"i know it took a long time, but i finally made the truth my own.".
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i actually used this one with the "concerned"
members of a car group (the last one to stop
by with an invite to memorial 2008! go figger!)
my family is doing so much better since we
no longer marinate in a doom's-day atmosphere...
the ensuing silence spoke volumes
one year sober.
got bombed today.
really upset at myself.
like anything else, you have to get used to sobriety...
keep practicing it til it become second nature
look, if you were climbing the stairs to the top
of the statue of liberty, planning on conquering
the 354 steps to the crown, and at step # 142
you stumbled and barked your shin, i doubt
you would think you had to go back down and
start over in order to reach your goal....
i cant even make up a number to tell you
how many false starts i had before i "got it"
you stumbled.... it sucks.... but it isn
the end of the mission....figure it out
and keep moving toward the goal
seriously, dont think you can substitute
one substance for another... you do this,
sobriety, by being sober
slog on, mate...
chickpea of the 20 years sober (and counting) class
i first came on this site around the time we were waiting the my daughters abuser to face justice in crown court , we got no justice (due to lack of evidence) but his other victims had a very small section of the abuse they suffered legally recognised , due to a deal being done with the defence , so we waited 20 months to give evidence just to be dropped at the last minute for a "deal" my by now ex best friend decided to stand by the child rapist !as did some of his family despite him being a disfellowshipped person (he was not disfellowshipped for child abuse ) and they are all jws !
isold my house and left the town i once loved as i couldnt bare to be in the same town as him when he left prison (he did 18 months of a 3 year sentence ) and see his supportive family knocking on doors taliking of truth made me feel like screaming at them "what about my poor girl , wheres your support for her , you hypocrites "my daughter is still very much affected by what happened to her age 13 , sexual, physical and mental abuse over months and months .
but i also have a 6 year old girl who was only 20 months old when i found out and reported the abuse to the police , and the long process started , for the next 20 moths i could think of nothing but giving evidence in court and trying to support my girl who was also terrified of that , my little one was 3 and a half when he was sentenced and i looked back and realised i had hardley taken any notice of her since i found out about my other girls abuse , i had missed out on so much of her best times , learning new words etc , i was too preoccupied .
brilliant outlook, to claim your future in the here and now!
my two eldest children know what it means to have
been assaulted as chidlren, as do i...
recovery is more than possible, so the prospects
for your daughter are hopeful
godspeed! enjoy the hell out of your summer!
amy~
just setting the record straight.
there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.
he is still alive.
reach for the stars, with peace deserved,
for following your conscience, and leaving
a trail for others to follow..... godspeed you
to best outcome possible
my parents are in their 80's.. they have been jw's since the late 1950's.. they both have serious misgivings about the way the organisation is going & they feel lost.. however it has been a damned hard struggle over all those years being jw's & raising a family in the 'truth' & they do not feel they can turn their back on it.. what can i say to help them?
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sounds heartbreaking for you, HoaB
i have learned to appreciate an old adage:
on your deathbed, it is better to regret
what you did do, rather than what you didnt....
unfortunately, for the captives to a concept,
that whole system is geared to keep their
lives in check, under-developed and unlived
no clean way out of their conundrum, sadly....
i still go to a few meetings a month just to keep members of my family happy.. the witnesses seemed to be getting all worked up about how close the end.
it sorta feels like the 1975 era only 35 years later.
the brother who gave.
Don't buy green banana's..
just incase.
lisa
and DEFINITELY dont buy rock hard avocados!
i'm with yknot....
waffle cone! with anything coffee flavored!
i came across a passage i had written 10 years ago when i was 24, and when i look back many writings were of this nature.. 24 year old louise:.
i honestly feel like i just cannot go on any more.
i look around my room and that is my life.
absolutely, stunningly, beautifully uplifitng!
if only every spirit in the throes of despair
could realize that the answer is not to die...
but to truly embrace life in all its manifestations
((((((loubelle))))))))
absolutely wonderful
just thought i would share what the borg is dispensing as "spiritual food at the proper time" .. .
tuesday, may 11. quickly.
they forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.ps.106:13.. some may have left gods flock because they did not agree with some scriptural teaching.
they confuse spirituality with religiosity...
since cutting loose from the m0ther ship
my sense of spirituality has increased
beyond measure... although not without
effort, i have never been happier
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ghnjmmoymjw/dctalk48.pdf.
just uploaded page 2...not 1 or 3 as they are of no interest.. this talk is only given by gb members or branch committee members.
enjoy.
thank you so much for the head's up on the
newest of new light and its clear as mud
expanation of .... what exactly is being spewed?
i tried to read it but all i could see was blah blah blah
