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Hi

by hopper in

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i'm a newbie.

i'm glad i found you guys.

Is Travelling Good For The Soul?

by Englishman in

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just a few days now, and her ladyship and i will be off on our travels abroad again.

i've lost count of the number of countries that we have visited, although i do still want to travel to oz at sometime.. as we have got older, and more free, we seem to journey abroad more often.

what i hadn't expected was the effect that travelling to other countries has on one's personality.

I love to travel and I believe it has changed my outlook especially reguarding my own country. I appreciate living here more but I also see that in other countries its safer , not as much crime, and people are more laid back. I think my favorite country is Germany. Other than Italy, I haven't been anywhere that I didn't like. I found the Itallians to be quite rude and I believe I make much better spaghettii! !!!! I've been to England and I enjoyed the pubs VERY much!!!! I also loved the pasties. Its a great learning experience and its fun to visit with locals. In one pub ,in Tintangle, we played trivia and that was FUN.

jurs

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Young girl next to me is studying! - Hi Julie :)

by unclebruce in

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wow, i'm sitting here at the bega library and the young girl sitting next to me saw me posting to a jw board and i am helping her understand the layout of this board.

she has been 'studying' for 6 years and has a lot of questions.

the local bros keep calling to encourage her meeting attendence etc... please give the young lady a warm welcome and help her once/if she registers.. i have recomended randy watters 'freeminds' site too.. g'day julie!!

jurs

Hi Judith,

I studied for a long time too. I wish that a site like this had been available to me when I started. Looking back I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I have 2 daughters that missed out on holidays , sports , having worldly friends and it was all for nothing. While I was a JW I felt so lonely. I never saw the "instant friendships" . Mainly, I regret going along with alot of little things that I didn't quite believe but thought its still the truth. I wish I would have trusted my instincts about how extreme and unbalanced the beliefs and people were. Finally , the fear and guilt that go hand in hand with being a JW and never being able to live up to whats expected. I went through all of this and now 10 years later I look at my bible and think how like the Pharisees the witnesses are. LOVE is not the predominant factor, rather RULES and JUDGEMENTALISM is. So often when I was a JW I heard how LOVE was the identifying factor of the true religion , now I look at it as identifying the true christian as an individual. One other point , Jesus said to come to HIM , he never said you had to go to an organization.....................Just something to think about.

jurs

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Kids and the Bible

by Mulan in

my cousin sent me this and princess said i should post it.

enjoy!!

if you know the bible-even a little--you'll find this hilarious!

jurs

Thats cute !!! I especially liked #25 !

jurs

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Ex-JW Meetup?

by puppylove in

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anyone ever done this?

sounds like it could be fun.. the link is on the bottom of this page.

jurs

I recently signed up and will go to the first get together in November as well.

jurs

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New website: jehovahsXwitnesses

by izobcenec in

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hello from slovenia!

we just translated one of our websites into english language.... so all of you are invited to visit this new jw info site...it is still a work in progress.

http://www.jehovahsxwitnesses.tk

jurs

I got in. Thats a great site. I don't know why I had trouble before but its working now. Thank you

jurs

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So depressed...(world conditions)

by DanTheMan in

today was one of the hardest days i've had yet since leaving jw.

i was barely able to work, and i have a knot in my stomach.. i look at the world situation and i feel so hopeless and helpless.

knowing there are millions of people outside of the u.s. that, if you were to put a button in front of them that had a label below it that said "kill every man woman and child in the u.s.a." that they wouldn't even hesitate to press it.. i wonder where it will end.

jurs

Glad your feeling better. The news can be depressing!!! I understand your comment about people hating us (americans). Alot of people around the world do. I've been able to travel some and its a bit disturbing how resentful people are of America . Thats just how life is.

Many people in other countries have had to deal with this sort of fear but this is new to us. 9/11 has made everyone realize that were more vulnerable.

The org. did offer comfort but it was a false comfort. Reality isn't always a bed of roses but its not all bad either. Stay away from the news for a while. !!!!! I think it would make anyone feel anxious.

On a lighter note. As far a depression goes............. I recently got my hairstyling liscence. If I do great colors and cuts I'm very happy, but when things go wrong Ugggggggggg ! I get so down. Unfortunately if I have a bad hair day so does someone else!!!!!

jurs

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New website: jehovahsXwitnesses

by izobcenec in

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hello from slovenia!

we just translated one of our websites into english language.... so all of you are invited to visit this new jw info site...it is still a work in progress.

http://www.jehovahsxwitnesses.tk