Posts by Lost Diamond

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Does Knowledge of Evil Condemn Us?

by JosephAlward in

jw
friends

ordinarily i would post this topic in the "bible research" forum, but i found the following on the "friends" forum, in the "tree of what" thread, so i will leave it here.. achristian explains,.

[when] free people have a knowledge of evil they always, at least briefly, consider doing evil.

and, even having evil thoughts for a brief fleeting moment makes people less righteous than god.

Lost Diamond

This is how I see it:

We are not perfect; God is.
We are all evil at some point in time, because our imperfect minds come up with evil thoughts every now and then.

God is in a different catagory all together..he is perfect. There is no comparison.

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Do any of you know each other?

by Lost Diamond in

i was just wondering....how many of you have actually met each other?

i'm new here.

what i mean is, are there regular reunions where one can go and meet other ex-jw's face to face?

Lost Diamond

"dog is bigger than his bark"

Ooops...there I go again...scrambling on. I meant his bark is bigger thank his bite...or... well, he too is probably just a puppy dog.

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Do any of you know each other?

by Lost Diamond in

i was just wondering....how many of you have actually met each other?

i'm new here.

what i mean is, are there regular reunions where one can go and meet other ex-jw's face to face?

Don't matter what Seven said about you...I'm sure you're very stable
and mature. Sometimes the dog is bigger than his bark
Let's get together and have some real girl talk....maybe you could
fill me in on these "hounds" on the board, or some other enlightening material.

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Is it better to give... or receive?

by teejay in

i read a quote the other day that made me stop and think.. giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll.

love you back!

don't expect love in return, just wait for it to grow .

Lost Diamond

Teejay,

I believe loving somebody or something is very healthy...it sends good chemicals into our brain, thus improving our well being. I believe that if that love is not reciprocated, then move on. Don't take things so personal, and believe in yourself. If that love was not returned, then they lost out....you gained the benefits from the good that you got just feeling love.

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Do any of you know each other?

by Lost Diamond in

i was just wondering....how many of you have actually met each other?

i'm new here.

what i mean is, are there regular reunions where one can go and meet other ex-jw's face to face?

Lost Diamond

Seven,
Just KIDDING! You all will have to learn not to take me so serious. I just think you and Farkel are hilarious!! I could tell you two love each other....

By the way, I've attended the cong. on Hall Bvld., but I'm suppose to be going to the one on Johnson. I'm origanlly from Utah, so I don't really know a lot of JW's here in Oregon.

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Do any of you know each other?

by Lost Diamond in

i was just wondering....how many of you have actually met each other?

i'm new here.

what i mean is, are there regular reunions where one can go and meet other ex-jw's face to face?

Lost Diamond

Ooohhh boy!! Farkel & Seven...you two are a rowdy bunch! It seems to me you both are exhibiting signs of deeply rooted inner frustrations! Tsk, tsk...it's a shame to be so angry all the time!
Maybe you need a counseling session where we could come to terms with all this anger and hostility

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Do any of you know each other?

by Lost Diamond in

i was just wondering....how many of you have actually met each other?

i'm new here.

what i mean is, are there regular reunions where one can go and meet other ex-jw's face to face?

Lost Diamond

Ven,
Oh yeah! I'll be sure to give you a full report if I ever do!' You are also in my neighborhood..We should all get together sometime. Do you like dancing? I especially like Latin dancing...

92

Do any of you know each other?

by Lost Diamond in

i was just wondering....how many of you have actually met each other?

i'm new here.

what i mean is, are there regular reunions where one can go and meet other ex-jw's face to face?

Lost Diamond

I think I better just go to bed....my typing is all jumbly!! I would LOVE to get to know as many of you as I can. I'm pretty new here and I'm so glad I found this site...it's been so enlightening and I've gotten a few great laughs! Thanks guys!!

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Don't Give Away Your Good Self-Esteem!

by sunscapes in

jw
friends

i took this quote from another thread, because i thought it had universal appeal here:.

tr said,.

try putting some confidense in yourself.

Lost Diamond

Yeah for us! I really believe that without self esteem we wouldn't have been able to step back and take a good look at our lives as JW's. We all strongly believed we were worth more and deserved more than the kind of life we were living when we were so controlled. I really feel sorry for those that can't do that...and then look at us with anger, hatred, or disgust. They are stuck and not strong enough to move forward. Life is great and exciting...they're just too afraid to taste it!

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Do any of you know each other?

by Lost Diamond in

i was just wondering....how many of you have actually met each other?

i'm new here.

what i mean is, are there regular reunions where one can go and meet other ex-jw's face to face?

Lost Diamond

OOps...Dave, I meant YOU'RE my neighbor. I had the feeling someone would just at the change to correct my spelling. Some of you out there are just too quick!