Wow. I wish I had some words of wisdom for you. All I can say is I know where you're coming from. The Watchtower screws up so many good people.
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Is my life reaching to a dead end?I need a way out...
by justhuman ini just don't know what to do...it seems that i have been carrying this burden since i was born.
and the burden is to be raised and live for 33 years in the most mind destructive cult the watchtower.
after i have been disfellowshiped 2 years ago(yes my wife turned me to the "loving"elders for apostasy)i left home.
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Frustrating dub babysitters
by JimmyPage inyou need a babysitter so your wife gets one from the congregation.
but your cong is so eaten up with the "pioneer spirit" that they don't stay home to watch the child- instead they go traipsing about all over creation out in service, confining the child to a car all morning.
it is so hard to find a dub who has sense enough to just stay home on a cold morning!
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JimmyPage
You need a babysitter so your wife gets one from the congregation.
But your cong is so eaten up with the "pioneer spirit" that they don't stay home to watch the child- instead they go traipsing about all over creation out in service, confining the child to a car all morning.
It is so hard to find a dub who has sense enough to just stay home on a cold morning!
Can anybody else relate?
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Could it be... Satan?
by JimmyPage inrecently i saw a thread linking satanic ritual abuse with jehovah's witnesses.. my first thought was this had to be sensational bullcrap.
but i was intrigued so i decided to look further.. apparently there is a ritual among satanists to reject christ's sacrifice.
that makes sense.. for jehovah's witnesses, it was reasoned, that ritual is carried out every year at the memorial when nearly everyone rejects the bread and the wine.. still thinking the idea was improbable, i then realized: look who started this whole religion- a pyramidologist.
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bttt
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NFL thread
by JimmyPage inlet's talk pro football!
so who's going to make the playoffs this year (and why do you think so)?.
who's going to win in the playoffs and ultimately, the super bowl?.
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JimmyPage
That's funny cuz when I was a kid the Browns were always my 2nd favorite team. Then they disappeared for a while.
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NFL thread
by JimmyPage inlet's talk pro football!
so who's going to make the playoffs this year (and why do you think so)?.
who's going to win in the playoffs and ultimately, the super bowl?.
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JimmyPage
By building a team around the 'Boys is it safe to say that you are a Dallas fan? Cuz if so you rock my friend!
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NFL thread
by JimmyPage inlet's talk pro football!
so who's going to make the playoffs this year (and why do you think so)?.
who's going to win in the playoffs and ultimately, the super bowl?.
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JimmyPage
Let's talk pro football!
So who's going to make the playoffs this year (and why do you think so)?
Who's going to win in the playoffs and ultimately, the Super Bowl?
What have some of the big surprises been for you this season?
How's your fantasy team doing?
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Make a statement you have found to be TRUE.
by gaiagirl injw's like to refer to their body of beliefs as "the truth", even when those beliefs are adjusted or even reversed, giving rise to the question 'if this is "the truth", then what were the beliefs which were promoted as "the truth" until the change'?.
state something you have actually found to be "true", in the sense that, in your experience, it agrees with what is observed in the real world.. .
i'll start: knowledge is power
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JimmyPage
The Dallas Cowboys are the world's greatest soap opera.
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Aust =Witness E-mail's Satan organised the bookstudy to drop! Crazy WTF!
by Witness 007 intonight i was sent this e-mail by a conserned brother it's going around australia....it gets wierder and dumber further down!
comments in brackets are mine.. food for thought!!!
t______ {no how are you just this comment and the article}.
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JimmyPage
"I clearly remember, when I was about 10 years old, being told that at a previous assembley (somewhere in America) someone had asked brother Knorr when the end would come. As the story went - he was sitting near a young child and said that this child would never go to school. That child would now be a grandparent."
God these people just need to shut the f*ck up.
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Personal finance points to remember (point # 4): developing good habits
by JimmyPage inregardless of your income, you can make your dollars stretch further if you practice good financial habits and avoid mistakes.
in fact, the lower your income, the more important it is that you make the most of your income and savings (because you don't have the luxury of falling back on your next fat paycheck to bail you out).. more and more industries are subject to global competition, so you need to be on your financial toes now more than ever.
job security is waning; layoffs and retraining for new jobs are increasing.
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Regardless of your income, you can make your dollars stretch further if you practice good financial habits and avoid mistakes. In fact, the lower your income, the more important it is that you make the most of your income and savings (because you don't have the luxury of falling back on your next fat paycheck to bail you out).
More and more industries are subject to global competition, so you need to be on your financial toes now more than ever. Job security is waning; layoffs and retraining for new jobs are increasing. Putting in 30 years for one company and retiring with the gold watch and lifetime pension are becoming as rare as never having problems with your computer.
Speaking of company pensions, odds are increasing that you work for an employer that has you save toward your own retirement instead of providing a pension for you. Not only do you need to save the money, you must also decide how to invest it.
Personal finance involves much more than managing and investing money. It also includes making all the pieces of your financial life fit together; it means lifting yourself out of financial illiteracy. Like planning a vacation, managing your personal finances means forming a plan for making the best use of your limited time and dollars.
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Zen living part 4 (summarized): What is truth, and how can I get some?
by JimmyPage inyou already have the truth inside you.. your attatchment to things you can't control can get in the way of your perception of truth.. sitting meditation, walking meditation, pausing to find your center or start over, and the refusal to attatch to states of mind that induce suffering can help nip dukkha (dissatisfaction and suffering) in the bud.. practicing mindfulness is like waking up in your life.. faith in your abilities and in the process of zen techniques such as meditation and mindfulness are necessary for finding your own truth..
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You already have the truth inside you.
Your attatchment to things you can't control can get in the way of your perception of truth.
Sitting meditation, walking meditation, pausing to find your center or start over, and the refusal to attatch to states of mind that induce suffering can help nip dukkha (dissatisfaction and suffering) in the bud.
Practicing mindfulness is like waking up in your life.
Faith in your abilities and in the process of Zen techniques such as meditation and mindfulness are necessary for finding your own truth.