today nothing feels right.
i feel like a bystander to all things.
as if im nowhere and have no forward progression.
Go to the gym?
This is something that I did when I first left for good. I didn't necessarily make new friends, but it made me feel a whole lot better about myself. I also like the suggestion about doing volunteer work. Keep your mind busy on things that you enjoy, and the loneliness and negativity will subside over time.
i have some ideas, but want more to choose from..
No thank you. I prefer Cottonelle two-ply.
the assembly overall was basically all about doing more, not wasting your youth (a waste being anything but pioneering) and bashing apostates.
well without further ado... .
talk- the voice of jehovah is powerful.
What kind of porn films? Gheezz, couldn't he be more specific?
I'm pretty sure that's where the banana comes in.
just felt like a laugh.. if any funny quotes come to mind feel free to post them here.
"Reading the WT and Awake magazines is better than a college education"
so would you accept that as true?
or would you test it to see if it is, indeed, truth?.
I would say that the bible is not a math textbook
I beg to differ. With simple mathematics you can calculate that the Gentile times ended in 1914. Surely you're not suggesting that the WT pulled that equation out of its ass.
i remember when i was a kid going on vacation somewhere with my family, my parents would always have to find out where the local kingdom hall was.
god forbid we should miss a meeting because we were actually enjoying our time away from work and school..
I remember when I was a kid going on vacation somewhere with my family, my parents would always have to find out where the local Kingdom Hall was. God forbid we should miss a meeting because we were actually enjoying our time away from work and school.
so who's from wisconsin and the midwest usa.
I go to Janesville and Dekalb for assemblies and conventions
The last two conventions I attended in 2004 and 2005 were in Dekalb. They were in Madison for years before that. And the Janesville assembly hall brings back a few memories as well.
Vikings Fan !!
We won't hold that against you
psalm 51:17 says, my sacrifice, o god, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, god, will not despise.. .
as the evidence mounts, and fingers are pointed at the governing body for their complicity in the 'child abuse cover ups' ,.
...will they ever get down on bended knee and show truly broken hearts?.
As the evidence mounts, and fingers are pointed at the Governing Body for their complicity in the 'child abuse cover ups' ,
...will they ever get down on bended knee and show truly broken hearts?
Not as long as they can continue to dismiss it as apostate propaganda, and have the rank-and-file accept it, without reservation.
well... as they say on talk back radio "i'm a long time listener, first time caller"(poster in this case!).
i have been a "lurker" for several years, but never had the courage to take the step and join up...until now.. i really want to thank everyone for their insights and comments throughout the forum.
although i have not contibuted to discussions, i have benefitted very much from all of your comments and observations on all topics.
Welcome! Looking forward to hearing your story. I'm always intrigued to hear from former Bethelites.
i was just thinking about how humans being imperfect and satan's influence was the root of everything bad that anyone has ever done.
well i know that apparently everyone is vulnerable which got me thinking about what "bad" things people have done while they were a jw.
i'll start it off.
Drinking, mostly. When I was a teenager, my friends and I would rent a motel room during the circuit assembly and drink, smoke and watch R-rated movies until all hours in the morning. Naturally were out of it during the morning session.
