No, and I don't feel the need to worship anything either. I am happy, & I don't look for problems or reasons to be dissatisfied & make myself miserable the way I have seen some people do.
gypsywildone
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Do You Feel A Spiritual Void?
by minimus inis there a "need" on your part to regain some form of spirtuality?
at this point in time, do you not want to hear anything about god, the bible, jesus, buddah, etc.?????
are you still "searching"?
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What's your worst Turkey disaster? ... or Food disaster?
by BrendaCloutier inthere were those baked cookies and baked pumpkin pies for a friend's tg dinner that i tried to do one night while drunk.
i turned on the timer and passed out, totally missing the timer.
the cookies looked like charcoal brickettes!
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gypsywildone
LOL, I never had one that I can think of, but I did think my husband's story is funny.
His mother set the table & was taking food & putting it on the table. Somehow during that activity, the German Shepard snuck up & absconded with the entire roast. They all sat down & there was no roast, & no sign of the dog!
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Before You Leave The Witnesses, You MUST Make New Friends!!!
by minimus inmy advice to anyone that is thinking of leaving the "organization" is to make friends (real friends) with people other than jehovah's witnesses.
the sad truth is that jws are only conditional "friends".
they will drop you like a hot potato if they think you want to leave.
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gypsywildone
Those were some excellent suggestions Franklin! First, a person has to figure out who they are & what they like, before they can find healthy things to do & people to surround themselves with. There are also clubs, dog & cat shows & their patrons, gyms to work out in, Hiking & biking clubs, there are tons of places to make new friends, but it takes effort.
Min, you have outdone yourself this time
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Anyone in Cleveland?
by Hyghlandyr in.
say if anyone is in cleveland and they want to give me a shout out ring me here..i will check this thread periodically
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gypsywildone
(((Hyghlandyr)))
Where have you been???
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Basketball got a black eye...
by Special K inholy crow..this professional nba basketball game between the detroit pistons/indiana pacers sure got wild.. i wouldn't have wanted to have my kids their in the stands.
sheesh.... the big melee in detroit was just sooooooooo..upsetting for a basketball fan like myself.this fracas was as ugly as it gets.
now, let me get into how the uprising began.
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gypsywildone
I am only ever seeing bits & pieces, but it looked to me like the fans started it & the players finished it.
Artest was benched 13 times in his senior year of high school, suspended 10 times in the NBA. He clearly has an anger management problem. 40 % of NBA players have some serious criminal records, not shoplifting, serious stuff involving assault, etc. I heard this on a news show yesterday. Role models? No, they are talented at what they do, but for parents to hold them up to children as some kind of role model, is misplaced IMHO.
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gypsywildone
Happy birthday to one of my favorite thought provokers!
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Will the shunning began?
by Mystery ini fade over 20 years ago.
moved 800 miles from my jw family.
i see them about once a year.
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gypsywildone
I don't know, but I hope not. That is a trick they are good at, kick a person when they need the support though.
Hugs to you & your family!
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My Brother Can't Even Do Microphone Duty Because He Went To My Kid's Weddin
by minimus inmy mother just told me that my brother was told by his elders that because he attended my daughter's wedding, he was not going to be allowed any privileges, including "handling the microphones".
my elder friend that also went to the wedding told me he was being deleted too.
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gypsywildone
Min, I'm sorry your family members & you have been hurt.
Well, for all the trouble it caused I hope it was one of those fun weddings where everyone partied till dawn & had FUN! They really are petty, aren't they.
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Hello - New to this forum
by hd1gator inname is actually gator.
i am not nor was i ever a jw.
i know several who were, and do understand some of the issues and such behind that religious "sect".
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gypsywildone
Hi Gator, welcome. No high volume prereq, if I don't have something to say, I don't clog up the board :) So, you aren't the only quiet one.
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How imporatant a role should "The Past" play in our lives?
by formerout inthere are always opinions on whether/how much we should dwell on the past.
in my experience with my family, both before and after my exit from jwism, they have continuously told me that i should not dwell on the past.
i admit that i have always had what would seem to be "total recall".
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gypsywildone
Personally, I believe in "acknowledge, & move on". The moving on is key.
A person can mess up their whole life hanging on to pain & being unhappy. If you can't change it & it is dragging you backwards, & down, what is the point?
JWs always tell you that, because if you dwell in then past, you might remember all the predictions that never came true, etc. It's new light & onward! :)
But they do have a point. I have met people that seem to wear their pain as some kind of a badge, or soemthing, & are still hung up on stuff that happened over 30 years ago. What's the benefit of that? There must be some payoff they are getting out of it, but it just doesn't seem productive or happy to me. Not to mention their families, who have to put up with it.
My philosophy.