When you said you sat down and really saw your family, 'the scales' feel from your eyes. You'll never be the same again. And I echo jgnats' comment: your wife is really going enjoy the new you. Your children are going to really benefit from having their dads' undivided attention.
Welcome. The best is yet to come.
Adiva
self-explanatory title lol.
just curious what songs each of us identify with when it comes to where we are in life.
i think music is a great form of expression and sometimes someone else can sing it better than you can say it, know what i mean?
I'm pretty partial to House Music because it's all about being positive. This song never fails to make me happy that I'm no longer in the borg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh0xeeMAovY
Adiva
do you no longer think and react like a jw?.
Totally out of it, thank The Goddess.
Adiva
hi everyone, i'm just curious if any current members of this forum are in the chicago area?.
i'm 32, male, originally from the south but been here about 4 years.
cheers.
I'm in Chicago.
does anyone here use skpye?
if anyone wants to talk about anything skpye me!
pm me your skpye and i'll add you!
Just started using Skype today to communicate with my daughter who is Europe for a month. It's wierdly cool.
Adiva
so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.
i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.
i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!
Hi Sister X.
Now that you have some free time, get to know yourself whether that means getting outside and enjoying nature (it's springtime here in the midwest) or picking up some books in the religion section of the local library or bookstore. As far as churches are concerned, I attended a Unitarian/Unity church for awhile. It gave me that sense of community but it's much more light-hearted in its' doctrine (if I can even use that word). They speak of god as either mother or father and their music is beautiful (think 'Morning Has Broken' by Cat Stevens). People are friendly and they don't care what you wear. I've also attended a non-denominational mega church just for the experience.
The point is that your options are endless. You can pick and choose to do whatever you want. There's even a blog I follow on Facebook wherein this couple attend a different church every week. Their motto is 'we go to church so you don't have to' and each writes their own version of the experience.
It's a great journey. Enjoy. I certainly am.
Adiva
i went to a pranic healing class with my sister in law last week (i've been out 6 years and i'm starting to get pretty open minded).
i didn't expect to feel or experience anything "different".
i thought it was all weird but was not scared of the ideas like i would have been a few years ago.. so anyways we did a couple excercises where we held our hands a couple feet above our partners hands and visualized light in different colors beaming out of ours and hitting theres and then switched roles.
I work regularly with a massage therapist that is also certified in Reiki and does energy work. I feel so much better after my sessions with her and use that time to meditate on whatever chakra color appears to me during that time. My body is always vibrating after my time with her and I continue my own energy work throughout the rest of the week. I use 'the force' and it is definitely strong with me.
Adiva
i can't believe how people in the "organization" can be so cold hearted.. .
last october, i got an invitation to a friends wedding where i grew up in portland, oregon.
i now live in san diego, california.
When my brother got married, he sent an invitation to our home, addressed to my daughter and niece. And they wonder why I chose to get married in another state.
Adiva
hi there, i don't claim this is true, it just came to me just now, perhaps you can point out any logical errors etc i've made or any other conclusions?.
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there may be or may not be a god.. there is definately a universe.. the universe may have been created by god or may have come into existance of it's own accord.. neither the universe nor god can come into existance at a particular point in time as there was no time prior to the universe - it didn't exist.. only at the universe's creation did time begin therefore god never existed for a certain amount of time prior to it.. my conclusion is that god is the universe or the universe has always existed along with god?.
Satanus: I love, love your response. It comes closer to articulating something that I 'know'. Nicely put.
Thus, the question of what was before is unanswerable(.)
I think that's because people don't realize how limited you are when you use words. Our experiences cannot be fully articulated because 'there are no words to describe it.' In your next response you say you must have gone into an alternate state of mind? Of course you did! Words cannot describe that state. You can only experience it.
Enjoy the journey. I know I am.
Adiva
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this stuff is good for you!.
stop by my house on monday evening, april 18, 2011.. syl.
Once again the JW's have it wrong. Erev Pesach (Passover evening) is on Monday the 18th. The first full day of Passover is Tuesday and continues thru the 26.
Adiva
