"I remember getting slack for just going to massage school"~~me
meant flack, lol!
wish people would've handed out more slack
freeflyingfaerie
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Once a nerd, always a nerd :)
by freeflyingfaerie infeelin' pretty groovy that i'm starting my college 'career' or what have you...with a 4.0. it is great to be back in school...to stimulate my mind in a college setting, get out of my cave for a bit, and maybe even eventually have the accomplishment of a degree.. or two..who knows... less than 10 years ago, this didn't even seem like a real possibility for me...because i didn't imagine it to be.
but, since the good ol' paradise didn't show up...i decided to create my own paradise (quirky and flawed as it may be) !
and this paradise includes educating my self in and out of school, being open to ideas and possibilities, experiencing things for myself, living until i die... .
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Once a nerd, always a nerd :)
by freeflyingfaerie infeelin' pretty groovy that i'm starting my college 'career' or what have you...with a 4.0. it is great to be back in school...to stimulate my mind in a college setting, get out of my cave for a bit, and maybe even eventually have the accomplishment of a degree.. or two..who knows... less than 10 years ago, this didn't even seem like a real possibility for me...because i didn't imagine it to be.
but, since the good ol' paradise didn't show up...i decided to create my own paradise (quirky and flawed as it may be) !
and this paradise includes educating my self in and out of school, being open to ideas and possibilities, experiencing things for myself, living until i die... .
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freeflyingfaerie
Thanks guys!
This is a rather big deal, as a former JW, as you all know. I remember getting slack for just going to massage school when still in.
Ironically, you are praised for doing well in school, through high school graduation. It seemed like the culture was to do well through h.s. graduation, then never open a book again if it wasn't published by WT.
Thoughtless~~ I hope the best for you!
Signed,
Increased-brain-activity-since-leaving-the-borg
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Once a nerd, always a nerd :)
by freeflyingfaerie infeelin' pretty groovy that i'm starting my college 'career' or what have you...with a 4.0. it is great to be back in school...to stimulate my mind in a college setting, get out of my cave for a bit, and maybe even eventually have the accomplishment of a degree.. or two..who knows... less than 10 years ago, this didn't even seem like a real possibility for me...because i didn't imagine it to be.
but, since the good ol' paradise didn't show up...i decided to create my own paradise (quirky and flawed as it may be) !
and this paradise includes educating my self in and out of school, being open to ideas and possibilities, experiencing things for myself, living until i die... .
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Feelin' pretty groovy that I'm starting my college 'career' or what have you...with a 4.0
It is great to be back in school...to stimulate my mind in a college setting, get out of my cave for a bit, and maybe even eventually have the accomplishment of a degree.. or two..who knows..
Less than 10 years ago, this didn't even seem like a real possibility for me...because I didn't imagine it to be
But, since the good ol' paradise didn't show up...I decided to create my own paradise (quirky and flawed as it may be) ! And this paradise includes educating my self in and out of school, being open to ideas and possibilities, experiencing things for myself, living until I die..
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Board of bitterness
by 1009 ini always was a critical jw, now df and agnost.
but still this religion fascinates me.
in my eyes most jw are very sincere, but dumb sheep.. this board is filled with ex-jw.
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freeflyingfaerie
Maybe you are in a state of denial?
There is no way of getting around going through a grieving after leaving the religion (if you were really 'in' for any length of time), and for some it involves more venting than for others, and in different ways... you cannot deny that the religion leaves a 'bitter' taste. Intensify the feeling for each loss..be it a loved one, sqaushed talent, etc etc. Each of these a blow. A kick in the gut. Come to us by living the best way we knew at the time. Our minds..our souls were messed with, for crying out loud
There has to be anger somewhere in the healing, and sadness, and yes, bitterness... at least some..at least at some time..
...and this is coming from someone who wears rose-coloured glasses most days...
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My daughter asks about the Bible
by laverite inmy 9 year old asked me yesterday about the bible.
some of her friends in school last year spent a lot of time talking about hell and it really scared her.
i dealt with it with her, so she is reassured and comforted and realizes she doesn't need to worry about going to hell.
