Posts by unshackled

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Should I date her?
by Iamallcool in
1. social
2. relationships
i just met a lady that is just okay looking and she has a female relative that is a very hot celebrity.

i would love to meet her thru her.

am i that bad?
unshackled

(I had previously thought it was something about llamas...)
Haha...thought the same thing Kudra. Someone who was really into their llamas. (Llamas All Cool)
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What was something that you loved but were denied as a JW?
by Chemical Emotions in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i could go on and on about all the things i loved, but i'll keep it brief and just mention one, rather trivial thing: music.

i love grunge and punk, and occasionally heavy metal, and can't listen to a lot of it as a witness..
unshackled

In grade school I was a helluva runner (well guess still could be...if I didn't like Doritos and beer so much) and desperately wanted to join Track & Field. Teachers would hound me to join. That and hockey. Hockey flows thru my veins and I'd spend entire weekends playing road or pond hockey. If I could reverse time and change things it would be to play organized hockey from a young age.
I agree with Miz...missed education opportunities. Only did the bare minimum to get thru high school and never ever entertained college or university. Not that it is too late....but if I could go back I would've pursued something in the field of science. That is if I didn't make the NHL first....
Stanley Cup Final...Game 7..score tied 2-2...in overtime...."unshackled steals the puck at center, two-on-one with Lemieux, pass to Mario, back to Shack....he shoots, HE SCORES! Unshackled has won the Stanley Cup!!
Guess NHL11 on PS3 will have to do.
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Movies that resonate with you as an ex-JW or awake JW
by RayPublisher in
1. social
2. entertainment
the matrix - "do you want the blue pill or the red pill?

", "all i offer you is the truth", "ignorance is bliss", "the matrix is all around us".

shutter island - creepy, is it real or isn't it, it turns out the whole thing is a dream.
unshackled

Deliverance ...one particular scene reminds me of what being a JW was like.

Good call Quendi....Shawshank Redemption
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I BET YOU CAN'T WATCH THIS WITHOUT SHOUTING AT THE SCREEN!!!
by cantleave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
warning!!!

bigot alert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otsbfs32ycu&feature=share.
unshackled

Yep, I couldn't. Also got some spittle on my monitor in the process.
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What made you leave "The Truth"?
by Chemical Emotions in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for me it was many things.

most concerned certain teachings that invloved genders, children, sex, sexuality and sexual orientations, disfellowshipping, apostates, blood, rape, and few other things, as well as the jw's unloving attitude toward so many people..
unshackled

Was never one to get into deep study of scripture, so it wasn't anything regarding JW doctrines. It was a combination of starting to doubt the bible's divinity, questioning the existence of the god of the bible, and then rampant hyprocrisy in the congregations.
An intrinsic resistance of authority and a hate for wearing ties helped too.
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Once again I say goodbye
by mouthy in
1. jw
2. friends
i find the board is getting very unfriendly of late.

used to be great to be aboard.

but the snipping that so many.
unshackled

Please don't leave on account of a few troublemakers. Please stay on account of those of us that love you and need you.
This is a good point Billy. I don't understand why some on here let the actions of a few troublemakers void the appreciation of many. The reality is there is no scenario in life where you can make everyone like you. So why "punish" the majority for the actions of a minority? It is like a pro athlete retiring because even though thousands of fans cheered for him, there were a few that booed.
It is clear you are wanted here Grace. Hope to see you back.
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May I enter?
by Eclectic in
1. jw
2. experiences
it is a pleasure to read some of the topics posted in this forum.

finally i decided to register.

i have now the certainty that when i am sitting down at the kh listening to teachings i do not accept i am not alone in this world, maybe thousands feel the same way.
unshackled

Welcome aboard, Eclectic. If you're more interested in reality over "the Truth" you've come to the right place.
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Songs that touch ...
by talesin in
1. social
2. entertainment
can be mushy ... .

or can be craaazyyy ... .

okay, i'll start :).
unshackled

These ones always fire me up...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqWP1rsAMrw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mKtt7F0rPU
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Songs that touch ...
by talesin in
1. social
2. entertainment
can be mushy ... .

or can be craaazyyy ... .

okay, i'll start :).
unshackled

First one that comes to mind is Ben Harper's Fly One Time. Been listening to that one lately....great motivator to get busy living.
Standing
At the edge of your life
At the edge of our lives
Don't hold on, there's no fighting back the years
It's so hard to unlearn fears

Now that you're caught between What you can't leave behind
And all that you may never find
So fly, just fly
Just fly one time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt2ftbMjK6M
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Can you name some movies that is about very distant future?
by Iamallcool in
1. social
2. entertainment
unshackled

2001: A Space Odyssey