Thank you for sharing. I love how beautiful snow looks on everything! Finding beauty in "everyday" things is the stuff of life!
Peace,
Rachel
GoddessRachel
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Beauty out of Neglect (Pictures)
by Bumble Bee inon my travels this morning, i drove past an abandonded farm.
i've driven past here before, and stop there every may/june and pick the sweetest smelling lilacs.
something compelled me today to turn around and go back and do some exploring and take pictures.
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Other Than For "Apostasy", Should You Have Been Df'd By Now?
by minimus ini wonder how many persons there are that had they got caught, would've been disfellowshipped for what they were doing.
by jw standards, should you have been disfellowshipped by now??
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GoddessRachel
Yes, if not for the smoking (not cigarettes) then most definitely for all the oral sex. And the regular sex too, but I guess the oral sex is worse since not even married JW couples can do it.
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Would you go to the Memorial?
by freedomfighter insince i was raised as a jw i have never missed the memorial.. now since i have been df'd i"m not sure whether i will go or not.
my wife is still a jw.
should i go for her sake or not?.
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GoddessRachel
Only you can make that decision, but if it were me that would have to go, I would say no!
Then again I don't have a JW spouse. So perhaps you should go for her. Because you love her. If you can stomach it.
I missed my first Memorial this past year and I did not turn to stone or develop a rash or anything! I also did not have to spend an unpleasant evening in a Kingdom Hall. But that is just me...
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GoddessRachel
I just want to say hi to Cognac and hi to her friend! And that I have been following this story and am amazed at its details!
You are very brave, and impulsive, like me, Cognac! I faded except my family knows how I feel. So, I faded from the rest of the JW's. My family is too afraid of the shame it will have on their family if they were to tell on me, so they don't tell on me. They just don't much talk to me to make up for their guilty consciences, I suppose. But if I were DF'd it would be worse, so I'll take what I can get. I moved far far away from where I grew up and enjoy relative peace as a result. It's a hard life though, but so much better than being a JW! Oh, and I was once a believer, a 100% believer, Cognac, so I'm not just talking crazy apostate talk at ya.
But of course, reading through your journey on here thus far, you already know that.
So, like I originally said, WELCOME.
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Dumping out my purse
by sweetface2233 inladies, how many of you have had this happen?
your cell phone is stashed in your purse and it starts ringing.
you plunge your hand in, hoping to grab it and begin the call.
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GoddessRachel
What you got against a shoulder mounted HAVERSACK. Man, we got to take back the haversack, the accessory of real men everywhere for 300 years. Infantry used/use them as they are practicle. I guess that's what it comes down to, fashion over practicality, they used to be one and the same. Indiana Jones had one, and no one's callin him a wussie man are they? NO
Mincan, I am not familiar with this haversack you speak of, but what I can tell you is that every time I see a man with a shoulder bag of some kind, a messenger bag or whatever you want to call it (a MAN PURSE, haha, I kid, I kid), and not a feminine one, which there are plenty that don't look womanly, but my point is, THAT IT IS DAMN SEXY. A man with a messenger bag is sexy.
(I always wonder if said sexy man has a book in his sexy bag. But that is beside the point, I think.)
My second point is you should do what pleases you and tell the rest to mind their own beeswax, OK?
Peace,
Rachel
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Bad things to say?
by Aleman into the people in this forum:.
"but if you have bitter jealousy and contentiousness in your hearts, do not be bragging and lying against the truth.this is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is [the] earthly, animal, demonic.for where jealousy and contentiousness are, there disorder and every vile thing are.
" - james 3:14-16.. -aleman.
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GoddessRachel
LOL, the responses on this thread just cracks me up. Y'all are FUNNY.
But jokes aside, Aleman, you ARE right. I am bitter and jealous that I can't spend all my time reading the Watchtower and knocking on people's doors to tell them stuff they don't want to hear and sleeping, oops I mean sitting, through the meetings at the Kingdom Hall! And man, I wish I wasn't allowed to do ANYTHING normal; that would surely make my life complete!
Thank you, Aleman, you have opened my eyes to the error of my ways.
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Dumping out my purse
by sweetface2233 inladies, how many of you have had this happen?
your cell phone is stashed in your purse and it starts ringing.
you plunge your hand in, hoping to grab it and begin the call.
