Posts by Lost Diamond

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Does leaving Jehovah's Witnesses ruin you

by kenpodragon in

jw
friends

one of the things i hear mentioned a lot about being a jehovah's witnesses.

is that once you leave, it ruins you for all other religions.

as you think that you know all the faults of other religions, and could not put any faith in them.

Lost Diamond

I'm flying.....

I'm done with religion per se, but not spirituality. I'm still open to explore........anything. My horizons have expanded and I'm really excited to learn about everything and anything!

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cool person test!!! a must read!! AGAIN!

by ugg in

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/general/2002/cool test.

htm.

too funny....hope it works this time.....hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Lost Diamond

HHmmm.....I thought only guys could be the proud owners of such a title????

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Where I Went For Help.

by Sentinel in

jw
friends

some of you have inquired of me as to how i've gotten "to this good place" in my life.

for awhile now, i've been wanting to take time and make a list of some of the books that i have read or am reading, books that are a part of my own personal self-help library.

i've read many others, in years prior, when i couldn't afford to purchase books, but had to get them from the library.. my first book was "i'm ok, you're ok".

Lost Diamond

Sentinel,

I also would like to thank your for your list. I plan to look into them.

-LD

14

D you meditate?

by Lost Diamond in

jw
friends

i went to a seminar yesterday for work on how to manage stress.

the speaker was great...he is dr. mees, author of "wake up, america".. he stated how our diet, exercise, and meditation are very important for our own health.

he described the damage cocaine does to the heart muscles, which cannot be repaired and compared it to the damage stress does as well.

Lost Diamond

BadJerry,

Thanks, I sent you an email.....

-LD

63

Totally happy in your marriage?

by Lost Diamond in

how many of you are totally, incredibly happy in your marriage?

how many of you feel that your spouse is your absolute soul mate and you couldn't even imagine your being married somebody else?

talking with the women at work, i'm surprised at how many are not totally happy.

You two made my eyes well up with tears. You are truely blessed! I believe that's what a marriage should be. It's when you really enjoy each other's company and can't wait to be near that person. It's when you could smell the scent of your lover even with your eyes closed in a room full of people. It's when you both bring out the best in each other and cushion each other if you should ever fall.

Comf,

I also agree that some people are just cut out to enjoy life without a partner, and that's great too. But I believe there is always that possibility that someone will hit you like a bolt of lightening when you least expect it.

Ephanyminitas,

You are still so young. Just look at it as a time to get to know yourself better. Your relationship that fell through has taught you a valuable lesson I am sure. Although it can be extremely painful (I remember my first huge heartache), look at the postitive that you have learned from it. Take that with you when you find your "significant" other. The good thing about our heartaches is that there is always something valuable learned from it.

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DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF?

by minimus in

jw
friends

are you pretty much satisfied with yourself or do you feel unhappy, as a rule?

Lost Diamond

I am very happy with myself. There are a few things in my life that I would like to change that I am working on. There is always room for improvement, but as far as myself and the person that I am...I'd have to say yes, I am very happy.

I also like to read self-help books as I find I learn a lot of good information from them and they help to tune into what's really important in my life. I like to feel that I can also be a friend to others and help them if I can....this makes me feel more of a valuable person. If I can help people feel better about themselves and put a smile on someone's face...then I feel I have succeeded.

14

D you meditate?

by Lost Diamond in

jw
friends

i went to a seminar yesterday for work on how to manage stress.

the speaker was great...he is dr. mees, author of "wake up, america".. he stated how our diet, exercise, and meditation are very important for our own health.

he described the damage cocaine does to the heart muscles, which cannot be repaired and compared it to the damage stress does as well.

Lost Diamond

I really do believe that mediation helps curb pain. Dr. Mees made a comment that when he visits the dentist and needs some dental work done, he never uses novicane. He simply works on his meditation.

When I had my two children, on both occassions I did the deep breathing mediation excersie which helped me deliver my children without pain medication of any kind. I just sat on a rocking chair and told all the nurses to just let me be (except when they had to hook me up to the machine to check my baby's breathing).

All went very well as far as the pain went. My son was born with Macodium (sp?) and was in ICU for 4 days, but that was for a whole different reason. I didn't feel the need to scream or carry on because I felt that I was in total control of the whole situation. The pain just wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. My son was born in 9 hrs, and my daughter whom I had 3 yrs. later was born in 3 hrs. I was very surprised how well deep breathing and meditation worked for me.

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I need some input...

by Lin in

hi everyone, something has been on my mind lately and i would really appreciate some comments.

i've posted a few topic discussions on my story as a dub, recent dicoveries of wt tampering with the bible translations they use and the subsequent emotions that came from learning that so many things i was taught growing up are lies, and about visiting various churches (chuck swindoll etc).

here's what has been on mind the last few days.

Lost Diamond

Sentinel,

Please check your email....

14

D you meditate?

by Lost Diamond in

jw
friends

i went to a seminar yesterday for work on how to manage stress.

the speaker was great...he is dr. mees, author of "wake up, america".. he stated how our diet, exercise, and meditation are very important for our own health.

he described the damage cocaine does to the heart muscles, which cannot be repaired and compared it to the damage stress does as well.

Lost Diamond

I went to a seminar yesterday for work on how to manage stress. The speaker was great...he is Dr. Mees, author of "Wake up, America".

He stated how our diet, exercise, and meditation are very important for our own health. He described the damage cocaine does to the heart muscles, which cannot be repaired and compared it to the damage stress does as well. It's like having Swiss cheese for heart muscle after years of cocaine use. Well, he also stated that if you opened up the chest of someone that is under stress often you would not be able to tell the difference! It would look just the same as the cocaine user! Incredible!

He went on to explain how valuable meditation is to help us with stress and our everyday life choices, and how it affects the way we react to stressful situations. He had us close our eyes and talked us through relaxing our bodies. Because of the time limit, we only did this for about 10 min. Wow, did I feel good afterwards! I've used meditation before, but not as often as I should. If felt great...only if it was just for 10 minutes. Imagine if we would do this all the time? It doesn't really have to be a quiet space...you could even close your eyes and meditate in your own office. When I do meditate it gives me a great feeling of peace.

When you meditate, how and what do you do to meditate? What feelings do you get from this?

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Totally happy in your marriage?

by Lost Diamond in

how many of you are totally, incredibly happy in your marriage?

how many of you feel that your spouse is your absolute soul mate and you couldn't even imagine your being married somebody else?

talking with the women at work, i'm surprised at how many are not totally happy.

Lost Diamond

How sweet all of you are! You're making me feel all mushy inside.....I'm really happy for all of you. It give me hope. After leaving an abusive relationship (marriage), it's really positive to see that there are those that have treated each other with love, respect, appreciation and kindness. I was beginning to think that real love between two partners is all fantasy and you just have to put up with what you have. I like to hear that there really is such a thing as a happy marriage. I thought my parents were the only ones that knew the secret.