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freeflyingfaerie
Ok, I want to clarify~ I do not read the bible with my children. My point was that the bible shouldn't be given so much power, as if it is 'The Word of God'. It should be classed with other man-made stories. There should be no fear of it.
My little ones both have also had schoolmates 'preach' to them about 'hell' and expressed their surprise that my little ones don't go to church...saying it will result in going to hell. I asked them why they thought those girls were so afraid. They realized it's because they were taught this and began believing it...like someone taking myth for truth. The hell/prayer talk from those girls concerned my girls enough for them to talk to me about it, so we did. They have seen how fear of what's written in the bible (no matter how wrongly interpreted) can lead people to do unfair things and say unreasonable things...for example the way that their grandparents' (my entire family, in fact) have treated their mother and tried to instill fear in them of me being killed at armageddon.
These fears had to be discussed..and my point is that my little ones have open dialogue with me about the bible...hoping to take the mystery and fear out of it...to see it for what it is, nothing more than stories...but certainly not bedtime stories..
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My daughter asks about the Bible
by laverite inmy 9 year old asked me yesterday about the bible.
some of her friends in school last year spent a lot of time talking about hell and it really scared her.
i dealt with it with her, so she is reassured and comforted and realizes she doesn't need to worry about going to hell.
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freeflyingfaerie
Agreeing with jgnat's view, to not make the bible a taboo subject. It can be put in a similar category as other stories of myth. Ancient Greek and Roman stories and myth can also be quite intense (Oedipus, for example)...much of the bible stories resemble classic good vs evil, fate/destiny vs free will...your daughter will learn about other myths also even in school...
I have found softer versions of mythology that my little ones and I read together...nothing scary, but so great for the imagination..
good luck with your daughter! enjoy!
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~raising hair~
by freeflyingfaerie into say goodbye to the past i cut, i raised my hair.
the full moon was approaching.
i wanted to free myself of the pain.
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freeflyingfaerie
hi talesin
thank you for listening~Miss.Fit~ there is no way to really cut away memories...that would require slicing away at my brain or maybe some strong chemicals...if it was only that easy..
it would be more true to say I was intending to cut away the memories' power over me. I don't really want to erase my past. I don't have regrets, really. It was a combination of an ongoing mourning in a way, and a making peace with those that I associate with pain, from yesterday. I have felt for about six years now that I wanted to do this...release the energy held in my hair...my hair took on the vibrations of all that was experienced these past years.
When I was cutting, I felt very primal and tribal. It was a big deal to me because I identified very much with my long hair. It felt right to do this.
To answer your question, it is helping. In my mind, this physical 'ceremony' gave me a sense of power and a sense of something definite, more concrete than thinking about it. I keep liberating my self. I don't fool my self to believe this is it, now I'm all healed. It is a step, though.
Love to all the ladies
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~raising hair~
by freeflyingfaerie into say goodbye to the past i cut, i raised my hair.
the full moon was approaching.
i wanted to free myself of the pain.
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freeflyingfaerie
Gypsy Sam~ you will be one year old?! Wow, this new generation is so advanced, able to get online and type... I know what you mean..early congratulations on celebrating your very own birthday!
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~raising hair~
by freeflyingfaerie into say goodbye to the past i cut, i raised my hair.
the full moon was approaching.
i wanted to free myself of the pain.
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mostlydead~ thank you...it is freeing, in different ways
LongHairGal~ good for you on ignoring the idiots. Hair is a very personal thing, no one should try to control that.
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~raising hair~
by freeflyingfaerie into say goodbye to the past i cut, i raised my hair.
the full moon was approaching.
i wanted to free myself of the pain.
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freeflyingfaerie
to say goodbye to the past I cut, I raised my hair
the full moon was approaching
I wanted to free myself of the pain
keep letting go
begin anew
new beginnings
it was at my waist, as it has always been, or longer
i took the scissors and cut away at the memories
it had to be done
my cutting only took it to just above the shoulders
yesterday a stylist took it the rest of the way
short as a boy's
new beginnings