Wacktower study to answer, the conductor of the study was a liberty to ask any of the elders present to answer!
Gill, there was something defintely along those lines - I remember my husband mentioning it on more than one occasion - it must have been brought out at an elders' meeting. My poor hubby puts his hand up (just in case) at practically every para Q.
what type of music, particular songs, cd's, etc.
always sets your feet to dancing, is absolutely irresistable???.
for me, it's 50's, 60's 70's r&r and r&b..
Sometimes do my housework to Michael Jackson or U2 - get through it zestfully and have a good ole stomp around
last monday my husband, a nice guy, after ranting for a bit about terrorists, came over to me, to kiss me i thought.
he hit my head and then started to choke me, shouting "be healed.
" i managed to get away from him and he kept yelling "be healed" and saying that i was bewitched and had put a curse on him.
that's horrendous Hortensia, I had no idea that you were in such an awful situation. Wish I lived nearer to give you some support
having had a few days to reflect on this, and resolving some conflicts, i'd like to explore this p/a aspect of human behavior.. first off, let me say that i am oftentimes p/a, usually as an effort to elicit the deeper meanings of other people.. however, sometimes i'm p/a because i'm not really sure of where i'm going in a topic: my indecision presents a p/a.. and then there are times when i'm p/a, not even knowing it.. this last realization was presented to me by another poster, some time back, when he pointed out to me how often the wts uses p/a in their literature.
i had never noticed it.
it was just part of my upbringing, my conditioning, and i naturally adopted that "way" of behaving as normal.. so, as another little p/a post .
hi ona
sounds interesting/worth exploring but don't understand what you mean by passive/aggressive behaviour - maybe you could give an example?
bernadette
http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/070323-sowell-swindle.php.
i try to give both sides of issues a fair read.. all of you who have been convinced by scientific evidence that global warming has been caused by man and can be stopped by man should read the above.. how about specific comments pertaining to the above for a change rather than simply policy wank rants??.
global warming swindleopinion editorial by thomas sowell - mar 23, 2007britains channel 4 has produced a devastating documentary titled the great global warming swindle.
todays Guardian newspaper has this article
Kate Connolly in Berlin
Friday March 23, 2007
The Guardian
Cut down on flying, sell the car and recycle your bottles. But if you really want to tackle global warming, you should stop your cow from burping.
According to scientific estimates, the methane gas produced by cows is responsible for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions. And now, German scientists have invented a pill to cut bovine burping.
The fist-sized plant-based pill, known as a bolus, combined with a special diet and strict feeding times, is meant to reduce the methane produced by cows.
i decided to take a car ride to see my good friend buttlight, who lives in wisconsin.
the first thing i did was to go in her basement .
then, to feel right at home, i ate a home made poutine .
trust you to go in there after its been given the all clear
try sitting in the closet
whats a poutine?
our little town of 600 people was but a dot on the map.
but that year was great.
i saw great mountains, camped at elevation, redwoods, tasted pomegranates and olives from the trees they grew on, dodged black widows, explored and conquered the streets of a little town named patterson.
Jeff you've really captured that feeling of intense thrill and excitement the WTS fosters in its followers re the end.
magical storytelling
who does play the literati game at yahoo games?
it is like playing a game of scrabble.
I'd like to play too.
would be new to it though.
