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  Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

  never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

  (btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

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  AllTimeJeff

  Also, I will get to your very cool PMs soon. Hopefully tomorrow. :)
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  Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

  never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

  (btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

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  AllTimeJeff

  Hey everyone. I am honestly touched. Thanks for that. (Besty, I appreciate your great contributions and work in helping people online learn about JWs)

  I am surprised so many people thought I was well adjusted. In some respects, I am. In other areas, I've had to come face to face with the deep wounds that are my own. We all have theM. For whatever reason, I didn't like posting about them. I wish I did. I know I represented myself as strong, and probably there were some days I felt responsible to be strong For you, to say "The Borg doesn't have to beat you." Like somehow, admitting I was in pain was weak, when in fact, the opposite is true. It takes a stronger person to be honest than to ignore the pain.

  Here's the good news. I can now say I used to be a JW, went to Africa, had some bodacious experiences and started life over. That's progress For me. I couldn't even talk about what happened with me for years. It's taken a while in that front.

  For me, and probably most of us, to be able to move on means that we acknowledge there will always be a scar, and wrinkles along the eyes of our soul. But at least, we've lived, and continue to strive.
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  Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

  never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

  (btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

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  Rufus, I PM'd you. You might be having browser issues. Browser compatability is the cause of all the worlds problems out side of JW's....

  OM, in certain respects, I am doing very well. I haven't made friends easily, and that is a big issue with me. So, I don't know how else to address it except with people who will at least understand why. What you said makes sense, and I am grateful that I have made it this far. I am definitely not depressed like I was. Frankly, thats probably the reason why I am back here. I am sort of ready to really live, and that means just being who I am, recognizing where I come from, and stop being so damn judgemental about it all. :)
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  24 hour field service marathon ??

  by gingerbread in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  field service for up to twenty-four hours non-stop.... it's a bit of a fad in our area with pioneers - the twenty somethings especially.

  we've heard from other family members and a jw friend that it's a thing in their part of the country as well.. it sounds like a group decides on a day and then piles into a van or suv to 'work' the territory - 12, 18 and even 24 hours.. anyone else hearing of this?.

  ginger.

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  We used to start at 5:00 AM. My record I think is a 13 hour day. I'm pretty sure that was the last day of the month. ;)
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  Re: Moving to where there is a need for publishers in another language

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: moving to where there is a need for publishers in another language .

  dear brothers: .

  many of our brothers and sisters are learning another language to help sincere individuals to seek god .

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  AllTimeJeff

  This is their yearly letter, hoping to get the younger late teen/early 20's crowd interested in doing something with their life. Looking for a sucker as always
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  Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

  never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

  (btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

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  Oops! Down under applies to NZ too. Apologies!
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  Surrounded - Yet All Alone at the same Time

  by offgrid5150 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been lurking for a while,but figured i'd introduce myself.

  i was born in, and i'm 30 years old.

  it's hard to just read as a guest, and not share with anyone eventually.

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  AllTimeJeff

  I love the Matrix analogy on so many levels. I think I may watch that movie today.

  Waking up is hard to do, accepting that there really is a whole other world of reality is difficult. That is what takes time, and figuring your place in it. It's not just about waking up your family, its about rehabbing you as well.
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  Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

  never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

  (btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

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  AllTimeJeff

  Thanks Lois. :)
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  Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

  never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

  (btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

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  AllTimeJeff

  karter, is aussie beer more lager than ale? I have developed a great love for west coast pale ales and certain IPA's over in the states.

  Thanks!
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  Surrounded - Yet All Alone at the same Time

  by offgrid5150 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been lurking for a while,but figured i'd introduce myself.

  i was born in, and i'm 30 years old.

  it's hard to just read as a guest, and not share with anyone eventually.

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  AllTimeJeff

  Hi there!

  This will be a long journey to wake family up and somehow fade. No clue how I will do this, but figured id check in for some support :)

  Be smart, be vulnerable, be patient. This place will have its theological arguments from time to time, but one thing most of us KNOW is that JW's are a cult, and that leaving is not easy. On that score, you can count on great support and advice from a variety of people from different backgrounds who used to be JW's.

  Best of luck to you. Remember, be patient, this will be a process.