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  only part of meeting you enjoyed

  by martinwellborne in

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  for me it was bible reading, where you could express your own opinion, in line with present truth of course.. pre the change it was awful listening to some fool telling you his opinion of bible highlights.

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  cognac

  I don't mind the entire meeting anymore!!!

  I sit there and do my own research and that will one of these days get me in trouble... I'm trying to see how far I can push it... lol... If they say anything, I'll just be like, "oh, wow, so sorry... Can you explain it to me then?" Then ask them a hundred other questions to "get my thinking right on the matter"... lol

  I went up to an elder and asked if he had a list of "what is against our conscious and what is not against our conscious". He just laughed and said he couldn't even keep it straight... lol..
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  It's not you....it's me....so a damn good marriage is about to end...

  by oompa in

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  i just dont think i can take it anymore....my wife of 11 years is such a great gal... but we are just not connecting anymore......otwo says hang in there...as she may come around and wake up!!

  !....but the extreme differences in our lifes are starting to take a toll...and may be making me want to drink too much.....i should not need to self medicate like this!!

  !.....soooooo wish i had never woken up or could just deal with the real truth....what a rock to my world.......nothing will be the same.................................................oompa.

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  Cognac,

  That's one powerful Proverb.

  Yeah, I love that one a lot... A brother showed me it once, hit me like a ton of bricks...
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  It's not you....it's me....so a damn good marriage is about to end...

  by oompa in

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  i just dont think i can take it anymore....my wife of 11 years is such a great gal... but we are just not connecting anymore......otwo says hang in there...as she may come around and wake up!!

  !....but the extreme differences in our lifes are starting to take a toll...and may be making me want to drink too much.....i should not need to self medicate like this!!

  !.....soooooo wish i had never woken up or could just deal with the real truth....what a rock to my world.......nothing will be the same.................................................oompa.

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  Oompa, for awhile, why don't you make plans ahead of time when you usually drink... That way, it won't be as convenient to drink...

  Also, go to the store and get something to detox your body and a lot of water so you get rid of some of the toxins. Its difficult to stop drinking when you have toxins in your body...

  Have you tried therapy? Have you tried donating some of your time to some sort of charity work? That may help you feel more fulfilled and needed and makes it a lot more difficult to just go grab a drink...

  The society makes you feel helpless. TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow, start thinking of a strategy that will work for you. Ask around and find out what helped other people stop drinking. Some of there ideas might be of benefit to you.

  Remember, you control your life.

  There is a Proverb that helped me through some difficult times, I hope it can help you... It states: (Prov. 14:10)

  "The heart is aware of the bitterness of one's soal, and with its rejoicing no stranger will intermeddle."

  Another words, you know your heart better the anybody else, but "with its rejoicing no stranger will intermeddle". So, nobody can reach in, take out your heart and put another one in. No one can intermeddle with your hearts condition. You can control that. Once you realize that, then you will know that you can change this. You can change things in your life so your in better circumstances that will make you happier!

  Oopma, you can do this. Don't let this get you. You make everyone on this forum smile, your an awesome person and you can beat this!!! Use every resource you can to help you, we are here for you!!! I don't know if it means anything to you, but I will pray for you tonight, before I go to sleep. Know that we are thinking of you and you are very, very valued here...
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  It's not you....it's me....so a damn good marriage is about to end...

  by oompa in

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  i just dont think i can take it anymore....my wife of 11 years is such a great gal... but we are just not connecting anymore......otwo says hang in there...as she may come around and wake up!!

  !....but the extreme differences in our lifes are starting to take a toll...and may be making me want to drink too much.....i should not need to self medicate like this!!

  !.....soooooo wish i had never woken up or could just deal with the real truth....what a rock to my world.......nothing will be the same.................................................oompa.

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  wow, oompa, I'm so sorry your going through this... The not feeling connected part, yeah, wow, I feel ya... I'm so sorry... It totally sucks... I feel so sad that you have to go through this... I know the pain must be unbearable...
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  Did You Experience Shunning By " Cliques" in Witness Congregations ?

  by flipper in

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  the american heritage dictionary defines the word clique as , " a small , exclusive group of friends or associates .

  " further in the synonym section under the word " circle ", it says about the word , " clique " a clique is an exclusive group, usually social and often participating in activities from which outsiders are barred .

  " it quotes john lloyd , a writer - " the narrow, often self- perpetuating cliques which control our lives, living standards and leisures.

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  It was always strange how the most stuck up elder's daughter or son was the one sleeping around with everyone !

  That doesn't surprise me at all... Elders and there wives typically have so much to do that the kids get ignored... They get desparate for somebody to show that they love them... Also, so much pressure is put on these kids to maintain the "perfect image" that they just snap...

  As far as the stuck up part goes, well, because they have to maintain that "perfect image" they are put on pedastools and are expected to not want anything to do with "the troublemakers and spiritually weak" because "bad associations spoil useful habits" and they would never want to be any part of that or give anyone the idea that they approve of that behavior... It would be easy for any of us to fall in the trap of being "stuck up" given those circumstances and hopefully they grow out of that phase and learn from it...

  It is really difficult for some of them and I feel sorry that they have to go through what they do...
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  The night I decided my C.O. was an apostate

  by Olin Moyles Ghost in

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  the following took place several years ago in a congregation in the united states.

  we had this circuit overseer who was a real piece of work.

  40-ish mts grad, i believe.

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  cognac

  Listen to the Elders??? lol, every elder you go to you get a different opinion...
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  I'm feeling major depression

  by tsunami_rid3r in

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  i'm doing well academically, connecting with my professors and such.

  right now i'm not too motivated to do anything.

  the only motivation i have is graduating and going to another school to further my profession.

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  wow, I'm so sorry your feeling like that... Please let us know what we can do that will make you feel better. I'm sorry your feeling this way...
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  Scans of Watchtower books at Google books and Archive.org

  by bereanbiblestudent in

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  the following editions of watchtower books can be found and downloaded at books.google.com and archive.org .

  this is what i found, but sometimes its hard to find them because they are not well indexed.

  hope you don't mind the edit - lee.

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  cognac

  that's awesome, thanks!!! anyone know of scans of other old wt and awakes or other things?
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  Did You Experience Shunning By " Cliques" in Witness Congregations ?

  by flipper in

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  the american heritage dictionary defines the word clique as , " a small , exclusive group of friends or associates .

  " further in the synonym section under the word " circle ", it says about the word , " clique " a clique is an exclusive group, usually social and often participating in activities from which outsiders are barred .

  " it quotes john lloyd , a writer - " the narrow, often self- perpetuating cliques which control our lives, living standards and leisures.

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  "When my husband decided to "step aside" as an elder, it was amazing the how quickly some had no further use for us. That's ok though, it helped to open my eyes." Sucks that it has to be like that...
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  Whose name on here do you like...

  by My Struggle in

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  there was someones name on here that i thought was great, but cannot remember what it is.. what are some of the better screen names?.

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  cognac

  I really go by pictures, not by names... I get so screwed up when somebody changes there picture... lol... I like Dawg's picture and I'm pissed he took it down... I don't even know if it was him or not... lol...