Posts by exwhyzee

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How to identify Publishers who know TTATT

by His Excellency in

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friends

since coming to know ttatt, i have always wondered if there are others in the congregation who also share similar experience with me, are there pointers to identifying others who are also faking meeting attendance and fs activities..

exwhyzee

The telltale signs are:

Not bothering to look up the connect the dot scriptures during talks anymore.

Still looking up the scriptures but continuing to read and compare the surrounding verses even when the speaker has already moved on.

Elbowing of ones spouse when scriptures are found that contradict what the speaker just said.

Slouching in ones seat and not having ones own magazine during the watchtower study or caring if anyone notices.

Barely concealed eye rolling when certain topics are covered or ridiculous comments are made.

Not singing along with the kingdom melodies or holding back of ones snickers when certain lyrics are encountered.

Looking around during the prayer and seeing all the others that are doing the same.

Not saying Amen anymore.

Vagueness in the form of shoulder shrugging and or a nailed on sickly smile when someone asks " Wasn't that the best Watchtower/assembly/talk-ever??"

Appreciating the individuals one is associating with yet experiencing a certain disconnectedness that occurs when one has has moved on mentally.This disconnectedness is often discernible in ones body language.

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Your worst convention experience.

by zeb in

by a split second rescuing our handicapped son from being pushed down the stairs by a flood of sisters rushing out to see as the drama had started.. the main offender being a special pioneer..

exwhyzee

Got word that a young woman we know, flipped her car on her way to the "special assembly" yesterday. Her trip to the assembly was a two hour drive, part of which was over a mountain pass. As there is frequently this time of year, a spring snowstorm blew in and she lost control of her car suddenly on the snowy road.The car rolled over on it's top but she was able to pull herself out of the car and despite bleeding cuts, began hitch hiking home . Some young guys gave her a ride all the way to her town, no one thought to bring her to the emergency room even though her forehead was bleeding. She's ok, but I'll bet this is her worst assembly ever. It's also proof, that even on the way to an assembly,you're on your own as far as God or the myriads of angels helping you.

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BOE Letter: Kingdom News No. 38

by pixel in

to all bodies of elders re: kingdom news no.

dear brothers: .

april 1, 2013. we are pleased to inform you that in november 2013 a month-long special campaign will focus on a wide distribution of kingdom news no.

exwhyzee

I remember as a kid around 1974 distributing kingdom news number three. They told us this third tract was a final warning to the world and likened it to the third time Joshua marched around Jerico before the final blast of the horns was sounded and brought the walls down. We loved doing this work because you didn't have to talk, in fact it was such an urgent message, we were told not to engage anyone in discussion but scurry to the next door and get the message out quickly. There was a fervor in the message back then that hasn't been seen since.

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Your worst convention experience.

by zeb in

by a split second rescuing our handicapped son from being pushed down the stairs by a flood of sisters rushing out to see as the drama had started.. the main offender being a special pioneer..

exwhyzee

Read this post I made a couple of years ago.

(Sorry, I can't seem to hyperlink it on this iPad, you'll have to cut and paste the link into the browser by hand.)

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/194456/1/Does-anyone-remebr-the-Rooming-Work

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A 3 phase great tribulation.?? Has anybody else heard this before? July 15 2013 Watchtower

by SeekingTheRealTruth in

am i the only one that never heard this before?

on pg 3 par 3 of july 15 2013 watchtower it says "for a number of years, we thought that the great tribulation began in 1914 with world war i and that "those days were cut short" by jehovah in 1918 when the war ended so that the remnant would have the opportunity to preach the good news to all nations.

" after the completion of that preaching work,satans empire would be destroyed.

exwhyzee

It was only mentally diseased apostates under satan's direction who knew better than to believe in a three phase tribulation. JW's who are being led by men claiming to be directed by Holy Spirit, were once again misinformed.

