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  After years I visited my Disfellowshiped Sister and "worldly" husband! CRY!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been away to visit my sister and her "worldly" husband after many years of not seeing her...i don't even have her phone number as she lives overseas.

  we just had a first family get together.

  when she met me at the door i was ready for anything!

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  caliber

  It is a myth that crying over a loss continues forever and impedes our progress. Converse is true. Not crying over losses and deaths creates a 'burden' in the body that we are not consciously aware of. This burden is only experienced when it is allowed to let go. As long as one is holding on to the burden, one does not realise that it is being carried. We are so used to carry it anyway.

  Our nervous system goes into stress mode when our body perceives any threat. At that time the process of crying is suspended. It is only when a person starts to relax that the crying activity occurs. Physiologically, the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for relaxation. Crying or shedding tears, is a parasympathetic activity too. So people who are stressed out do not cry. But they are not happy either.

  When someone cries over a loss, it means the nervous system is getting 'comfortable' or is reaching a stage of 'accepting' the loss. This causes a balance between the sympathetic (stress producing) and the parasympathetic (relaxation producing) parts of the nervous system. The crying that involves grief almost ALWAYS ends.

  http://www.emaxhealth.com/26/4386.html

  your healing has begun !

  Caliber
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  When I "stumbled" a CO.

  by Anti-Christ in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i can not remember if i ever mention this before but this happend to me a while back and it was something that contributed to my final exit.. before my final fade i faded for about a year and felt remorse (i was still under the"spell") so i did the necessary to go back.

  a few weeks after my return it was our co visit and this co i really liked.

  he wanted to go out in service with me because he was curious as to why i left and came back and also he wanted to do his co duty and help this lost sheep.

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  caliber

  This clearly shows that even small truth may click or reach the reasoning power of anyone at anytime !

  Never underestimate the power of words!

  Caliber
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  Tearful grocery store encounter

  by caliber in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was in the grocery store not long ago, i realize that right across the produce table was along-time friend.

  m....... " hello m...... how are things ?

  " ...( no response ) .. so i say " which one of the unforgivable.

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  caliber

  Sass_my_frass,

  Anger is usually just frustration due to a lack knowledge and understanding... always seeking the full depth

  of perception on any matter, tends minimize anger thus calmness. In other words, don't just look at the words or actions

  but their true cause , motivation and intent . When you accept the whys every begins to fall into place !

  Caliber
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  Tearful grocery store encounter

  by caliber in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was in the grocery store not long ago, i realize that right across the produce table was along-time friend.

  m....... " hello m...... how are things ?

  " ...( no response ) .. so i say " which one of the unforgivable.

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  caliber

  Anybody who has learn normal social behaviour would have not panicked. Are you not glad to be freed from such a mental prison?

  Anti-Christ,

  I am not totally familiar with your view to Christ ... never the less I shall quote him ... " forgive them Lord for they know

  not what they do " these words were recorded as being said by the Christ toward the soldiers that had nailed him

  to the cross/stake whatever. Yes I am glad to be free of a mental prision but this above quote is the attitude I preferr to

  take towards those still left behind !

  Caliber
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  Tearful grocery store encounter

  by caliber in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was in the grocery store not long ago, i realize that right across the produce table was along-time friend.

  m....... " hello m...... how are things ?

  " ...( no response ) .. so i say " which one of the unforgivable.

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  caliber

  IIbh,

  Again my favorite scripture for dealing with JW friends ( I guess I must now use this word very loosely)

  comes to mind........" the seeds of righteousness are sown under peaceful conditions "

  Well chosen ,kind yet, revealing questions make people think... whereas anger and insults don't !

  They are not my enemies just my friends to be reclaimed !

  Caliber
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  Tearful grocery store encounter

  by caliber in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was in the grocery store not long ago, i realize that right across the produce table was along-time friend.

  m....... " hello m...... how are things ?

  " ...( no response ) .. so i say " which one of the unforgivable.

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  caliber

  Hey Blondie,

  Thanks for your comment I really enjoy your intelligent and practical input on this forum. Here's some

  humor for you, I just told H4O a day ago......... " You know I won't feel I am a good poster til I get

  BLONDIE on my post... you just made my day ........thanks !

