Of course they're joyful! I used to love it when lots of really nasty things happened. It gave me something fresh to say at the door.
I really like this happy guy!
LisaAnn
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Do economic worries make JWs joyful?
by undercover inwith the us economy tanking and on the verge of a major collapse if the right steps aren't taken, the average person is probably a little concerned.
i haven't seen anything like a panic yet, but it has been a source of discussion with collegues and neighbors.
to be honest, i'm a bit worried.
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**** Five Years and 50 for me ****
by FlyingHighNow in" from five years.
five years.
five years.
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LisaAnn
I start my 50th year this October. I was thinking of celebrating once a month with the moon cycles, culminating on my 50th in 2009. Maybe you can do some kind of moon ceremony- the full moon starts Oct 14 20:03 this year... enjoy it on both sides of your 50th!
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Trader Joes
by asilentone ini have never been there, but i am thinking about going to trader joes sometime soon.
if you have been there, what did you buy?
do you like them?
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LisaAnn
I go there several times a week- but only for the few items I like. We've compared TJ with others, but we're all really picky in my family- we prefer name brand spaghetti sauce, noodles, bread, salsa, chili, popcorn, crackers, yogurt, mac&cheese, etc. so I have to go to Safeway for those. Besides- hamburger, tri-tip, pot roast and such are always cheaper when on sale at SW.
The things I only buy at TJ's are: Butter (the best!), black forest ham, sliced deli cheeses, french bread, spicy hummus (Mmmmm), 2buck chuck, TJ beer, coffee, fruit, vegies, and frozen wild blueberries. (Actually, I'm eating a Black bean& cheese burrito this very minute!!)
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My family wants me to see a Psychiatrist
by BonaFide inso i have posted on here about my conversations with my family.
i toned it down a little when they got really upset, so many on this board told me to be careful.
but yesterday my sister called me.
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LisaAnn
Drugs can lessen the cognitive dissonance a dub feels from all the doublespeak and disappointments. This is good for the Borg. They used to discourage psychiatry till they realized that most psychiatrists are just drug pushers. Lots of people I knew in the hall were on some sort of mood altering substance. What they don't want you to do is to talk about any issues. They just want you on drugs.
From plot summary of the movie THX 1138: "In the underground city, society controls all life, all citizens are drugged to control their emotions and their behavior and sex is a crime." Excellent movie to watch post-dub.
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Dumb Witnesses
by minimus ini know dumb people in every religion and dumb people without a religious denomination.
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LisaAnn
No way... WTWizard is a girl?
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JWs can't associate with faders anymore???
by cognac incognac...... chapter 3 starting around point 12 "choosing our close associates".
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LisaAnn
(((((New light for you)))))
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Fading becomes ground for disassociation
by passwordprotected inhere's what i think will happen as i continue to develop my wt sleight of hand thought.... .
faders are a problem.
they want their cake and they want to eat it too.
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LisaAnn
I've been faded about 2 years, and there was a family that continued to come over to hang for the first year- then all of a sudden they stopped! Very strange. Maybe our hall had some 'special' talks...?
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Hi everyone, here's my story...
by LisaAnn ini loved it, it was very interesting... tell the rest...
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LisaAnn
Thank you all so much for replying! (There's always that fear that your post sits there alone, sinking deep into the old pages of Active Topics lol!)
And yes, I'd love to write more later. Four years ago I had money and was attending several therapy sessions each week- now I'm broke and really miss talking to somebody. And JWD is free!! Woo hoo!!
To answer ataloa's question: Yes, this was my first exposure to any religion- except when I was 7 years old I went with a friend to her Catholic mass. She told me to go up to the priest to accept the wafer, but I didn't know what to do when I got up there and I could tell the guy was really irritated at me. I felt ashamed. This is a powerful memory for me... maybe that's why I felt so much better going to the meetings where the older men fawned over me and I wasn't put in a position to embarass myself. (I've always been extremely sensitive.)
At the time my father was an atheist. My mother was agnostic, sending away for 8-foot high cardboard pyramids to set up in our living room so we could walk under them and get the good vibes 'just in case'. Both pretty much hated religion. My great-grandma taught me the 'Now I lay me down to sleep...' which I considered quite morbid, so I liked it. She also scared me to death by talking about 'World War 3' coming anytime now. I thought about it every day. This must have contributed to my relief at 'learning' that Jehovah was taking care of world conditions and I didn't have to worry.
That's about the only exposure I ever had.
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YHWH a minor pagan god: Ugaritic Texts and the Sons of El
by DoomVoyager ininteresting.. here is the first thing i've found on the subject, though i haven't read much of it yet.. http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/05-deuteronomy/text/articles/heiser-deut32-bs.htm.
pseudo.
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LisaAnn
Awesome! It's late for me, too, but I'm bookmarking this for tomorrow. (I LOVE this kind of stuff.)
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Which one of these artifacts, if found, would make you believe?
by free2beme inmany know, i am not a christian and see all religion as myths born from other myths and piled on with folklore.
at the same time, i love archeology and like many others, enjoyed the indiana jones movies and so on.
so i wonder, if you were like me or someone with the same similar disbelieve in christianity.
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LisaAnn
Noah's ark would only confirm that there was a massive flood in the area of Mesopotamia.
The holy grail would be what, an ancient cup? Uh... yeah.
Now, if the ark of the covenant gave me piles when I looked upon it... that might make me a believer!