Hortensia

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  Winter in China - Snow in Kunming

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  kunming (capital of yunnan province in south china, near the border with myanmar) has a reputation of being a city with a climate of perpetual spring.

  neither winter or summer is extreme (on average) so its news when it snows:.

  (images from people's daily).

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  Hortensia

  I've always wanted to go see the winter festival in Harbin -- never made it. Love those photos, thanks for sharing.
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  Goodbye to all

  by abiather in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i say goodbye to all of you because of the tremendous pressure from my family members who are jws.. anyhow, i enjoyed my association with you for a short period!

  it is part of life, as the bible says: we are all temporary residents here (hebrews 11:13).

  this is my favorite scripture that has helped me to remain always balanced and equi-poised, helping me not to be greedy towards things or people expecting from them too much!.

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  Hortensia

  Yeah, come back one of these days! The coffee is always on, someone's always awake to say hello.
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  What does 2014 mean to you

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sometime in the early 1990s i made a commitment to myself that if the end did not come in 2014 i was going to walk away.

  then i started thinking - if i waited until 2014 i would be 57 years old with very few options.

  that is when i realized that i needed to make changes to get my life back.

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  Hortensia

  2014 well, I'm humming a little Beatles ditty, will you still need me, will you still feed me, etc.

  one year to Medicare!! Then I can live anywhere, my fantasy is Sitka or Sewell.
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  So, today I ran into one of my accusers that were on my jc

  by label licker in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  and she tried to act as if she were by best friend, hugs and all.

  i told her the elders were dirty getting her and her family to come in at the last minute and be my accusers yet none of them could remember anything from six years ago.

  i told her this was all on account of her brother.

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  Hortensia

  Good for you!
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  SO you turned your back on God

  by maccauk11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok so you had a bad experience and you stopped going to church which ever one that is.

  but did you stop believing or are you that peeved you blame god etc.

  i would encourage you to humble yourself before your messiah and seek him, he will let himself be found by you and come dwells within you.

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  Hortensia

  mmm, piss off
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  What a great first Christmas!

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what a great day!.

  once the kids were in bed, i set up my daughters new kitchen play set took me a little over 2 hours but was fun.

  this morning we came down stairs and the joy on my kids faces and the wow!

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  Hortensia

  Love those pictures -- happy little kids, wrapping paper everywhere, and lots of goodies
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  Can I get a Merry Christmas?

  by KariOtt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its almost 9:30pm christmas night.

  due to hubby being a jw i am never invited to any holiday dinners.

  christmas, easter, thanksgiving ect.

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  Hortensia

  Merry Christmas and a bright new year!
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  New here

  by winnie12 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey i'm new here, i've been reading up so much here and on other sites about tatt and it has really settled a nagging feeling of doubt within me.

  truly i have been lied to and have been trapped in this cult.

  i've been suffering with depression, anxiety, attempted suicide, hospitalization, anti depressants, loneliness all this while being in supposedly surrounded by "the happiest people" on earth.

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  Hortensia

  Tough times -- I can tell you from personal experience that you will be happier once you are out on your own, getting an education and living a more interesting life. Making some plans will help you feel better, and then working on your plans step by step will make you feel even better. I think you'll bet to know loads of people at the university, and make some friends there. In the meantime, share how you feel here. Lots of people with similar experiences, we understand how you feel.
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  A simple test.

  by Lightgrowsbrighter in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  (for source information, please scroll down to the bottom of this post.).

  simple test.

  am i a christian or a pharisee?

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  Hortensia

  oh what a load of codswallop
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  Just out of curiosity, how many elders (current & ex) do we have here?

  by mrquik in

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  Hortensia

  It isn't exactly equal here if you all keep attributing some sort of significance to someone's being/have been an elder. That is all part of the wtbts, and I thought you all had left the wtbts behind? Elder or not, what kind of person are you now? What are you in the REAL world, not the WT world?