  Caliber

  Of course thanks to all other comments as well, encouragement always goes a long way with me !
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  Tearful grocery store encounter

  by caliber in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was in the grocery store not long ago, i realize that right across the produce table was along-time friend.

  m....... " hello m...... how are things ?

  " ...( no response ) .. so i say " which one of the unforgivable.

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  caliber

  I was in the grocery store not long ago, I realize that right across the produce table was along-time Friend

  M....... " Hello M...... how are things ?" ...( no response ) .. So I say " Which one of the unforgivable

  sins have I committed ? " ( I am a long time fader with no restrictions etc ) Finally he is struggling to raise

  his head and with nervous words says . ".. "wel.. wel... well none ! " Have I then caused you some

  personal offense ?" ( I say ) . M's response ... nnnnn... none ! I say .."You know there is a Bible verse that

  we used to use.". that says .. "because you don't follow the same course some will speak abusively

  of you . But I would classify this as pure assumption would you not ? ( M.. just glances at me in shock )

  " To my best knowledge I have not caused you harm ,.. so what then is the force or power that now stands

  between us, in our friendship ? "( I quickly stick out my hand in friendship underneath his partly bowed head )

  " I'm glad to see you M.... " ( the shocking truth and reality of what I have just said strikes him ! He then quickly

  reaches out his hand to grip mine. (As I firming grip his hand, his head raises,, I look directly into his eyes...,

  I see if only for a second a faint smile and the light, glow ,and sparkle of our friendship which once was ! )

  I say... " Just remember please that LOVE is the perfect bond of union not some petty rules or obedience

  to institutions! " (As the tears began to well up in his eyes... he hurriedly says... "Great to see ya Caliber"

  He the quickly pulls his hand way and hurries out the store ) "..sure thing M...." I say( His hurried exist was

  quite timely for me too because I must had gotten some burning dust in my eyes and suddenly seen the

  need to put on my sunglasses. I ( I knew in my heart I could draw out those beautiful words .......

  "It's good to see ya Caliber " )

  Caliber
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  Hats off, hats on.. Hat tipping...head covering

  by caliber in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many women even on jwd have complained about the hat or head covering rule (wt) with regard to teaching men etc.. well how about the reverse ...i was once asked to remove my hat at a service arrangement i simply forgot i had it on !.

  still isn't all this hat etiquette of human tradition ?.

  hats are tipped, (or doffed) slightly lifting the hat off your forehead, when meeting a lady (remove your hat if you stop to talk), or to "say" to anyone, male or female thank you, excuse me, hello, goodbye, youre welcome or how do you do.

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  caliber

  Don't we have at least one women that wants to vent about the asinine head covering rule ?

  1 Corinthians 11:13-155 (New International Version)

  13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. 16 If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.

  Caliber
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  Hats off, hats on.. Hat tipping...head covering

  by caliber in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many women even on jwd have complained about the hat or head covering rule (wt) with regard to teaching men etc.. well how about the reverse ...i was once asked to remove my hat at a service arrangement i simply forgot i had it on !.

  still isn't all this hat etiquette of human tradition ?.

  hats are tipped, (or doffed) slightly lifting the hat off your forehead, when meeting a lady (remove your hat if you stop to talk), or to "say" to anyone, male or female thank you, excuse me, hello, goodbye, youre welcome or how do you do.

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  caliber

  Undercover,

  The thing is that both hat tipping and hat removal have the same origin, so how can you enforce one but not

  the other ?

  Caliber
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  Hats off, hats on.. Hat tipping...head covering

  by caliber in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many women even on jwd have complained about the hat or head covering rule (wt) with regard to teaching men etc.. well how about the reverse ...i was once asked to remove my hat at a service arrangement i simply forgot i had it on !.

  still isn't all this hat etiquette of human tradition ?.

  hats are tipped, (or doffed) slightly lifting the hat off your forehead, when meeting a lady (remove your hat if you stop to talk), or to "say" to anyone, male or female thank you, excuse me, hello, goodbye, youre welcome or how do you do.

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  caliber

  How cold was it ? Did you have any steel bridges near by ?

  Caliber