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  Letting go of the side of the pool

  by joelbear in

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  confidence in yourself.

  ability to face the obstacles.

  not looking for total security.

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  joelbear

  confidence in yourself

  ability to face the obstacles

  not looking for total security

  experience life
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  TV series&movies-CURSING!!!

  by BlessedStar in

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  how do you feel about tv shows & movies at present?.

  do you think it is appropriate for children to be viewing comedies with cursing and sexual encounters?.

  don't you think movies have more cursing even though they are rated "g"?.

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  joelbear

  if you don't like em don't watch them

  if you think your kids don't curse and talk about sex at school or with their friends, you are an idiot.
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  Ain't God Great?

  by SixofNine in

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  well ain't she?

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  joelbear

  she gave me a cute little woo woo

  and invented marshmallow fluff and hoss cartwright

  so yeah, she's alright
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  I am going to read every Watchtower and Awake! magazine

  by slimboyfat in

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  i am not doing too well at the moment with my uc and am practically housebound.

  so i have decided to do something productive and finally read all the magazines the society have ever published.

  i remember greg stafford claiming that he has read all the watchtowers and thinking that was a good idea to get a real overview of the witnesses' history and development of theology and ideology.

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  joelbear

  yikes, what an utter waste of time. read the encyclopedia or the great works of literature instead.
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  Please don't judge dear friends but I'll be pioneering next month...

  by stillAwitness in

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  well, it's memorial season and mom has been giving me the "look" this past week ever since she has decided to pioneer for february and march.

  anyways, the thing is i plan on buying a new car in the next couple months.

  well, i know how my mom operates.

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  joelbear

  go to the doors and bad talk the witnesses.
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  What do you call people who adopt other opinions without researching them?

  by DavidChristopher in

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  2. bible

  i was talking to two elders yesterday..... i was confronted about the whole "bad associations" question.

  i asked them what "bad associations" were.

  they have no idea what bad associations are to the author, only their opinions and the opinions of their chosen leaders.

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  joelbear

  lazy

  easily led
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  Zagnuts! Its my 5 year birthday here. yay

  by joelbear in

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  so many friends.

  so much shared.

  you guys have literally saved my life a few times.. memories like the corners of my mind.. you are my shining stars.

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  joelbear

  so many friends. so much shared. you guys have literally saved my life a few times.

  memories like the corners of my mind.

  you are my shining stars

  you are the wind beneath my winds

  you make me feel like a natural woman

  you're still the one

  LOVE LOVE LOVE

  Joel
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  Name that Psycho

  by unique1 in

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  2. friends

  reading a previous thread where people mentioned the crazy people in their hall and what they would do during the meetings, i figured it needed a thread all to itself.

  so what did the mentally ill or generally crazy people do during your meetings?

  i don't have any good ones.

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  joelbear

  my oddities were out in service more than at the hall.

  one sister would argue with people, put her foot in the door, she was a nut.

  one annointed brother would say he would be glad when people would be fertilizer on the ground.
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  Somewhere past numb~

  by alamb in

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  as a loyal jw, i was ready for my whole world to come to an earth-shattering halt and for life as i knew it to be gone...at the hand of my loving god.

  i would sit in school in my mental bubble and numb myself to the world around me.

  i grew older and entered the adult world and was aloof in my thoughts that i could not attach myself to any workmates or neighbors and put out my hand in friendship as they could be dead tomorrow and i would have to be ok with that.

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  joelbear

  i agree life is good. keep it simple. don't let the shoulds drive you crazy.
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  The leaking organization, seems like the young are exiting fast.

  by free2beme in

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  i ran across a witness i knew the other day at the gym and we had an open and honest discussion on exiting the organization.

  he still goes and used to be an elder, but stepped down when his children were disfellowshipped.

  he was actually very honest with me on some subjects, which tells me that he is probably putting together an exit foundation and looking for some bricks of information to make it solid.

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  joelbear

  my parents, age 80 and 83 are the only active members from my immediate family.