now that you aren't making 5 meetings per week and going out in field service and doing all that personal study, what occupies your time?
does your life give you a sense of fulfillment?
I enjoy my friends and loved ones.
I enjoy being able to think for myself and say what I feel.
I enjoy being able help people and actually make a living doing so.
Most of all, I enjoy finally being able to enjoy my life, withought feeling guilty or condemned.
i recently got a card from my friend uncle bruce.
he's found a new love in his life, and i would like to share him and her with all of you who know and love him as i do.
uncle bruce is nearly as crazy as i am and his new love is kinda cute and all, but even i'm not so fearless that i would dare fornicate on a motorcycle going down the highway.. i'm not joking about the card, btw.
Fark,
OMG, Laughing so hard right now!
a recent death in my family triggered my worst fear - as irrational as it may sound - into a very real possibility.. let me explain: as a global culture, we simply accept that when someone dies, those who care about them will want to gather and offer a meaningful tribute to the person and those who survive them.
with regard to my recently deceased family member - her own children decided against holding a memorial service for her surviving family, which included two children and their respective spouses, eight grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
yes, we are spread out over 2000 miles.
My worst fear,
I would have to agree that if I lost my children, I would die. Another nightmare of mine is for my JW family to wait until my children are old enough to defy me and indoctrinate them into their faith. If I saw my children die as a result of their blood doctrine I would probably have to be institutionalized. I know I couldnt handle it
God, even writing that down makes me ill.
I am teaching my children about manipulation, religion and mind control while they are young. Im explaining to them how my family and many others believe they have the truth, but they are confused by a society of men and it can hurt or kill them, like it did to their great grandfather.
Its seriously scary stuff, thats for sure.
i posted this reply to anti-absolutism's threaddoes anyone truly die?.
this as probably been discused before, read on though please tell me your thoughts now that you are not bound by wts teachings (or maybe you still are)....................... hi anti- .
glad you mention this, i was going to start a thread with a topic on near death or out of body experiences.
Good grief,
Not that pink unicorn again.
Sixi,
Not everyone is on drugs when they see dead people (sounded dumb) but seriously, I was actually trying to get the Dr. to give my aunt some meds because she was so anxious when she was dying and talking to her dead relative, but they hadent given her anything at that point. Lack of oxygene, maybe. Who knows.
I have also had dreams about my dead grandparents and in them they have told me things that I would have no way of knowing only to find out later that it was true. I totally understand that it could be a coincodence, but I find it odd that none of my JW family dreams of them and they are close minded as hell.
I work with the elderly and our nurses aids have so many stories of our clients dying it would blow your minds. I would never tell anyone what to believe, but when I hear someone say there is absolutly no existance after death, I have this nagging feeling, based on my experiences and those that I know of, which makes me believe that they could be wrong in their assumption.
Thats just my opinion though, not the pink unicorns.
my boys pulled out a come from behind victory to take the district high school basketball championship tonight 59-55. i won't sleep a minute.
both teams were very evenly matched but as i thought our conditioning would be the difference.
they couldn't buy a bucket in the 4th quarter and we rang them up.
Congratulations!!!!
Great Job with the team LB! You da' man!
i posted this reply to anti-absolutism's threaddoes anyone truly die?.
this as probably been discused before, read on though please tell me your thoughts now that you are not bound by wts teachings (or maybe you still are)....................... hi anti- .
glad you mention this, i was going to start a thread with a topic on near death or out of body experiences.
Sixi,
From a different viewpoint, I am also surprised how some can be so quick to chalk these experiences up to being dreams, or drug induced hallucinations.
In my opinion, stating to know for a fact that there is, or isnt life after death when we havent even been there ourselves is a pretty close minded thing to do.
I guess we will, or wont find out when we get there. Until then, Im keeping an open mind.
i just wanted you to know people care about you.
how are you holding up?
hugs, brandy
((((((((((Snoozy))))))))))
You are so sweet, Its always good to hear from you.
Take care hun.
i know of a few people that have expressed themselves over the years regarding suicide and their loss of joy in living.
after reading some of the horrendous things some have gone through on this board, it is more than concievable to believe that you might have considered such options.
i, personally have never had these thoughts, but some close to me have expressed that if they "could just sleep" in death, they would feel better.
Mouthy,
Thank you hun! Hey, you are more than welcome to borrow them anytime you want. You might want to nail down your furniture beforehand since the little guy has been known to get a little crazy once in awhile. Oh well, ya gotta love em, ya know?
Minimus,
Thank you for starting such a healing thread. It breaks my heart to hear these stories, but also helps to know that we are all human. I dont talk about my past very much, but I can see that reading others experiences can be very encouraging to those who are currently struggling.
Thanks again.
the good wife guide
have dinner ready.
plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return from work.
Phhhhhhtttttt...........
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! DYING!!!!!
CANT STAND IT!!! TUMMY HURTIN!!!! QUIT!!!!! WHEW, That was funny............................
Seriously I do like to fuss over my man, but I would never want to be required or expected to do so. It kind of defeats the purpose, dont ya think?
alright, my heart is pumping.
i'll try to keep this short.. before i left i had made quite a few friends over in england, from going to assemblies.
over a couple of years they visited me in california, i visited them in england.
That is so neat!
I hope people continue to open their minds and find Simons site, I would love to hook up with any old friends from the kingdumb hall.
