Sometimes I remember my dreams, I've heard it said that it is your subconscious mind 'thinking' and manifesting itself as a dream. Personally though I think that your dreams are random collections of thoughts and images all moving around inside your remarkable brain. Dreams can be like seeing 'pictures' in the clouds, if you look at the sky you can see just about anything/interpret anything that you want to but really they are just clouds. just my thoughts :)
Posts by Moxie
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22Dream On, Brother [and Sister], Dream On!!!
by Rapunzel in) is any one here capable of remembering his/her dreams?.
) does anyone believe that dreams - and the analysis/interpretation of dream - provide a "key" to solve any of life's problems?
can the analysis/interpretation of one's dreams be therapeutic?.
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Political references from the Podium? / Patterson pump me up
by kzjw infor you who may attend the "talks" on sundays..is anyone noticing the "political neutrality" doctrine is being used quite a bit?
5 out of the last 7 weeks at my wife's cong...also i heard of "pump me up" sessions for elders in patterson?
any "troof"?.
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Moxie
Lately I haven't been paying too much attention to the political news in the States (i'm up here in Canada), but do you think it could be possible that the witnesses are talking a lot about political neutrality because of the potential for a US draft? I have heard mumblings about it here and there... can someone tell me if a draft is a likely scenario or just a bunch of nonsense.
Thanks :)
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Latest Witness comments about no more Bookstudy- Rejoicing and happy????
by Witness 007 ini've asked afew witnesses at work and around town about no more bookstudy.........they are all so relieved!
one elder with four kids said..."it will make things alot easier, with rushing home from work, the society understands our needs.
"......another brother said: "it's great, now we can go to the cinema on half price tuesday's!
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Moxie
My parents just got back from a long vacation in Hawaii. So it was at the Lanaii City congregation that they heard the news. When my parents got back, my dad phoned me to see how I was doing, this is not uncommon, he'll usually make a "shepherding call" ever few months anyways. His words were "well I uh just phoned to make sure that you are well. So I have to go now." I realized that even for him he was behaving extremely distant, he's an elder so he will often give me news about how near the end of the system is. But this call was cold, shallow and brief... it seemed as though he was calling out of duty and nothing more. Anyway before he hung up I said to him, "so I hear the bookstudy is being cancelled". His comment was "Yes, I have to go." and he hung up. The interesting thing is that I previously heard from my Aunt (who was also with them in hawaii; she's not a witness) and she said that they were going on and on about how near the end of the system is because the society is making these changes. She said they were extremely excited and carried on about it for some time.
So what do I gather from all this... the witnesses, my parents included are bucking up, getting ready for the great big tribulation. No more bending the rules. Contact with a df'd person only out of strict duty, nothing futher at all. I bet that you will see a lot of witnesses in the short term really spending a lot of hours in the service, never missing a meeting, dropping out of college, and following all the rules. Because if they cancelled the bookstudy that means armageddon is almost here! Superb logic...
I know this post is a little catty but it just pisses me off.
Moxie
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why do jw look down on someone going to college?
by jetery ini wil never forget how when i graduated from high school in 1988 i had the opportnity to go to college.
all expenses paid.
my dad didnt approve of it and he was so emotionally abusive that i didnt go because i was told that i had to pioneer.
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Moxie
From the horse's mouth:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7R4f9ygxDbk
The question is asked: why not follow the example of some witness pioneers who have gone through college?
The analogy used to explain was: There was a person who had a speach impediment. He was very depressed and decided he would commit suicide. So he shot himself in the head, but he lived. The bullet grazed the part of his brain that was responsible for his speach impediment and when he recovered from the injury he was fully recovered and he no longer had the speach impediment. BUT would you recommend the same course of action to someone else? Certainly not. The speaker then says: Likewise just because one brother was able to get through college and then be a pioneer, would you recommend the same course of action to someone else? No.
Anyway, I watched this video with my mouth hanging open. If I hadn't been a JW at one time I wouldn't have been able to believe this type of reasoning.
"Moxie"
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The Death Thread
by Open mind indo you fear death?
i typed in "fear death" into the search feature and it looks like jwd hasn't had a "death thread" in quite a while.
i'd really enjoy hearing the perspectives of current posters.
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Moxie
I don't want to die. I don't fear death because it is unavoidable. I do however fear not living life to its fullest, not contributing good to the world by my presence and not having reconciled with my family before death comes.
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I'm Sorry That I Knocked
by kwr inhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=kfabvii4kpg.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jt9bz9xq7c0.
ex-jw's apoloigize for knocking on doors..
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Moxie
Okay, I decided to come out of the closet on this one...
Here's my own contribution to the YouTube series.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DkeZkrtSHS0Be kind it was my first video.
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Moxie
That was sooo funny, I can't stop laughing!
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Dateline NBC...
by *summer* infor those of you who might be interested... .
watch dateline nbc sunday, april 27 at 7pm et .
"dateline" gets an extensive and deeply personal look inside the walls of the yearning for zion ranch in texas as members of that community defend themselves against allegations of abuse.
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Moxie
Cool, I'm definitely going to watch that.
Also the other day I watched a documentary special available on YouTube that covers the various fraction mormon groups. It's from a couple of years ago, but is still very interesting.
It's called "The Secret Lives of Women: Polygamy"
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=R-TvOxtS_mo
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1x6hS2UzKKk
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Well I'm Out!!!!
by ImFreeatlast init took a long time, but i can finally say i'm out and i took my family with me.. this is my first post but i have been reading here for a while.
i was brought up a witness, in a family that was very 'strong' (or so everyone thought).
i didnt have a relationship with my perents at all other than the 'family study'.
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Moxie
That's such an awesome story! Congratulations! Being able to bring your family with you is something I'm sure many of us here are envious of... We'll live vicariously through you!
Welcome! Looking forward to reading more :)
"moxie"
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Your JW Baptism
by LouBelle ini was 16 years old when i got baptised - 1992 - it was at one of the two day assemblies.
only a few of us got baptised.
i pulled out the pictures - there i stood proudly with a friend of mine in our cosies (shirts over) towels wrapped around us.
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Moxie
I was 17 when I was baptized, and I'd rather not think about it. I was 18 when I was disfellowshipped for becoming inactive and not meeting with the elders. They phoned me and left a message on my machine saying that if I wasn't going to meet with them they would have no choice to announce my df'ing to the congregation. Lovely.