has anyone on this forum used hypnosis in an effort to lose weight or quit smoking?
if you have any experiences, please share.
I qualified as a Hypnotherapist in 1999 and I can tell you that it is definately effective for some people.
A good Hypnotherapist will be able to tell you, after a short consultation. if he can help you.
This is dependent on a number of factors that could only be drawn out during a personal consultation. To get into a deep discussion on personal cases here on the board would not be helpful but I can try and give you general information if that might help.
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for those that pray, do you pray only in quiet reverence and thankfulness or do you also pray as if god were right there in front of you and you have this bee in your bonnet (or whatever .
personally i pray to god about anything even about being upset with him.
i love god and do not fear him so to lovingly be upset with him sometimes, is just me.
For me the most important part of prayer is gratitude. and then forgiveness
I don't have a lot in a material way but I am grateful for everything I have, my health and well being etc. I thank God for it and I always see the cup as being half full and never half empty.
Getting back to the actual question, I pray to God as to a superior being therefore He possibly does not find my prayers to be of a particularly chatty nature.
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thanks, americans, that really nice of you.
englishman.. this statement lead me to thinking something.
i am not posting this to argue, cause a flame war, or the like.
Mr Moe,
You said:
I am sure the general feelings of Americans in "general" is that we are a loud, crass, rude, violent, and uncouth society.
I dont think that many people would argue with that in general terms but it is very difficult to generalise on this. Some of the best people I ever met were Americans and Ive had some wonderful friendships with people from the USA, both male and female.
What you describe is the foreigners overall impression of American society in general. It obviously does not apply to every member of the population.
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in paragraph 17 on page 15 of the watchtower for october 1 2002 it says:.
"like jeremiah, we too bear an unpopular message.
it is the same message for which jesus was despised.".
ignat,
Noone could argue with your statements about new light and adding to scripture.
What I really want to know is how do the JWs see this and how do they seperate these things?
My interest arises from the fact that I will have to debate this with a family member who is an active JW. If I know what he is likely to respond I can prepare my case accordingly.
Forewarned is forearmed.
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has anyone seen the new figures in the jan 1st watchtower - i have.
what do you think about them?.
Can somebody explain something to a real thicko?
There a number of elderly members in my wifes congregation who are not able to turn in any hours because of age and infirmity. Are these people not classed or counted as baptised publishers in the figures? If not there are far more baptised Witnesses than there are publishers.
Can someone explain how this works?
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in paragraph 17 on page 15 of the watchtower for october 1 2002 it says:.
"like jeremiah, we too bear an unpopular message.
it is the same message for which jesus was despised.".
Blues Brother,
Again in all seriousness could you step back into the famous WT mode. I would like to know the difference between "new light" and "adding to the scriptures".
Where does the definition of the first one end and the second one begin.
Im not being augmentative, I truly do not understand the difference.
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in paragraph 17 on page 15 of the watchtower for october 1 2002 it says:.
"like jeremiah, we too bear an unpopular message.
it is the same message for which jesus was despised.".
In paragraph 17 on page 15 of the Watchtower for October 1 2002 it says:
"Like Jeremiah, we too bear an unpopular message. It is the same message for which Jesus was despised."
Surely this cannot be true? According to the Watch Tower official web site The Kingdom message is all about 1914 and the Society. It has nothing to do with what Jesus taught. Or am I missing something?
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the watch tower bible and tract society have been a registered charity in england since 1999. one of their objects is :.
maintaining one or more religious orders or communities of special ministers of jehovah's witnesses.. can anyone explain what this means?.
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/.
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society have been a Registered Charity in England since 1999. One of their objects is :
MAINTAINING ONE OR MORE RELIGIOUS ORDERS OR COMMUNITIES OF SPECIAL MINISTERS OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES.
Can anyone explain what this means?
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/
Click on "Registered Charities"
Click on "search the register"
Click on "search for a charity by its registered number"
Enter "1077961"
See "Objects"
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the kids are very keen on having a christmas tree and some decorations.. is there any date these are supposed to go up or are we going to look really silly having it up mid november ?
I live in Devon and we had a neighbour who lived opposite us in a Council House.He spent every October installing his Christmas decorations.
He had a full size flashing father Christmas (electric not perverted) with reindeers and sleigh plus illuminated Snow White and all seven dwarfs. It was almost impossible to find his house under this lot and it was claimed that when he powered up - always the day the clocks are altered in October - everyones lights went down until the power station adjusted their output.
He lived on the Dole and I would hate to think what his electricty bill would have been three months later when he turned them off!
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i work in the lending industry, im an account rep for a wholesale mortgage bank.
royal bank of canada in newyork.
edited by - hamptonite21 on 12 november 2002 22:40:6.
Not a lot! I'm almost retirement age.
I'm classed as a Carer and look after my wife who is registered as disabled.
Three days a week I also work as a volunteer driver taking elderly handicapped to Day Centres.
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