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  Prayers Needed

  by Saoirse in

  1. jw
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  my beloved grandmother is dying.

  i am going to see her and i will have to drive 1000 miles by myself.

  i'm hoping i'll be able to keep it together.. i would really appreciate it someone could send some thoughts and/or prayers to my grandmother and i.. thank you.

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  joelbear

  positive thoughts flowing your way

  use this time to meditate on the good times you shared with her and the warm feelings you

  hold for you. yes it will make you cry, but in those tears will be the joy that you had in

  knowing her.

  peace
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  Colts coach Dungy's son found dead

  by LDH in

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  2. current

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  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/12/22/dungy.son.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

  how sad!

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  joelbear

  unfortunately it seems he committed suicide. maybe he felt he couldn't talk about how he felt. one thing i know for sure, if you feel like committing suicide, talk about it, it relieves the pressure just getting it out of your head.
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  My Unhappiness is because of Witness Thinking I have not given up

  by joelbear in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its pretty clear to me that my continued depression and anxiety is mostly tied up with even after all these years, still basically thinking like a witness.

  1. i expect things to be perfect.

  i expect myself to be perfect and am continually disappointed.

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  joelbear

  i am feeling better, thank you.

  i have a long way to go, but I am getting there
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  Thursday night meeting woes(self sufficiency and blood)

  by FaithfulDoubter in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as yours trully is still attending meeting, i thought i might vent a little on what going on.

  i got there late, so i missed the first part.

  last part: the blood issue.

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  joelbear

  no introduction or conclusion? just reading? no thinking about what the scripture was about?
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  Being sexually virtuous, useful or a waste of time?

  by greendawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you think there is any benefit at all in being virtuous sexually, ie foregoing sexual gratification, or is it a total waste of time and effort as our atheist friends would say?

  is there anything to be gained by it, would you find a virtuous person a more trustworthy partner for example?

  does it make for more stable marriages?

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  joelbear

  sex is a bodily function. you should certainly have safe sex, but i see nothing to be gained from stopping a bodily function.
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  My Unhappiness is because of Witness Thinking I have not given up

  by joelbear in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its pretty clear to me that my continued depression and anxiety is mostly tied up with even after all these years, still basically thinking like a witness.

  1. i expect things to be perfect.

  i expect myself to be perfect and am continually disappointed.

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  joelbear

  crumpet, be the ball.

  dansk, you are soooo right.

  minimus, i feel pissy oh so pissy, i feel pissy and wissy and gay.
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  My Unhappiness is because of Witness Thinking I have not given up

  by joelbear in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its pretty clear to me that my continued depression and anxiety is mostly tied up with even after all these years, still basically thinking like a witness.

  1. i expect things to be perfect.

  i expect myself to be perfect and am continually disappointed.

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  joelbear

  Its pretty clear to me that my continued depression and anxiety is mostly tied up with even after all these years, still basically thinking like a witness. How do I do this?

  1. I expect things to be perfect. I expect myself to be perfect and am continually disappointed. I expect perfect behavior and effort from people I work with and even from friends. Punctuality, no mistakes, good attitude, etc. etc. etc. This keeps me in a continuous mode of being frustrated and keeps me lashing out angrily at others who don't live up to my standards. Somehow, I am still the chosen one or part of the chosen people that needs to judge others according to their behavior and mark those who don't comply. I'm not proud of this. But if I am honest, I have to admit that this is so deep inside me I have not excreted it yet from my life.

  2. I want to convert people. No, not to being gay. But to seeing things my way. If I can't convert them, I see them as unworthy of my company. This pushes people away from me and leaves me isolated and lonely.

  3. I do not live in the present and enjoy the moment. Everything is a constant reflexion on the past and what it means or obsessing about the future and how to make it better.

  What other witness mental habits do we carry that take away our joy?
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  Did You have Peace and Joy?

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while you were associated with the jehovah's witnesses did you have the peace and joy that the bible, especially the new testament says jesus' followers will have in abundance?

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  joelbear

  i was a nervous and unhappy guy
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  What are your predictions for 2006?

  by Omar S. in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the next year, 2006, i predict that:

  1. the us will have clear victory in iraq.

  2. there will be a devastating sutnami in japan around june.

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  joelbear

  Saddam Hussein will become president of Iraq again.

  Brokeback Mountain will win the Best Picture Oscar

  Gay marriage or civil unions will be permitted throughout the EU

  Devastating hurricane will hit Orlando or North Florida coast.

  Birds will take over Rhode Island and Luxembourg

  Th lttr e will b liminatd from the alphabt

  Wars and rumors of wars

  Earthquakes in one place after another

  This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a profit.
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  Is Jehovah Mentally Unstable?

  by THE SHOOTIST in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a friend of mine showed me as interesting scripture, ex.

  4:24 that talks about jehovah showing up in person to kill moses, but was talked out of it by moses' wife because from what the bible says she circumcised her son and threw the foreskin at his feet.

  she then called him a blood-smeared bridegroom, referring to the circumcision and the lord left him alone.

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  joelbear

  anyone who doesn't like foreskins is goofy..