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  So tired of life

  by LouBelle in

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  2. friends

  i am so tired of waking up without hope.

  so tired of fighting one more day...i just want it to end as painless as possible.

  i truly don't have the willpower or strength anymore..

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  humbled

  Dear Loubelle,

  You said it. It is trying, trying, trying without things coming around AND a sense that our own poor decisions have put us there that eats away at hope.

  Do you hear how many of us have done that? We wish we were all close to you, physically right now.

  For a flash I wished you were a drinker so you could go to AA meetings :) where you are surrounded by others who have your struggles in life too.

  You hang on, we can feel how wonderful you are even if we are not in the same room. I have been in your shoes too. Joy can come back.
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  Got an interview

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as some of you know, i had no job last year, then finally got something in an industry that i know nothing about.

  the environment and people haven't been the best, but i had to stick it out and hope that things would improve.

  i have kept my eye and ears open for opportunities more in my field of expertise - which is print advertising.. i sent through my cv for a job i saw advertised in the newspaper for an advertising sales rep - applied and now i have an interview to go too tomorrow.. i've learnt not to get my hopes up - i am glad for the interview and i hope it goes well..

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  humbled

  LouBelle, You made my morning cup of tea sweeter!

  Glad you are out there DOING! It will happen. My middle daughter also had to decide whether to throw in the towel in a situation like yours or else come out fighting. She is doing fine. Living on her own and, still a bit of struggle for steady employment, making it.

  You'll get your foot in the door somewhere--She "interned" at a magazine for the networking and the experience and it looked good on her resume--and eventually work came through.

  Jobs are hard to come by for this younger generation, me thinks. I know life is always a struggle, is hard. But you have friends. Know your worth, LouBelle, no matter what. We feel it. Just own it, yourself. And keep us posted.

  Love you, Maeve
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  Anyone know why Will Gorham was taken off the road?

  by goatshapeddemon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they were a great co couple (he wasn't much of a speaker but...).

  heard awhile back they were removed from the circuit work.

  curious why..

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  humbled

  Dear Goat,

  If your dad gets their address please pm me.

  Maeve
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  Anyone know why Will Gorham was taken off the road?

  by goatshapeddemon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they were a great co couple (he wasn't much of a speaker but...).

  heard awhile back they were removed from the circuit work.

  curious why..

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  humbled

  well....?
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  Anyone know why Will Gorham was taken off the road?

  by goatshapeddemon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they were a great co couple (he wasn't much of a speaker but...).

  heard awhile back they were removed from the circuit work.

  curious why..

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  humbled

  Will Goram was our circuit overseer @2004-2007. He was respectful and reasonable when I brought up the concern that eventually put me out of the "Truth". His demeanor and humility during that long and private (one other local brother) discussion was the nearest thing to encouragement I ever received for trying to follow my conscience. I have warm memories of him and Bonnie.

  The next CO after him wanted my head on a platter.

  Maeve
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  Questions for Believers about the Soul

  by cantleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at what point do you believe the soul is made / inserted?

  in which of the gametes is the soul or the information for the soul stored, sperm or ovum.

  is it inserted at fertilisation, some other point during embryogenesis or is it during fetal development?

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  humbled

  What about twins that don't separate--Siamese twins?

  How to parse that out?
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  How long did Jesus shun Peter for denying him 3 times?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the answer is, of course, that jesus did not shun peter.. jesus expected human weakness to reveal itself.

  (matt 26:34 jesus said unto him...before the rooster crows, thou shalt deny me three times.).

  jesus did not judge people for their weakness.

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  humbled

  What a clear distinction between Jesus dealing with us and the way the cold-hearted Corp treats us. They truely are the evil slave.
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  A Mother's Story of loss of her son..............

  by Balsam in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  some names have been changed or removed to protect those in the family who would not want their names known, or are still active jw's.

  ruth .

  a mothers regret for a religious devotion.

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  humbled

  What a nightmare. I am so sorry it happened to you.

  I was believing the same as you. O, if that had happened to me and a child of mine!

  Thanks for being so kind to others that you wrote this. I hope you feel God's comfort as time goes on. Your Dak seems like a fellow who would be sad if you carried this burden on and on. He seemed so to love you.

  Maeve
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  Are you going to heaven?

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  greetings:are you convinced (with all due humility, of course) of your future destination according to religious beliefs?

  perhaps you'd simply like to journey through outer space, but return eventually to our beautiful planet, earth .

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  humbled

  I love you Mouthy-in -Ontario. I lurk around your post because you make me happy. I hope I end up where ever you are in the here-after.

  take care, Mouthy,

  Maeve-in-Arkansas
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  Lili Boulanger (21 August 1893 – 15 March 1918)

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  there are stories that cannot be written and shouldn't be told because the truth of those stories cannot be embraced on first hearing.

  our real life intrudes in every detail and we have so little time to give.

  yet, here i am proposing to tell you one of those stories.

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  humbled

  This was my afternoon musical treasure. thanks for sharing her music and her story.

  Maeve