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Witnesses out 3 by 3 today?

by judi8751 in

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friends

is there a new ruling of 3 witnesses to each door now hahahahaha ?

just had a visit, didnt bother to answer the door, but they stayed for ages....guess they counting time .

exwhyzee

They were probably acting out the theme song to that old sitcom, "Threes Company" Come and knock on my door...I've been waiting for you...

It's probably not a bad idea in some cases to have safety in numbers going for you, but it must be odd to open your door to a crowd.

When you think about the fact that JW's almost always work in two's, you have to wonder how that skewes the annual report of hours spent in service when two people are counting time at one place.

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Flash Backs

by hopelesslystained in

how do you deal with them?

from experiencing falsely based family accusations.

commitee meetings (old term).

exwhyzee

The more one runs an event over in ones mind, the more firmly embedded it becomes in the circuitry of the brain. Make a point of dismissing these unwanted thoughts as soon as you notice you are having them. Shoo them away like one shoos' away flies at a picnic.....don't go there anymore. Replace these thoughts with ones you would rather think about....change the channel to something more upbuilding. Soon you'll be adept at recognizing them when they first occur and you will gain the ability to short circuit these episodes before they go far enough to spoil your day.

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Mom who regrets ever having her two kids

by skeeter1 in

the mother who says having these two children is the biggest regret of her lifeisabella dutton, 57, says she wishes she had remained childless'i resented the time my children consumed.

like parasites, they took from me and didn't give back'.

isabella dutton would have been happier not having children.

exwhyzee

My wife's aunt always did her duty but told her 4 kids that if abortion would have been legal...a few of them wouldn't be here. She's the same one who gave her second child up for adoption and went to great lenghts to find him later when he was in his thirties and her other 4 had all grown up together. Surprisingly they are all really well adjusted, succesful and happy people and love their now elderly Mom and Dad dearly and argue over who gets to care for them. The brother who was adopted out was resentful that he was given away and missed growing up with a brother who was the spitting image of himself and 3 beautiful and fun sisters. Funny how things work out...one parent treats their kids well and the kids are a mess...another parent says and does some pretty unthinkable things yet the kids do alright...it's all kind of a crap shoot.

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Your own mortality, how do you cope with it?

by CookieMonster in

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friends

i've been a lurker here and an inactive jw for a number of years.

i've always had some annoying doubts but brushed it aside but over the last few years i've had time to "think" away from the wt.

perhaps there is no paradise, maybe no god and this life is all there is.

exwhyzee

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon. -Woody Allen

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Your own mortality, how do you cope with it?

by CookieMonster in

jw
friends

i've been a lurker here and an inactive jw for a number of years.

i've always had some annoying doubts but brushed it aside but over the last few years i've had time to "think" away from the wt.

perhaps there is no paradise, maybe no god and this life is all there is.

exwhyzee

It's a difficult thing to grow up thinking that you're never gonna' die and then have to come to grips with that fact all at once rather than little by little as you grew up. All I can say is that it is easier if you trust that you'll do your best no matter what comes your way. Make a point of taking things a day at a time, doing the best you can each day to be pleasant to those around you, do healthy things to improve your chances of a healthy future and take small steps each day toward improving yourself or your life in the immediate future. If you find you are worrying, it is because you are thinking too far into the future. People never worry about the past, only have regrets or anger about things that could have been done better. The future is unknown and we often don't like not knowing what is going to happen. Get comfortable with that. Bring your thoughts into the present moment and what you can do today. Children are great at this and thats part of why they are so carefree. A certain amount of peace comes along with acceptance. As you grow into the idea that living forever isn't likely to happen and might not be such a good thing anyway, you'll find this topic a little easier to deal with. A little denial is OK in this area in fact it's probably healtier than being too realistic. Realists may be more accurate than optimists but they aren't necessarily happier. Who's to say what really happens after we die. I'm taking a wait and see attitude. It's out of my hands and may be none of my business.