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Do you meditate?
by nicolaou in
1. jw
2. experiences
i don't have any particular method or system but i'm often happy in my own company.

i value periods of solitude when i can just drift off and follow my own thoughts.. maybe it's not much more than daydreaming but a glass of scotch and some tunes can sometimes light up a memory or bring a hazy idea into focus.

peace and quiet are my luxuries, what about you guys?.
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Undecided
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have recently been disfellowshipped (after being reinstated in march).

i saw a group of jws gathered in the town car park yesterday.

they seemed startled when they recognised my car and talked amongst themselves giving one another a satisfied grin!
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Why Do People Become Jehovah's Witnesses?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
besides being raised in the religion , why do people become jws?

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Help Please - Finding It Hard Adjusting To The Real World
by pale.emperor in
1. jw
2. experiences
im asking for you guys help in a phase im going through right now.

im sure it’ll pass but id appreciate your advice..

born in, my family consists of mum, dad, two brothers and two sisters.
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Lying In Wait At a Bed & Breakfast
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a few years ago while traveling in the northeast, my wife and i stopped in new haven, connecticut, at a b&b we'd reserved for the night.

no sooner had we unpacked and moved into the living room for tea and treats, our hosts began to talk about religion, and we learned they were jehovah's witnesses.

i didn't mind so much, but my wife was outraged that our hosts would use their place of business as a launching point to do missionary work.
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"You will never grow old in this present system of things" -- some campaign tools
by FatFreek 2005 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i am approaching 76 years old.

i can clearly recall that awake!

statement and similar during the pre-1975 hype -- "staying alive in '75", et al.
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Not too my son...
by The Rebel in
1. jw
2. friends
will i say " orlando, your hair is too long, and needs to be cut short" and never will i say " orlando, invites to birthday parties can't be accepted".

and i will buy my son books he wants to read, books that bring him happiness, and that he understands.

and by so doing, i hope he will acquire happy memories of his childhood, so that the sensitive and delicate, in him will be allowed to grow.
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My Lawyers Letter To The Elders
by pale.emperor in
1. jw
2. experiences
for those of you that asked, below is a copy of my solicitors letter to the elders in my old congregation.

he sent a similar one directly to bethel and a medical directive to my daughters gp to go on her medical records that i have already given permission for her to have a blood transfusion should she need one:.

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JW broadcasting and doubts
by Colinconfused in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi everyone to cut a long story short, ive been away from the meetings for over 10 years.

i recently reconnected with the congregation and started a study.

cant get my head around all the changes and jw broadcasting.
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Poor Sisters
by Darryl in
1. jw
2. friends
i really felt for you sisters i mean i really did.

when you showed up at the sunday meeting and found out the subject of the talk was going to be -and i can't quite remember the exact wording- but something to the effect of marriage and headship, or honoring and obeying your husband, or something like that how many of you wanted to jump right back in your car and head home.

i mean 45 straight minutes of beating down you poor ladies and telling you that you are not worthy of making one decision, taking the lead in anything, don't question the man be obedient and keep quiet.