Posts by Imbue

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Are you living out some of your dreams yet?

by LyinEyes in

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i have been up watching saturday night fever, made in the year 1977. funny thing i noticed , the club that the tony(john travolta) dances at is called 2001 odessey.

i thought god , i was 10 or 11 when that movie came out.

i wanted to see it so bad, but good jw's would never see such a movie, the disco era right.

Imbue

Dede, Your a pure hearted, I love your posts! Your threads are really the only ones I read here anymore.

I am thinking of starting a career in nursing in 5 yrs when my youngest son is older.

You can start now by taking one course at a time at your local community college. If you take one course at a time then double in a couple years. In five years you will have your Associates degree in Nursing and be eligible to take the state boards for a registered professional nurse. You may not need to put off all your dreams if you make little steps toward them each day.

I started studying as a teenager and wound up dropping out of college, where I studied fine arts, when I came into the troof. I did go back to college while a dub but it wasn't what I really wanted to do. I started to take art courses while I was a dub and was black balled for being spiritually weak. I will graduate with my second bachelors degree soon. (Actually I have another bachelors which I never applied for completion of the degree although I have the credits. I didn't want to have to reapply to the same college for a second degree)

Yes, I'm currently working toward living my dreams.

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Crap,,,,,,, now I think I am addicted to cigs...

by LyinEyes in

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i have been smoking off and on for over a year,,,,,,,never smoked before this year in my life.. it all started just for the hell of it.

then as my hub and i started going out dancing and hitting the town, cig smoke was everywhere.

i would comehome with it in my hair and all over my clothes.

Imbue

Dede what did you expect? If you smoke you will become addicted just as everyone else. The one thing I did get from the org is I quit smoking and I will never light up a cigarette again. It's a prison to be addicted to a drug and I hated it because I couldn't go any where without my nicotine. You don't have to do everything that was forbidden while in the org because some things were a protection. I doubt that having the choice whether to smoke is the reason you left. Be careful out there Dede.

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JW Code and Silent Lambs

by Goodboy in

i have been busy for the past few weeks and finally got around to reading the thread containing bill bowen's latest letter to the governing body.

apparently the gb just locked the gates and ignored them.

correct me if i'm wrong, i haven't dug through all the posts... .

Imbue

So, you want to label people before you even read what they have to say. This does remind me of a place we all know as Kingdom HELL!

15

Digital Cameras

by Billygoat in

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friends

this isn't jw related or even of a serious topic, but i know some of you can help me.

(sixy are you out there???

a few months ago i resigned from my well-paying corporate sales job to pursue something that would satisfy my soul instead of eating it up.

Imbue

Andi, You should talk with several professional photographers. I do know most of them consider the digital camera to have some limits. If money is tight then I suggest that you research exactly what you need. Maybe you could begin by taking some photography courses at community college. Check out B&H photo- video equipment. they are known to have quality used equipment that they warrantee for a time. They are closed Friday after sundown and Saturdays since they are orthodox Jews. They also sell everything including paper and film at a discount. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh4.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=BackToRoot__ALeftNavBar_html___SID=F16F5E8F710

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60% of Jehovah's Witnesses leaving?

by cherjcd in

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i have just posted some of the audio from the 2002 witnesses now for jesus convention at http://www.jwinfoline.com/page/audio_tapes_of_month.htm more to come shortly.. on sunday evening a jehovah's witness still active in the watchtower and said that 55 - 60% of jehovah's witnesses have stopped attending in some kingdom halls.

has anyone else noticed a significant drop in kingdom hall attendance?

is there something big going on inside the wt organization that outsiders may not be aware of?.

Imbue

Everyone has to pick up their WT mags at the KH currently. They are no longer mailing mags to anyone.

12

You never appreciate your health until.....

by zenpunk in

hi all - i know i haven't posted here in a very long time and unfortunately the reason why hasn't been good.. life was good throughout the summer, travel, college, excitement.

until one day i was sitting in my first class airline seat (i'm a big-time frequent business flyer) on the way back from kansas city and i noticed a lump under my arm.

i went to the doctor and was told it was nothing and they took it out.

Imbue

Zenpunk, IM me on Yahoo anytime. 'You know who' ;) had something similar happen to him a few years ago. I'm wondering if there maybe a connection with regard to the both of you traveling to the same places.

Edited by - imbue on 23 October 2002 20:6:11

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Divorced! No Grounds!

by Veovus in

my wife recently filed for divorce after four years of marriage and there is no grounds!

in california you can't contest a divorce and it requires only one signiture to do it.

im twenty three and male.

Imbue

Veovus,

Accept that your wife has left you and that because of your faith you will be alone unless she admits to committing adultery. It's basically a waiting game to see who will crack first and admit to adultery. It's a sad but true aspect of JW culture.

Edited by - imbue on 20 October 2002 18:11:27

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Old School Street Corner Brotha

by rei in

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friends

just wanted to share this picture of a painting i took last year, i think it was untitled so lets call it "old school street corner brotha".

if you live near victoria bc canada you can see the real painting at pagliacci's.. .

:d

Imbue

It's interesting to note someone considered this subject for a composition. Are you sure this is a painting because it looks like a print? Do you know the artist's name?

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After-meeting conversations

by Gopher in

to be able to properly "encourage one another, more so as you behold the end drawing near", we as jw's were instructed to do the following: .

(1) stay after the meeting for "upbuilding association", and .

(2) rather than talk about mundane things of life, discuss the finer points of the meeting just held.

Imbue

Why would you need to talk about something you were supposed to read already three times. First, when it arrived in the mail. Then, study carefully each paragraph while answering the skewed questions. All before arriving to the WT meeting to read each paragraph and read the answers from the same paragraph you supposedly read already three times.

It was boring enough to read it once. LOL...The only thing we discussed was the pompous answers the bethelites, elders,and their wives would give.

Edited by - imbue on 20 October 2002 1:2:46

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I am reaching my breaking point!

by gilwarrior in

i just got back from the palms casino where i lost $60 dollars.

that had to be the worst game of poker i have ever had.

i got home and everything just started coming to me.

Imbue

Gil have you tried the department of Labor? They maybe able to help you find a job. Then go back to school some kind of training or degree will always give you options you wouldn't have other wise.

Then Gil look for a support group to join. I suggest Al-Alon because you have been affected by your parents addiction to religion. There are many people that attend Al-Anon when there loved ones have other addictions besides alcohol. You can find a meetings by calling information for the hotline number they will tell you where to find a meeting. Did I tell you that the meetings are free? You will meet many people there that have felt like you do now, uncomfortable around people and that they don't fit in any where. You WILL make freinds there and please go to at least six meetings before you decide if it is for you.

Edited by - imbue on 20 October 2002 0:45:29