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  How was it for you when you had to shun someone?

  by Anator in

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  2. friends

  i remember a good friend when i was in and active who was d'fd.

  when he started coming back, for me at that time is was gut-wrenching not to say 'hello' or at the very least encourage him to continue.

  i thought even at this time, does this act of shunning really effective?

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  I was lucky enough in the sense that any close friend that was D'fd didn't come back to meetings and moved out of area so I never got to see them again, (if you can call that lucky... ) but even with people in my cong that were not close friends, I found it hard... I would often crack a small smile to them, I just couldn't help it.... saw no point in 'cold shunning'... I mean, when they got reinstated, you're all smiles? isn't that the epitome of two-faced-ness?

  I was always uncomfortable with the idea of shunning D'fd brothers... and totally understood anybody who refused to shun family...
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  My First Birthday.....

  by The Marvster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

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  Thanks GrreatTeacher..

  I am doing my cake today and thought of the 1 candle idea too.... Lol.. what happened to your husband... I definitely won't be putting 44 candles on there...
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  My First Birthday.....

  by The Marvster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

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  Thanks Rebel8,

  Weatherspoons is a chain of pub/restaurants with family atmosphere here in the UK.. (I presume they are a UK company, though not 100% sure)

  float tanks, are sensory deprivation tanks... full of water with a high percentage of Epsom salts, it looks like an 'escape pod' from a sci-fi film.. you get inside, put earplugs in, float in the water, get a short spell of music and then 'nothing' no noise, light, sensations etc, deep relaxation... similar to deep meditation... affects everyone differently, I came out totally dazed and slept like a baby last night.... totally relaxed.. look up experiences on youtube if you get the chance...
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  My First Birthday.....

  by The Marvster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

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  A final thank you to you all.... it was a beautiful day... believe it or not I spent a lot of it in tears when I wasn't being watched, especially when reading most of the comments here.... thank you thank you thank you thank you ALL very much...
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  My First Birthday.....

  by The Marvster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

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  thaaaaaaaaaaaaaank you all sooooooo much..... just off to the float tank now...

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
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  My First Birthday.....

  by The Marvster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

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  More on the ducks etc:

  Canadian geese arrive from time to time and a few pairs have taken up permanent residence.

  There are numerous ducks including Mallards, Aylesburys, Red Crested Pochards, Coots and Moorhens.
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  My First Birthday.....

  by The Marvster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

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  Thanks all, this really made my day, Literally haven't had people wishing me happy birthday before so it's a really nice pleasure... thank you..

  stuckinarut2, no bedheadings yet, though I've been keeping a lookout
  

  carla... my 'identifying wildlife' capabilities are very poor, there are lots of ducks, but I also looked up the website of the park and lake area to see what they had to say... here's what they said...
  

  There are some 47 different species are either permanent or occasional residents. The birds that attract the most attention are the swans, but there are also several species of geese.

  
  

  The only ones I recognise were the malards, and a small black duck with red beak, don't know what they are called though... a lovely place to just relaxxx

  
  

  thanks again all..
  
  
  
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  My First Birthday.....

  by The Marvster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

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  I awoken today and realised immidiately I'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday...

  I'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local Weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today I'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by Canary Wharf in London...

  only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and They probably won't be able to see me today, but I'm sure I'll have a belated surprise from them both...

  The first thing I did when I remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday', as I listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... I'M FREE....'
  
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  Today's watchtower: obey us, no matter what

  by Tornintwo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  today's watchtower:.

  obey us, obey us even when it seems strange, obeying our man made hierarchy equates to obeying god, sacrifice your own interests, work for us, don't be independent, put your own interests aside, obey some more, preach for us, build for us, enjoy it, obey some more, forgive when we are jerks to you and mistreat you, accept your changed assignment even if it seems cruel and doesn't make sense, don't complain if we move you (eg.

  ) because you might have to move in the new world, remember you are being trained to obey, remember to put your own interests aside, that's the way we are designed to live - it will only make you happy!

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  “Recreation and relaxation have their place, but the pleasure derived from them is increased when we put our relationship with Jehovah first”....

  
  

  what a load of F***ing bullshit...

  Are you telling me that when I'm sat in the Coffee shop on a Sunday morning (not having to go knock on people's door in field service only to be rejected) after having had my large breakfast at the pub where I was able to watch ducks, swans, and other beautiful birds in the enormous pond with fountain, now in the coffee shop with book in hand and at total peace, sipping my caramel latte, are you saying it would have 'felt' better if I put JEHOVAH first????? oh come on!

  
  

  Does 'putting Jehovah first' have some miraculous effect on your sensory organs? like they become more sensitive and you feel the pleasurable sensations much more powerfully???? Does this mean that if you are thinking about Jehovah whilst having sex, it's the best sex ever??? because the stronger your relationship with Jehovah, the more powerful your pleasure sensations become? I'm laughing out loud here, honestlyl...
  

  
  

  when I go to my maths class or Jazz piano class and leave the class exhilerated...

  or when I sit at the piano and play something beautiful, am I to believe a putting my relationship with Jehovah first could have made the sensations I felt, even better? who the hell are they trying to kid here? What a load of BULL-SHAT....
  
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  A DAY IN THE LIFE

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a day in the life.

  i took a hot bath this morning.

  then, after making my bed and saying "good morning" to my roommate, sana--i jumped on my bike and headed off to breakfast.sound exciting enough for you yet?

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  OMG... I face palmed about 4 times reading this... but then again, 'the laying on of hands', I think a few JW elders could take some lessons from this guy.... even just a few lessons about human affection....

  Right up until the Starbucks moment (before the conversation started) I was thinking, 'Gosh, that is exactly like a typical Saturday or Sunday morning chillout session I have practically every week....

  Was great fun reading that....

  thanks