vivalavida

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  Anyone know of any effective but simple diets/diet tips? Weight gain after giving up smoking!

  by Lozhasleft in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm really struggling with this.

  i gave up smoking a few months back and have put on around 20lbs already.

  i've gone up another dress size and i wasn't slim to begin with!

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  Very easy, nothing to buy: www.leangains.com or a bit more easily explained: www.rippedbody.jp

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  Whats happened to Commentary Press

  by BlindersOff1 in

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  is it planning to reprint rays books?.

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  If Cynthia is not interested on continuing with publishing this awesome couple of books and we recognize the importance of them for people with doubts or who have recently abandon the WTS. Does that mean that it could be OK to distribute the PDF files for people who would benefit from them? I am not talking about the "legal" aspect of it. Up to this moment, I have made sure to direct the people who wants the books to Commentary Press, but what about now?

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  does anyone feel messed up sexually because of being brought up as jw? like you have missed out, etc?

  by johnjones3210 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  hiya,.

  i'm new to this forum but just wanted to talk to somebody about this.. i was brought up as a jw and left just over a year ago.

  i'm now 26 and feel messed up sexually.

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  Blondie - http://shaadi.jharkhandi.com/2009/07/homosexuality-hinduism-and-section-377.html
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  atrapado's story parte dos

  by atrapado in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we met after the meeting which i found strange i figured if i was to be named it would be before the meeting.

  they read me the letter from the wt.

  it basically said that they were happy about my recommendation but they couldnt accept the recommendation of a 16 year old that i should wait until i was at least 17. of course i was not 16. the problem is that in spanish you write the day first the month after.

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  I just feel like I used to feel after reading the yearbook's experiences, only in reverse...

  Gracias por la experiencia Atrapado.

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  atrapado's story parte 1

  by atrapado in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so it was only my mother, two of my sisters and i that had to move.

  you cant really play soccer by yourself.. i turn to the jws for friends but there were no kids my age and kids a few years older than me started to hate me.

  i liked the elder saw him as my dad i didnt want to say no.

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  Atrapado - Yes, the congregation in Germany was a spanish one. Although I also spent a year in a spanish congregation in NY before moving to Germany and can understand perfectly your situation, specially the correcting of pronunciation, etc.

  You cannot read my story because I haven't written it yet. Maybe one day I'll just sit down and do it. I

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  Discover FREEDOM!

  by Wonderment in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just posted the message below in another thread, but decided to make it a separate topic.

  would like to know your experience with operating systems, linux, or other related material.

  i left windows and microsoft behind years ago for linux.

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  Here is a list of things you could do using Linux and open source without spending an extra cent:

  • Fully updated operating system - Lots of Linux distributions out there
  • Desktop Publishing using Scribus.
  • Graphic Design using Inkscape.
  • Photo editing and post processing using the Gimp.
  • Beautiful Websites using Joomla and Apache server.
  • Play with music editing using Audacity.
  • Beautiful desktop effects and eye candy without the need of huge hardware resources using Compiz.
  • Create powerful database driven programs using PHP and MySQL.
  • Do normal office work using worldwide free and open document formats with either OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
  • Watch whatever you want using VLC player.
  • and much much more that I don't want to list here.

  And all of this, without spending an extra cent. To me, is much better than being trapped in the walled gardens of the commercial software, even though I do have to use it due to being paid to support it. But at home, it's not only liberating, it is also fun being able to just try new stuff all the time and learn so much about how things work. Just my 2 cents.

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  Did you get Windows 8 yet?

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how do you like it?.

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  Wonderment - Those are exactly my thoughts. I am also a big fan of Linux and use it privately for 99.9% of stuff and if I need Windows for something, normally it is in a virtual machine and gets deleted relatively often. I love your comment below and agree with it:

  Using Linux and open source software whenever possible is liberating... the feeling is somewhat like leaving Watchtower slavery and finding that you don't need a frail "faithful and discreet slave" to mediate between you and God. Christ, suddenly has greater value.

  Satanus - Yes, Firefox works on Linux as well as Chrome, Google Earth and a bunch of other programs out there and for others you have very good replacements.

  Concerning Windows 8 yes, I installed it on my Wife's computer (30€ buy direct from Microsoft). It is a little weird the constant switching between tablet mode and desktop mode.

  What I don't like is the ability of Microsoft of deleting stuff that was installed from their store, whenever THEY decide to do so.

  http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/microsoft-can-remove-apps-and-data-from-windows-8-devices/16998

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  atrapado's story parte 1

  by atrapado in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so it was only my mother, two of my sisters and i that had to move.

  you cant really play soccer by yourself.. i turn to the jws for friends but there were no kids my age and kids a few years older than me started to hate me.

  i liked the elder saw him as my dad i didnt want to say no.

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  Hey Atrapado, welcome. Your story and mine are very similar. Only that I did not actually move as a kid to the US but stayed in Honduras and moved years later to Germany. Just like you, I was considered a good reader at 12, giving talk #4 since being 11, always ready to jump in when somebody did not show up for their part in the TS. You have brought a lot of memories back... looking forward for part 2.

  Bienvenido hombre,

  Vivalavida
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  My first own thread on here. Woken up and still in :(

  by Gefangene in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been around in this forum a lot but haven't written much yet.. also i had a more or less rude awakening when i realized that the religion i grew up with, the religion i sacrificed a lot for and considered to be the 'truth' is nothing but mere bs.

  it's quite a brick to digest.. my parents both are jws, elder and pioneer.

  very good people but also very brainwashed.

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  Hi Gefangene, welcome to the forum. Also hello to you Sauerkraut. I also live in Germany (only half german though). Used to attend a spanish congo. I definitely understand about staying in for the parents, specially if they are old. I did not and now it is hard to even talk to my mother (she lives in south america) without her breaking down into a sea of tears. She is going to be 79 soon. So, it is definitely hard.

  Regards,

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  New iphone 5 reminds me of JW

  by bobld in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many are looking forward to the new iphone 5 after awhile they will be disappointed.. just like jw always looking forward to a new release at d.c. only to be disappointed.. they always look for some new thing.you see new always intrigues but never satisfies..

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  Wouldn't you call the new Generation doctrine "innovation"?

  Vivalavida!