Posts by Hortensia

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I had a lovely weekend, how about everyone else??

by quellycatface in

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there is life outside the organisation, which i have the pleasure to have experienced, since december.

i went to a lovely church wedding saturday, followed by a reception.

hic!!.

Hortensia

Yard sales, spent some $$ on stuff I've been looking for. Worked in the community garden. Invented a new exercise. Gave myself sciatica with new exercise. Went out to the lake for a bit of a walk and some knitting. Dried a bunch of onions that were given to me. I like to use dehydrated onions in my cooking. House and everything in it now smells like onions. Not sure it was worth it!

I moved up here four years ago. Didn't make many/any friends until I moved into these apartments two years ago. I got involved in the community garden and that made all the difference. Plus I got a lot of veggies!

Our community garden is also a hotbed of conflict, drama, competition and cliques. It's amazing to watch! I made some friends, so I have people to chat with.

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The Deepak Chopra Random Quote Generator

by cofty in

this computer program generates random quotes that sound just like actual chopra woo woo.... what gem do you get to guide you through life today?.

i got .... "death fascinates the progressive expansion of excellence"something to think about!.

Hortensia

"Interdependence quiets unparalleled facts"

Uh . . .

Huh?

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Cinnamon Challenge, My 1st time.

by dazed but not confused in

i went camping in pagosa springs with my brother and his family last weekend.

i asked him if he wanted to do the "cinnamon challenge".

he had never heard of it before and i had never tried it.

Hortensia

what an idiot -- inhaling the cinnamon is possible, and dangerous

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The Deepak Chopra Random Quote Generator

by cofty in

this computer program generates random quotes that sound just like actual chopra woo woo.... what gem do you get to guide you through life today?.

i got .... "death fascinates the progressive expansion of excellence"something to think about!.

Hortensia

Greatness belongs to sub empirical destiny

oh, my word!

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You think the WTBTS is bad? Watch this

by Hortensia in

a friend sent me this link, so i watched it.

it's a bit hard to watch.

some truly evil shit goes on in the catholic church, and somehow they think pope francis is going to change that.

Hortensia

A friend sent me this link, so I watched it. It's a bit hard to watch. Some truly evil shit goes on in the Catholic Church, and somehow they think Pope Francis is going to change that. I doubt he will have a lot of effect. Interesting analysis at the end of what he says and what it really means -- or doesn't mean.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secrets-of-the-vatican/

I'd like to hear your comments -- I'm sure some of you have seen this -- probably before I saw it, in fact.

It's also very easy to spot all sorts of similarities to the wtbts in this documentary.

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We are an Evil Aposta-Family

by Skinnedsheep in

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in the last 6 months my family and i have stopped attending cold turkey.

it is incredible to me to see how our so called friends have dropped us like we were a snake covered in spiders.

we actually havent really said anything to anybody about why we stopped.

Hortensia

Your kids will be much better off this way, even though they suffer the loss of their friends. No good comes from being raised JW.

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Today is my birthday !

by mrquik in

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friends

after missing 63 years of birthday celebrations, i'm making up for it in spades.

cake, presents & parties.

i tell everyone i meet that today is my birthday just to hear them say "happy birthday".

Hortensia

Happy Birthday!

8

options please

by Defianttruth in

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friends

defiant truth.

1234 a good place av.

happy town, fl 87345.

Hortensia

Well, good for you. Protect your children. You're being nicer than I would be, to spell it out for them. I think I would just tell them to piss off, they had their chance when you were a kid, and they screwed it up. You can't let them do the same things to your children that were done to you.

You don't have to tell the children too much -- when they ask about their grandparents, just say "that crazy religion" makes them act like that. You can answer their questions about the crazy religion truthfully, appropriately for their ages, so they grow up understanding the damage a crazy religion can do.

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I love my life, I don't want to die

by losingit in

hello everyone..... i've been thinking a lot lately, when i have a chance to be alone my mind immediately comes to the topic at hand-- i don't want to die.

what would happen to my precious little girls?

but i'm so scared that it's going to happen.

Hortensia

I hope you open up to your therapist too, and tell the therapist all the things you've said here. You need some help to reduce your anxiety. If your parents want to help you, accept some of their help, even if you don't move home again. I see why you want to be independent, but with three kids a little help would be a good thing.

I hope you feel better soon, not so anxious and more peaceful.

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Seriously considering stepping down as Elder

by fader77 in

i have been an elder for 6 years.

it's been the last 2 years or so that i've really seen the hypocrisy, but the ability to know the shenanigans of the society through the body of elders letters has kind of kept me in there.

i'm to the point now that i can't stand the hatred and bitterness that the body of elders has towards myself and my whole family.

Hortensia

Get out and get on with life. As a matter of fact, an old JWN member called Little Toe did that exact thing -- he gave his final talk and then said he was no longer a JW and he walked off the platform and out of the KH forever. I think you can still find his posts about that experience if you do a search.