When I worked at Wal-Mart I was a cashier and HATED it. One day I got to take someone else's place facing shelves. I spent the whole day just making sure everything in my section was tidy and pulled to to the front. I LOVED it. I could get paid to do that all day. So it didn't bother me at all to find stuff on the floor or out of place and put it back because as long as I was doing that, I didn't have to be at the *%! register.
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Times *I've* confronted people (strangers) for being rude...
by Kudra inhere are two instances where i had had enough and confronted people when they were being rude.
was i over the top??
instance 1.. i was at the supermarket and there was a group of kids (~17-19 years old), wanna-be hoodlums, hangin out in the produce section and two or so of them were eating sunflower seeds and spiting them on the floor.. i said in a loud voice (i was ~10 ft away) "hey- are you throwing shit on the floor?!
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What Religion Are You?
by homeschool ini see that there are many people on here who've left the jw's and are still christians...but i wonder what type?
non denominational?
has anyone changed to something completely different like hindu or buddhism?
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bluecanary
I'm studying Therevada Buddhism. I like it because it is more about psychology than religion. There is no moral code to follow. Instead of right and wrong, Buddhists think more in terms of "skillful" and "unskillful." If an action, word or thought has a beneficial effect, then it is skillful and worth cultivating. This, of course, means long-term as well as short-term and includes compassion for yourself and others.
There is no god. The Buddha was just a man who thought deeply about these things and began to look at life in a certain way that is called "enlightenment." I find that Buddhism has many similarities to the teachings in Jesus sermons, without the emphasis on God.
I have recently started going to group meditation with the sangha (congregation) and learning tai chi with them. To anyone interested in learning about it, I suggest reading Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante G
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Rip off city at Albertsons Grocery stores! Pay attention when you shop!
by restrangled inbecause of the economy, many grocery stores including the above have started "buy one get one free".....look out, it's most likely a joke.. just today in albertsons they had nestle's drum stick icecream cones (4 pack) at $4.39.
buy one get one free.
at the very bottom of the freezer you could buy and 8 pack for $6.49.
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I have this picture as my desktop background. It's my new favorite saying:
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**** Some people don't teach their children manners. Grrr. ****
by FlyingHighNow ini had an hour to kill before picking julian up at a birthday party, last friday.
so, i decided to go relax at the library.
"when i was a child, we gave up our chairs for adults.
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"she fumed over not getting what SHE wanted."
"she is definitely crabby"
"You're the only one was pissed off"
"You are the one fuming."
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Where did these unoffical beliefs/standards come from?
by highdose ini've been doing some reasoning about all the jw teachings i've been taught as i grew up.
one of them was the belief that if you were baptised young that it would be a protection for you.
i questioned this at the time as i thought that instead it would make you prey to opposition from satan at a young age.
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Sometime around 10 years ago I remember them pushing baptism for kids. I believe it was in print, though I couldn't tell you where (possibly a KM?). I definitely remmeber hearing it from the platform. They said that a lot of some parents were discouraging their kids from getting baptized for fear they would mess up and be disfellowshipped. The analogy given was that driving a car has the potential to be dangerous, but we don't stop our kids from getting licensed and learning to drive.
A ridiculous analogy, because at least in the USA, kids can't drive until 16 or 17 years of age. Even then, some parents won't let their kids drive until they're older. I got baptized at 12. Learning to drive responsibly is nothing like making a vow to live according to a set of rules when (a) you're not old enough to understand those rules even if you've memorized them and (b) the rules are subject to change at any time.
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male or female?
by John Doe infreezer bags: they are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.. photocopiers: these are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.. they are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong buttons.. tyres: tyres are male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated.
hot air balloons: also a male object, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their butt.. sponges: these are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.. web pages: .
female, because they're constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.. trains: definitely male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.. egg timers: egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.. hammers: male, because in the last 5000 years, they've hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.. the remote control: female.
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Adam was in the garden of Eden, speaking with God, praising him for creating Eve. But he says to God, "There's something I want to ask you about. How come you made her so beautiful?"
God says, "That's so you would love her."
Adam says, "Well, how come you made her so soft?"
God says, "That's so you would love her."
Adam says, "But how come you made her so dumb?"
God says, "That's so she would love you."
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What Freedoms Do You Enjoy That You Couldn't As A Witness?
by minimus inas jws, we were in bondage to the organization, its rules and its whims.
now, we do not have to follow their direction and believe that whatever we were being told was by "theocratic" arrangement.. so, what freedoms do you have now that you have been liberated?.
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I now plan on having children. I wouldn't have as a witness.
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Gems from the new book: Bearing Thorough Witness About Gods Kingdom
by truthseeker insome interesting snippets from the new publication which discusses the book of acts.
bearing thorough witness about gods kingdom.
page 119. today, christ uses the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
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bluecanary
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.
