Posts by exwhyzee

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...Astronomers discover Diamond Planet..

by OUTLAW in

posted at 02:00 pm et, 08/26/2011 diamond planet discovered by astronomersby elizabeth flock .

(swinburne university) a diamond-crystal planet five times the size of earth and with more mass than jupiter has been.

discovered in our own milky way galaxy.. an international team of astronomers led by swinburne university of technology in australia spotted the exotic planet racing.

exwhyzee

They found out yesterday that the planet is really only Cubic Zirconia.

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Another Question, if I May...

by AGuest in

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friends

i truly hope you don't get trite, cliche, anecdotal, or sarcastic, but share with us what you really believe/feel/think.

i will start: for me, i define "success" as peace of mind.

mine.

exwhyzee

Sizemik's story make me want to be that successful too.

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It seems there were those in the Bible who prayed in such a way. Throw your burdens on Jehovah...he himself will you sustain. I wouldn't think an understanding God like this would view it as wrong to pray for death when he knows you are praying for relief rather than out of a lack of appreciation for life. Everyone who is alive has wondered how it would be to be the "other way". It's nearly impossible to see our way around our problems if we look for a solution when we are (H.A.L.T.) Hungry, Angry, Lonley or Tired. Often one prays at the end of a hard day or when all other resocuces seem to be exhausted. If you pray for death because you feel God can bring it about for you, why not pray for something really good like greater coping skills or for him to lead you to a solution to your problems. How many of us can remember what we were worrying about at this time last year. Death is a permenant solution to a problem that may only be temporary.

Is it wrong to pray to die? I don't think it's wrong to pray about anything on your mind. Part of the value in prayer isn't in the answer but in the relief that comes in having formulated our thoughts/worries into sentences rather than their being diffused random thoughts, draining us of energy and hope. Speaking to another trusted individual or even writing them out on paper is a great way to ease their urgency.

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Another Question, if I May...

by AGuest in

jw
friends

i truly hope you don't get trite, cliche, anecdotal, or sarcastic, but share with us what you really believe/feel/think.

i will start: for me, i define "success" as peace of mind.

mine.

exwhyzee

Success to me isn't something one arrives at, like one arrives at a bus stop. Rather it's in finding a measure of contentment, no matter what direction ones life has currently taken.

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The obsession of being a JW, and the obsession of an EX-JW is just as strong

by sinis in

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after being on this forum for a long time, i am starting to realize that the obsession devoted to and surrounding leaving the organization is just as strong, if not stronger, than the obsession for the wts as a current jw.

its like a tiny bug eating and crunching away at the inner ear.

is this healthy?

exwhyzee

I know what you are saying Sinis...have thought the same thing myself many times.

Being a JW was a way of life that most of us were thoroughly immersed in. We lived, breathed, ate, slept adn banked our entire future on "THE TRUTH" for a huge part of or existence on this earth. For better or worse, it will always be a part of us and will be a subject that we will be experts on. Visiting here makes that part of our life history at least count for something and makes the wasted years more bearable.

People continue to attend class reunions many decades after having spent only a few short years in high school. The desire to make sense of and honor ones personal history is a common thread we all have.

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If you believe in the resurrection or reincarnation what race would you prefer?

by jam in

for the past few years i have been asking people.

i have know(blacks) this question.

the results,.

exwhyzee

If there is to be such a thing as a "New System" the only ones who would be of one specific race would be those who were born before Armegeddon or shortly afterward. It seems like with all the National and Racial Barriers eliminated, people would eventually give birth to neither light or dark skinned offspring but rather they'd be a conglomeration of all racial characteristics. Even without a "New System" It's already happening , now that the world has become a smaller place due to air travel and exposure to other cultures via the Internet. In 50 years, being of "mixed" ethnicity might not even be a topic of discussion. I'm guessing that in 100 years it might be quite exotic to be a person of only one single racial heritage.

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Favourite Poem? Post it here ...

by talesin in

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friends

here's one of mine .... .

he is dead.

stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,.

exwhyzee

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chilliest land
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

E. Dickenson

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Do you remember the first time your Mom or Dad cussed?

by Open mind in

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friends

i do.. .

how about you?.

om.

exwhyzee

My non JW Dad never cussed or told off color jokes like we heard at the meetings, that all worldly people did. He did chuckle to himself whenever someone else did though.

My elegant European ZaZa Gabor like Mom would say things like "Oh Sugar" or use the word "Blinkin" instead of swearing. "Oh Sugar...now look what I've done....I'll never get this blinkin thing finished in time"

Often she'd use the wrong phrase when speaking to Americans. One time as teenagers we kids were all in the kitchen while she was on the phone with one of her JW friends who was discouraged about her rebellious teen aged daughter. Instead of saying" Well Mary...try and keep your chin up" Mom said... "Well Mary....try and keep your PECKER UP" We all burst out laughing....milk coming out of our noses etc....We had no idea Mom would even know this word let alone use it on the phone with a Witness...especially a with sister who didn't even have one to keep up. She was pretty embarrased when we told her what it meant. Years later that sister would say" remember when your Mother told me to keep my "you know what" up?"

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Did you keep any of your old JW paraphernalia?

by i_drank_the_wine in

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friends

for those of us who have made the clean break, did you keep any of your old jw stuff?

books, "service" bag, etc?.

i didn't keep a shred myself.

exwhyzee

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Double Lives of JW Youth

by camicia in

i posted a lengthy concern a while back about my 23 year old daughter on the verge of baptism.

the good news is she still hasn't progressed past studying - no door knocking thank god.

the bad news is she's still studying, attending meetings, etc and i am still very much a "satanic influence.

exwhyzee

I think the JW kids are excluding her because they'd have to be a good example to her while she's studying. That's too much work/pressure/guilt when you want to go out and have fun yourself, especially if you're a typical JW youth and are leading a somewhat double life just to be able to do something other than meetings and service. Before she'd be included in the group, they'd need to first determine if she's the over the top super zelous new type or the kind that can bend the rules a little without running to the elders with stories or spoiling their only way of having a somewhat normal youth.

Too bad you couldn't arrange for your daughter to be at one of those places so she could get a glimpse of them herself.