NomadSoul, I do (listen to the music that is) most often in cases where I'm not familiar with the song -- if I know the song really well already then, I don't have to view it again to get the 'point' of their post.
~ Fortis
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Youtube Your Life
by prophecor insongs that reflect who you are, where you've been, and where you'd like to be.
leave a note as to why the song reflects your life.
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Youtube Your Life
by prophecor insongs that reflect who you are, where you've been, and where you'd like to be.
leave a note as to why the song reflects your life.
art.
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The Stone, Dave Matthews, (acoustic version)
Just listen to the lyrics, it pretty much sums how I felt right up to and subsequently after the point I left my family and the cult in search of my own individuality, freedom and life.
EDIT: Argh, I'm so frustrated (and apparently, technically inept); I simply cannot for the life of me embed a YouTube video here. In case anyone can point out what I'm doing wrong here is what I did: a) found the video on YouTube b) 'clicked' the share tab c) right-mouse-clicked, copied the URL d) returned to JWN page e) right-mouse-clicked, pasted the copied URL into the text box f) highlighted the newly pasted URL and selected the "Insert/Edit Link" [chain icon] from the editing toolbar. Then....nothing, what am I doing wrong, can anyone help me?
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[2nd attempt] "We missed you SO much at the meeting...."
by Duncan inhow do some people *effortlessly* control others?.
and then there comes that first meeting they miss.. .
naked baby!
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Thanks Talesin, it really is a comfort knowing I have not gone through 'this' alone; this forum, and comments like yours, have helped me immeasurably in that way.
~ Fortis
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Funny field service experiences?
by fortis et liber in[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:trackmoves /> <w:trackformatting /> <w:punctuationkerning /> <w:validateagainstschemas /> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:saveifxmlinvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:ignoremixedcontent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext> <w:donotpromoteqf /> <w:lidthemeother>en-us</w:lidthemeother> <w:lidthemeasian>x-none</w:lidthemeasian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>x-none</w:lidthemecomplexscript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables /> <w:snaptogridincell /> <w:wraptextwithpunct /> <w:useasianbreakrules /> <w:dontgrowautofit /> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark /> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp /> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables /> <w:dontvertalignintxbx /> <w:word11kerningpairs /> <w:cachedcolbalance /> </w:compatibility> <w:browserlevel>microsoftinternetexplorer4</w:browserlevel> <m:mathpr> <m:mathfont m:val="cambria math" /> <m:brkbin m:val="before" /> <m:brkbinsub m:val="--" /> <m:smallfrac m:val="off" /> <m:dispdef /> <m:lmargin m:val="0" /> <m:rmargin m:val="0" /> <m:defjc m:val="centergroup" /> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440" /> <m:intlim m:val="subsup" /> <m:narylim m:val="undovr" /> </m:mathpr></w:worddocument> </xml><!
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i know some have been posted before but, one of mine from way (way) back just popped in to my head for some reason and i thought i share.... when i was a young teenager my best jw friend and i were out in field service.
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Guys, all of these stories are so funny; thanks for sharing them !
Flipper, the mag eating goat had me really laughing and Paralipomenon, the vision I had in my head of Nancy both the imagined and 'real' was too much !
~ Fortis
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[2nd attempt] "We missed you SO much at the meeting...."
by Duncan inhow do some people *effortlessly* control others?.
and then there comes that first meeting they miss.. .
naked baby!
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The very last words my mother ever said to me were, "I know you'll come back [as in, back to the Witnesses] because you always do the right thing."
And you know, it absolutely killed me inside, it happened almost 14 years ago and as I write this now there is a lump in my throat and a knot in my stomach. She never really cared about who I was as an individual, never cared that trying my best to live a lie [i.e. being a Witness] in order to win her [and the rest of my family's] acceptance was absolutely killing me. "You always do the right thing..." translation: up until this point you've never spoken your mind, you've never disobeyed, you never stood up for yourself and the first time I do she’s baffled. “I know you’ll come back,” manipulation and control that is exactly what that miserable cult is all about.
I will never go back to living a lie, ever again.
Great post Duncan, thank you.
~ Fortis
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Funny field service experiences?
