this topic was inspired by oompa and his sail boat.
on the other hand i am stuck in this room with my mother, and have a long night ahead of me and need some entertainment.
for you younger posters, i would love to hear from you because you have time to make your dreams real.. for the older ones, i would like to know how you reconciled dreams lost, dreams still out there, and what you are left with.. wings (of the middle aged posters).
Are you going alone?
I am, yes. I've been very busy on Itunes the past few days, getting my music ready for the road. I've got a really great variety, I think, for all the different moods I'll go through and all the different parts of the country I'll visit (ie Elvis in Memphis, John Denver in the Rocky Mountains, Beach Boys in California, Alanis Morrissette if I'm feeling angry, Wicked soundtrack and Roxette if I'm in a great mood and just feel like singing.)
this topic was inspired by oompa and his sail boat.
on the other hand i am stuck in this room with my mother, and have a long night ahead of me and need some entertainment.
for you younger posters, i would love to hear from you because you have time to make your dreams real.. for the older ones, i would like to know how you reconciled dreams lost, dreams still out there, and what you are left with.. wings (of the middle aged posters).
wings, the more appropriate question, is where am I NOT going? I live in South Carolina and I'm making a big loop around the country, all the way to California. I'm very excited.
this topic was inspired by oompa and his sail boat.
on the other hand i am stuck in this room with my mother, and have a long night ahead of me and need some entertainment.
for you younger posters, i would love to hear from you because you have time to make your dreams real.. for the older ones, i would like to know how you reconciled dreams lost, dreams still out there, and what you are left with.. wings (of the middle aged posters).
I want to see the world...literally. I've been to a handful of cities in Europe and I've been to Mexico, but I still have so much to see. Asia, Africa, South America. Um...haven't decided on Australia yet. This summer will be my great American cross-country road trip. So yeah, I am gradually realizing my biggest dream.
i had no doubts at all about the 'truth' untill a friend of mine in the cong' began falling away.
in trying to help him i had to ask questions and do research and that of course cracked the doors of my mind open for the first time in over thirty years.. years ago, when jwd allowed members to have signatures, i used the following quote from voltaire as mine.
i still love it.. doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous..
There were two instances that were going on in my early 20s that made me start to think I no longer wanted to be part of this faith.
The first one was between my father and I. He attempted to forbid me to have anything to do with my sister because she was "an apostate." I don't think he understood how much it really hurt her and negatively affected her. I saw it, because I disobeyed him and continued to speak to her anyway. It just seemed incredibly unfair to abandon your children just because they don't take the same view as you do on things.
The other instance was when I became good friends with someone I met in pioneer school. I felt like there were members of her congregation who were ostracizing me because I didn't think exactly like they did. That hurt so much it made me cry. I remember thinking that growing up, all the kids in school thought I was weird for my beliefs. I didn't mind because I felt like I had a safe haven within the congregation. But now to have that taken away from me?? It made me feel so alone and upset.
I stopped going to meetings a couple of years after that. But I went back because I was not ready to deal with the consequences of fully leaving, namely the cutting off from friends and family. Three years ago, I was ready. I left and I haven't set foot in a KH since. I'm still on my own, but at least it's on MY terms and I don't have any lemmings in my life to make me feel inadequate because I don't think like all the other clones.
jesus said to imitate him not god.
in the us the only increase comes from immigrants.. q (6) what can we do if we cannot move to where the need for kingdom proclaimers is greater?
imitate jesus' attitude toward people.
That's so infuriating, Blondie. It's like saying "sorry, you're a lowly woman. You may marry one of our fine brothers and pioneer together, but that's the best you can hope for. Thanks for applying."
here's another good one... heard this in yesterday's talk.
idolatry is everywhere in the world today.
soviets have the bear, u.s. has the eagle, etc.
babygirl, that whole "posters of celebs = idolatry" was the reason my parents never allowed me to decorate my room with posters of musicians I liked. Part of me feels that it was a really stupid rule to have enforced on a young person. But another part of me is a teensy bit grateful as that prevented me from turning into one of those mindless fan-girl types. But still, the point of view is ridiculous.
i remember going out in circus because it was what we did.
the idea of having to conduct a study or being responsible for a return visit and, therefore, eternal state of existence, caused knots in the stomach and massive dread.
actually having to commit to field circus long term with no hope of escape to save someone's life was a real downer.
All-these-kids those were the BEST field circus days. Getting out at maybe one or two doors at most. Excellent and you went in at noon feeling nice and full. Lisa, I mastered the light one-knuckle knock. I still knocked, technically, but if the householder was in the back of the house, there was no way they could hear the light "klunk" on the door.
food critic for a gormet magazine.
movie critic....i'd be good at that.
travel book writer.....i should move that to the top.
I'm 34, wings. By show biz industry standards, that's too old. But I was asked to have a small part in our school's play and I just sang a song at our school's annual Broadway Cabaret. So I have an outlet for my love of stage. :D
jesus said to imitate him not god.
in the us the only increase comes from immigrants.. q (6) what can we do if we cannot move to where the need for kingdom proclaimers is greater?
imitate jesus' attitude toward people.
Blondie, I myself knew of exactly two single sisters who were former missionaries. TWO out of all the witnesses I've known in my life. So now Gilead is training to set up congregations? I guess people don't need to get the word out about Armageddon and eternal destruction anymore. It's more important that we learn how to properly micromanage the lives of others. :roll eyes"
food critic for a gormet magazine.
movie critic....i'd be good at that.
travel book writer.....i should move that to the top.
I still want to be onstage either as an actress or a singer. I've wanted to since I was a kid. Ooh, but then the two of you might be mean to me in your movie critic reviews. Never mind! *sticks head in sand*
