GoddessRachel

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  you...you... You're all ELDER People!

  by SixofNine in

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  you're elder-coated elders with elder filling.

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  I know you are but what am I! It takes one to know one! Nyah Nyah
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  OMG!!! I have been crying for the last 2 hours...I just got Pell grant!!!!

  by FreedomFrog in

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  pell grant is a federal grant for low income people that wants to go to college but doesn't have that much money to support it.. ok, here's my story.... my ex makes good money...i get divorced but they still use the "last" years tax...meaning, even though i'm not "making" that money anymore "too bad".. i've been in college for 2 1/2 years now, ending my first degree, signing up for my ba.... i was just approved for pell grants and "other" federal assistance for college!!!!!!!!.

  i've been after them for 2 years and it's finally arrived.... what does that mean for me????.

  my loans won't be 15,000 per degree but rather more like 4,000....i don't have to worry about buying my books anymore.

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  You are so inspiring, Freedom Frog, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
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  I'm terrible at friendships!

  by GoddessRachel in

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  here is where i cry and feel pity for myself: .

  i'm terrible at keeping up with my friends.

  i don't call them often enough, or i make an effort in the beginning and then i let it slide.

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  GoddessRachel

  Thanks, CrazyBlondeB, my Fellow Goddess!
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  I'm terrible at friendships!

  by GoddessRachel in

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  here is where i cry and feel pity for myself: .

  i'm terrible at keeping up with my friends.

  i don't call them often enough, or i make an effort in the beginning and then i let it slide.

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  Explain the meaning of your nic GoddessRachel ... I'm currently intrigued by the whole 'divine feminine' thing (not from reading DaVinci Code specifically, but I guess that book did help create more global awareness of it). Did you just make it up for fun, or does it have greater meaning to you?

  Oh! Its meaning for me changes all the time, really, or rather I should say "evolves" as I expand my understanding of things.

  One part of it is that as a JW we wouldn't dream of referring to ourselves as gods or goddesses, but my belief system has most definitely changed since then, and it's empowering to refer to myself, and other women for that matter, as a goddess. I also believe that if there is a god or goddess, and/or both or many, that they are manifested in all of us.

  Another part of it is that I believe women are truly a strong nation of people, that women can accomplish so much, and as a feminist (not a man-hating one, but a woman-empowering one) I think we women need to recognize the goddess in ourselves and each other and we need to build each other up and bring out each others' best qualities. That's part of being a goddess.

  There's more, but I read a quote recently that I liked; it's "Never tell more than half of what you know."

  Peace,

  Rachel
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  JW Mom killed in house

  by Wordly Andre in

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  http://www.pe.com/localnews/murrieta/stories/pe_news_local_s_sdead29.4016de2.html

  murrieta - a 40-year-old mother of two was killed in her murrieta home monday morning, authorities said.

  coroner's officials identified the woman as isabelle jarka.

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  GoddessRachel

  So sorry for all of your pain, Sister2. Welcome to JWD. We are so sorry this is what brought you here.

  If you ever want to talk, we are here for you!

  PEACE,

  Rachel
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  For the Sisters: Were you ever happy you couldn't have male "privileges"?

  by Open mind in

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  watchtower policies clearly make women second-class citizens.

  i don't see it changing anytime soon.

  this thread is not about how ridiculous it is that a female is not allowed to hand out mags, territory, books or carry a microphone if a qualified male is present.

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  GoddessRachel

  Lol @ LovesDubs!

  I was never jealous except for the attendants at the assemblies, because they get to just wander around and "look important".
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  My parents are going to meet with me!

  by Confession in

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  2. experiences

  it was two years and two months ago when i told my mother that i no longer recognize the wts religion as being "the truth.

  " as you may know, to a jw mother, this is like telling her you've decided to jump off a skyscraper.

  i have spoken to her only two times since then, and have not seen her or my dad since then.

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  GoddessRachel

  I wish you very well, Confession! I haven't seen my JW parents in a year and a half, and I have only talked to them a few times. I can definitely empathize with you!

  Peace,

  Rachel
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  Singing at the Meetings is so mindless...

  by logic&reason in

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  i was always uncomfortable singing at the meetings when i was a kid.

  as an adult, i rarely if ever sing anymore because i think it is a joke.

  sit down, listen for 45 minutes.

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  GoddessRachel

  Thinking back, I agree some of the lyrics were crazy. "Fear not those who kill the body, but cannot destroy the soul. Faithful to the end continue..." O_o

  I wish I could remember what songs we were singing that night. I remember him pointing out the actual lyrics, and I felt kind of shocked that they really were nuts when I thought about them!

  I got rid of my songbook because I couldn't stomach it. Now I sort of wish I had it for reference. Oh well!
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  Singing at the Meetings is so mindless...

  by logic&reason in

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  2. beliefs

  i was always uncomfortable singing at the meetings when i was a kid.

  as an adult, i rarely if ever sing anymore because i think it is a joke.

  sit down, listen for 45 minutes.

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  GoddessRachel

  Yeah, I didn't realize just how mindless it is until I took a friend to a meeting while I was fading - he was like "I can't believe how CRAZY these lyrics are!" I was like "Lyrics?" I guess I just sang them my whole life, thinking I was paying attention to the words, but not really!

  So glad I don't have to sing that drivel anymore! JW's are fooling themselves if they think that is good music!

  Rachel
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  JW Mom killed in house

  by Wordly Andre in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.pe.com/localnews/murrieta/stories/pe_news_local_s_sdead29.4016de2.html

  murrieta - a 40-year-old mother of two was killed in her murrieta home monday morning, authorities said.

  coroner's officials identified the woman as isabelle jarka.

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  GoddessRachel

  This is all so tragic. I can't decide if I'm more disturbed by what actually happened or by the obviously JW responses to the news article. All of it is just so twisted and awful.

  I just cannot fathom how someone could ever be THIS greedy to do this to their wife, to someone they supposedly are life partners with, someone they are supposed to love dearly! OK, I know he's not yet been convicted, but what we have seen so far seems to point to him. Forensic evidence is sure to follow.

  I wish there was a way to find out how Kelle Jarka's congregation is reacting to all of this. Has it been determined that he is/was an elder, or is that just hearsay?

  (((((((mjarka))))))))) so sorry - please don't feel like this in any way has to do with you and your luck!