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i know some have been posted before but, one of mine from way (way) back just popped in to my head for some reason and i thought i share.... when i was a young teenager my best jw friend and i were out in field service.
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I know some have been posted before but, one of mine from way (way) back just popped in to my head for some reason and I thought I share…
When I was a young teenager my best JW friend and I were out in field service. It was a gorgeous summer day, late morning and in between doors we were discussing our theocratic plans for the afternoon i.e. swimming in Georgiaville Pond (Smithfield, RI for the curious)…
So we drag our sweaty selves up to the door and my friend, whose turn it was to talk thank Jah, knocks and knocks and then, much to my chagrin, knocks again. This man, justifiably disgruntled, saunters up to the door and with a knowing grin interrupts my friend’s spiel with a succinct “not interested.” My friend had intended to respond with, “I appreciate your being frank” but instead blurted, “thank you for having Frank with us.” If you could have seen the absolute bafflement on this guys face… I just lost it, I tried my damndest oops, I mean hardest to maintain composure but I just burst out laughing and could not stop. I mean, I just could not stop laughing; you know when something is only mildly funny but, because of the circumstance (i.e. you’re not supposed to be laughing) it becomes outrageously funny? Well, here I am sweating I’m laughing so hard and Jess, my friend is just looking at me like, “How can you be losing it here, right now?!” Which only makes the whole scene that much funnier, in my opinion. To top it all off, this guy is now smirking and quietly chuckling to himself, taking great pleasure in the fact that I’m guffawing over her mishap. At this point, Jess starts to crack up herself but before completely losing composure she runs off the stoop with me trailing (and still laughing) not far behind her. We called it a day after that and went swimming.
Also, somewhat unrelated, I was supremely good at doing the “false” doorbell ring; you know, finger apparently on the button, even a slight bend to the digit with a faux-forward ‘pushing’ movement of the hand but alas, it was all a ruse. Anyone else guilty of the faux ring/knock?
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How to dimantle a human being.
by eruption inmost of us posters who are here at the moment cant have failed to notice philidephia ponos got a kicking, the guy had a legitamate point, re elders and ms who are still in and who post here.
what was his crime ?
he had the temerity to lable them as hypocrites, which they are.. later on jlp brought pps previous difficultys to light, a fact most posters here were probably ignorant off.. anyway that guy got such a shafting for telling the truth about what happens here, personally i think he should be applauded, because he demonstrated courage in the face of overwhelming adversity, which should help him with dealing with his difficultys in his work place, if he can cope with the adversities he has experienced here, he will have no problems in dealing with his (secular) workplace.. i have only been here for 8 weeks, and within that short timeframe i already see the group dynamics of our time at jwn unfold, i see alliances being forged, the subtle use of language and samantics as posters here seek advantage and seniority, and want to adopt common ground, to advance themselves as leaders and spokesman, this mirrors my 13 years of being a jw, it seems to me that ex elders and servants display the same characteristics, they employed as jw,s and expect them to work here, which they do.doesnt say a lot about jwn.. anyway a young guy, still learning the ropes, gets anhilated here its not much of a recomendation to post is it, ?.
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Today is my brithday and I feel depressed.
by TotallyADD inwoke up next to my wonderful wife after getting up she make me a great breakfast and for dinner tonight grilled steak and a brithday cake she made.
so why am i depressed?
could it be my children will not call me today to wish me a happy brithday.
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Hugs to you, TotallyADD; you couldn't have picked a better example of why the cult just sucks but you're right, life is worth living and there's plenty of it ahead to live. Happy Birthday !!
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I gotta take an extended break
by sabastious inok, i gotta get out of here.
i have too much at stake right now in my life to spend as much time here as i do.
i love you all!
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All the best to you, Sab !!
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A Thing About Language and Thought Processes...
by AGuest inand particularly old/ancient languages (may you all have peace!)..
some often comment as to why i "speak" as i do when i post certain things.
i received from my lord why that is: according to him, in order for one to understand what certain words/passages meant... and/or what was meant by them... what their speaker/author intended... one has to know something of the language... and the thinking behind the words.
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Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da' help!