a few years after i quit the meetings my mum needed her medical directive signed and witnessed and she asked if i'd do it.
i was surprised to say the least!.
i think she was just angling to include me and maybe find some lever to get me involved again.
I doubt any family member would put me in that situation, as they know my views.
If they did, I would look at it as a sign and would do whatever it takes to keep them alive. That would just come so automatic.
[one of the first things I did while exiting was tear up that bloody card.]
Gratefully, my kids are out, so no worries there.
i kid you not!!!!!
my family, and i, were on our way to my wife's brothers house today, which is the families christmas tradition.
we open presents in the morning, and at around 10:30, we head over to my brother in laws for breakfast/brunch, with all the family.. so, as we loaded some presents up in the car, and we all jumped, and drove away, at the end of my block, jehovahs witnesses!
That's my experience to Billy.
C.O. is in town , you are going out in service .
It happens on New Year's too, or a minor holiday .
The unlucky Kiddo Pubs.
and to the one that posted that going out as a child during this time will make you hate service .. You already hate it . it's a sort of cherry on the top .. smile/not
i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.
i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.
i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.
I don't have an accent . I'm from California. ;-)
But if I am around people from other places, or travel; I pick up their accent . That can be awkward and funny.
Kind of also saying, it can be hard to tell were people originate.
I love asking people were they are from when I hear something out of my ordinary.
A few days ago, I asked a Lady were she was from , she had me guess and I got it . She was from the Ukraine. I also met a unique couple ( by asking the same question) from Slovenia and got an interesting lesson on WW1.
thoughtful post
All of you are so very naughty.
Smile
source.
pdf.
december 4, 2015. to all congregations in the united states branch territory .
I see that the Watchtower and AWAKE! are going to be a combined offer for March and April.
I wonder if is this is to give the publishers a feeling of normalcy.
in this age of violence with the san bernardino and france massacres sometimes it's good to reflect on the wise words of the peace advocates among us who proposed a better solution in bringing a more civil society to our universe.
john lennon, martin luther king jr. - people who stood up for equal rights and world peace and denounced violence and war - no matter how that violence occurs.
please feel free to comment on stories of john lennon on this thread and feel free to post any you tubes of his music that you may have enjoyed through the years.
I was at a Stevie Wonder concert that night. He took a break and came out crying , told the crowd that John Lennon was dead. The man sitting in front of me said "there is no god" and starting getting very angry.
Stevie asked for calm . Carlos Santana and Bob Marley [ minus his dred locks, later we found out he had cancer] came out for the last song. They sang Master Blaster.
What a sad night .
He had a tender heart that came out in his lyrics.
That's a bad acid trip some poor J.W. kid had in the 70's.
ray franz who gave us insight into the gb due to a crisis of conscience was an absolute moron, with absolutely no critical thinking skills whatsoever like all of us have.
i mean, to have a conscience based on some magic man in the sky.. how stupid can you be?
in search of christian freedom?
manners/not
point made/not
so, here i am again....asking more questions to help me understand my wife.
she was brought up in the cult in the 70's and 80's.
so i can only imagine what kind of indoctrination she deals with.
Umberto,
I call living, 'The Conveyor Belt of Death'
We just all have to get used to it.
I 'm more for feeding an olive tree or a saniovese vine with my bone broth...smile
[p.s. , i loved name of the rose]
Kaik,
There are similar places in Rome. Very interesting.
its not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.
it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.
this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .
Hey there Darth Frosty,
Just so you know , this topic helped me understand my self and other family members.
It took away so much guilt I had . Gave me understanding.
I will always be grateful.
Take care