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GoddessRachel
I think the biggest problem when it comes to "that time of the month" is most men try to keep women happy 100% of the time, which is impossible - not just for women, but men as well. NOBODY is happy 100% of the time, and whether you like it or not, a person is bound to be in a shit mood once in a while. Just let them be in a shit mood, and carry on. It will pass.
Nosferatu! I think you've nailed it! If you just accept her mood (this most definitely applies to both genders) and just let her go through her thing, it will pass! Women don't need men to try and fix their moods, make them smile when they don't want to, "just get over it, honey." I think it's great to laugh, not in a mean-spirited way, but just to laugh and then get the hell outta their way if necessary (i.e. if the laughing wasn't taken the best). I would much rather have my guy laugh than get mad back and then we have some stupid shouting match or cold shoulder game. Stupid games. Big waste of time. Laughter is the best medicine. I know that I've been overly sensitive to my guy laughing his ass off at me, but then later I can laugh at myself about it. Usually he will hug me or bring me my favorite thing to eat (i.e. doing something nice) though so I know that he doesn't mean any ill will by laughing at me. And if I get beyond my stubborn pride I know I'm being silly by being so upset about whatever it is anyway. So yes, laughing is the best thing to do when it's that time of the month. And taking care of her. Those two things combined.
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Dumping out my purse
by sweetface2233 inladies, how many of you have had this happen?
your cell phone is stashed in your purse and it starts ringing.
you plunge your hand in, hoping to grab it and begin the call.
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GoddessRachel
- "guys need to be more sensetive to stuff like that."
How do I do that? Tell her I'm sorry I saw her pad fly out of her purse? I seem to recall me commenting on it having wings.
It's those moments that make life worth living. Besides, she's not the type to get embarassed by stuff like that.LOL. Oh, it's not such a big deal. I've done it. It's super embarrassing in the moment, but it's best just to laugh it off, shrug and say, "oh well, we all gotta use 'em." It's sweet that guys like Abandoned stick up for the ladies and say it's not funny. I say we gotta be sensitive but most of all we just gotta laugh at ourselves. Everyone does embarrassing things.
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Dumping out my purse
by sweetface2233 inladies, how many of you have had this happen?
your cell phone is stashed in your purse and it starts ringing.
you plunge your hand in, hoping to grab it and begin the call.
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GoddessRachel
LOL @ sweetface. HOW big is your purse!?
I am a packrat. My boyfriend calls me a bag lady. I try to limit the things I carry with me everyday but then I usually wish I had something with me that I didn't.
Currently in my shoulder bag: the standards (lip gloss, eye drops, hand lotion, wallet, compact mirror, gum, nail file, Advil, mascara, powder, concealer, bobbie pins, tweezers), the current book I'm reading, a scarf, a small bag of honey roasted peanuts, an umbrella, sunglasses, mittens, various bills to be paid, my datebook, my cell phone, business cards, my checkbook, a couple of pens, some fortunes from Chinese restaurants ("You belive in the goodness of mankind." "Work with the public and let some of your hidden qualities shine." "You will soon be crossing great waters on a fun vacation." "You have a friendly heart and are well admired."). I usually have extra jewelry in there that I took off after leaving the house because a) I decided it didn't go with my outfit, b) it was bothering my ears or my finger or my wrist while trying to write or whatever, and/or c) I grabbed a bunch of jewelry to pick out what to wear because I was running late. So today for instance I ran out of the house running late and then once I got to work decided I would like my ensemble better if I had cute silver dangly earrings to top it all off and voila, I looked in my bag and found just what I needed from the other day when they didn't quite go with what I had on. Ain't it grand to be a woman!?
I like your analogy relating to the things we hold onto in our minds and hearts. You are right that we need to purge every so often, our purses, and our souls. It's only healthy.
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Guys, What's it like being one of girls?
by prophecor inthey can just talk with you, and be in your company.
they don't mind sharing with you.
thoughts fellas, we're talking words, here.
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GoddessRachel
Sorry no can do. I am too heterosexual. I just cant help looking at a woman and thinking "I wonder what she would be like in bed?"
Abandoned, I think Mincan's comment WAS meant to be respectful as it appeared to be in response to this disrespectful statement. ~Rachel