this past week randy was hospitalized.
he is now home recovering and has asked me to let you know that he will need a couple of days to recuperate.
in the mean time: if you have sent him emails or want to send him an email, it might take a couple of days for him to respond.. feel free to leave messages here for him.
Hope you are having a better day today. Wishing you well and positive thoughts coming your way. I never did thank you for "saving my life".
Not sure where I would have been had I not found your website and read your story, Barbara's and Terry's until early hours the morning... Thanks
our friend, oompa, has passed away.
just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.
it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.
To Oompa's family and friends......I am so sorry for your loss..
Much love....Shan
This brings back such wonderful childhood memories
we got a new dog and he needs a name!
he was abandoned by his family in their back yard when they moved and then was rescued by animal rescue.
he's been fostered for the last 4 months and his foster mom called him martin.
Toffee.....
which 5 books would you recommend?.
there is a wealth of information, just waiting to be shared with persons who have an open mind and a desire to know the truth about the watchtower society.
please list five books (more or less) that you would recommend to new ones.. i hope to discover something new from your lists.
1. Leaving the Saints - Martha Beck
2. The spiral staircase - Karen Armstrong
3. Most of Alice Miller's Books especially the Drama of the Gifted Child & The Body never lies - highlights how institutionalized
religion can contribute to the crushing guilt that prevents us from being healthy and conscious adults.
4. Crisis of conscience
5. The Power of Now - E Tolle
5.
reading the recent thread about the young lady who just ended her life got me thinking that maybe there could be a thread that is easily accessible to anyone who may need help due to homelessness from losing their families and friends to shunning.
too often i hear stories about people who have lost everything, and have no where to go, and at the same time having no type of support system.
unfortunately there are some who are so lost that they feel that there are no options besides taking their own life.. i think that a website that matches people in need to others who can help in some way would be a great idea.
I know what you mean Blindnomore....I'm glad they never took away your humanity. I also worked with an elder who said the very worst day of
his life was when his 17 year old disfellowshipped daughter came to his door and he turned her away. That was one tormented man but I guess
they ultimately won!
Thanks Ohiocowboy.....sometimes we fail to say what many others think.
reading the recent thread about the young lady who just ended her life got me thinking that maybe there could be a thread that is easily accessible to anyone who may need help due to homelessness from losing their families and friends to shunning.
too often i hear stories about people who have lost everything, and have no where to go, and at the same time having no type of support system.
unfortunately there are some who are so lost that they feel that there are no options besides taking their own life.. i think that a website that matches people in need to others who can help in some way would be a great idea.
I would be willing to help as I recently had an experience that upset me immensely. I bumped into and ex-jw whom I had known from my previous congregation. He looked really down and out. It was quite late at night and I was returning a DVD. He was rather evasive about where he was staying but I soon realized he was embarrassed and had no job. He mentioned that he had been mugged and his cell stolen. He said that he had recently spent some time with his Step Dad and I asked why he didn't stay with him until he found his feet. He said he couldn't as his Dad is an elder and that he is disfellowshipped. He had only gone to stay with him as it was "special circumstances" - a death in the family. His own Mom has been dead for a while now. (he is an only child)
When I said it's ridiculous that because his Dad is an elder and he is disfellowshipped, that this can come between families. Is'nt your family supposed to be there for you in a time of crisis. He became rather animated....said they have really messed up my life you know...no higher education, nothing to fall back on.....social outcast.
We parted but I felt so awful that I went driving around to see if I could see him, perhaps give him some money...buy him some food. I couldn't sleep that night. My heart aches for all those whose lives have been messed up and who feel they have nowhere to go. I hate it too when I talk to my JW mother who says they have a choice....what choice, they have no choice.....you either accept and come back or we disown you....and we do value our eldership more than you.....such heartlessness!
You are very kind. I just read a quote today which I found so appropriate. ""Nobody can go back and start a new beginninng, but anyone can start today and make a new ending""
okay,,, my cat was in a fight last weekend ... new cat on the block,, 2 drs away, territorial stuff .... .
twice, she saw the vet last week, and has two puncture wounds,,, one near her eye ... .
she was fine when i took her to see the doc on saturday, but now, her eye is infected again.. .
I adore cats....wishing your kitty a speedy recovery. My little dog also had an incident which caused a problem with her eye...infection set in and she had to have an operation. After a considerable time, the eye healed......many heart stopping moments because our animals have always been our babies too.....
Just wanted to add that the first vet we took her to, said all was fine but my gut feeling indicated that there was more going on with the eye......took her for a second opinion....thankfully.....so, trust your instincts too.....
Loving thoughts for kitty....
21 days to go!.
whos looking forward to it?.
any kiwis here on this board?.
Thought I had read that somewhere - just wondered if this was another reason for SA to downplay during the Tri-Nations. Not wanting to jinx the whole thing....chuckle... perhaps it will be a first for the All Blacks.
I'm sorry to have missed the Canada/Tonga game. Plenty to look forward to though..... just need to find the time now!
21 days to go!.
whos looking forward to it?.
any kiwis here on this board?.
Last game watched was the Welsh V SA -nail-biting stuff although the former deserved to win....seems like the story of their history.
Has any side who won the tri-nations ever won the World Cup?
