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  Your body is your PRIMARY TEACHER (a God-appointed channel is nowhere in the picture)

  by Pinku in

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  balance is the natural state of your body and is maintained by moderation in your habits such as sleep, work, eating, entertainment and thinking.

  (mathew7:12; 5:13-16; proverbs 25:16, 27; 1 cor 6:12; 8:9; philippians 4:5) your body sends signs of distress when you cross the limit.. this is true even in subtler areas too.

  contrary to the popular notion that happiness or peace come from accumulating things, body teaches it comes from renunciation.

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  millie210

  I read the original post much differently than some of you I guess?

  I thought what Pinku was trying to impart was that we dont need an organized religion to guide us.

  That we have an inate wisdom to tell us.

  To eat well. To sleep enough. To release all the drama.

  I thought the tie in with scriptures was just to show that the best stuff in the Bible is STILL just backing up what common sense says.

  That is what I got when I read the OP.

  It reminds me of that saying: I guess common sense is not that common anymore!
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  Formal Introduction - Hi!!!

  by Gustv Cintrn in

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  been lurking here for yyyyyeeeeears, but was too busy with school, jw life and other interests.

  now that i'm done with education for the time being anyway, plus the jw life is under pretty good control, i can spend some time and throw my views here and there in some attractive topics.. born-in, and deeply indoctrinated, but with life experience came better comprehension of my lot in life and have come to accept that, just like the family one is born into, jws are my family, friends, my ultimate and overall identity.

  a jw is what i am; like the song 'hotel california', and like so many on this board, check out anytime you'd like but one could never leave.. remember like it was yesterday the failed 'the wolf is coming' calls of 1975, mid-80s, late 90's, y2k, 2004 or so, and same will be with the latest effort to get people overly excited about 'the end'.

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  millie210

  Hi and nice to meet you!
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  the insanity of Sam herds talks at the convention

  by purrpurr in

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  i've picked up two that stood out to me but i'm sure others will have noticed more:.

  he gave an illustration about fearing god and he said it is like a wife who has spent all day preparing the evening meal for her husband and she hears him come home and perhaps she is trembling a bit out of fear that he might not like the meal she has cooked for him....!!!!!!!!????.

  the other was about verbal abuse and how it should not be used but rather than site the effect it has or the forms it can take he said that we shouldn't call each other " dumb dumb" or "knuckle head" .

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  millie210

  I was going to say these men (GB) are hopelessly out of touch.

  But it is more than that isnt it?

  Decent men with the proper healthy attitude about women didnt even think that way 100 years ago,

  Or 200

  or 300

  ......
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  Members of the writing department has resigned

  by hardtobeme in

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  this is what i found at anointedjw.org.

  i don't know if it's true.

  on august 25, 2014, we received the following comment and inquiry: .

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  millie210

  Listener, if we have a BEST POST contest I nominate you!
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  Not invited to my nephews wedding

  by outforever in

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  knew that this would be the case - so not surprised.

  quite happy to not go - as i would not like to see my mother / or my big sister at all.

  this nephew is my small sisters son - my small sister and myself are very close - she does not go to the meetings anymore for quite a while now, her eyes have been opened.

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  millie210

  outforever, I like your peaceful attitude about it but still find the whole shunning thing ridiculous.

  bigmac, it sounds like you (sadly) are related to extreme shunners.

  Yes, like most hard to explain beliefs, people practice shunning in degrees. Everything from "keep it on the down low" to "you are dead to me" with lots of in between.

  I think shunning has caused more damage than the blood issue.
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  What is this new jw.org religion?

  by EndofMysteries in

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  i recently was on a trip in central america.

  any kingdomhall i passed by had jw.org banners or scribble that went over what used to say kingdomhall.

  in a flea market, and other business areas, i saw the infamous literature cart out.

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  millie210

  For some reason I am amazed to hear that the JW.Org fever is all the way in S. America too.

  I guess I thought it was mostly an American "trend".
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  Hello

  by ladystellas in

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  hello i m ladystellas, new here.. greetings to all.. .

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  millie210

  Hi and welcome!
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  Members of the writing department has resigned

  by hardtobeme in

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  this is what i found at anointedjw.org.

  i don't know if it's true.

  on august 25, 2014, we received the following comment and inquiry: .

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  millie210

  Hardtobeme,

  I hope it isnt hard to be you here tonight.

  I really do appreciate what you shared. I just am not sure...

  I wish it was true - that would be great!
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  Members of the writing department has resigned

  by hardtobeme in

  1. jw
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  this is what i found at anointedjw.org.

  i don't know if it's true.

  on august 25, 2014, we received the following comment and inquiry: .

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  millie210

  Thank you for sharing it HardToBeMe. It is interesting to read.

  It sounded like it could be true (maybe!) until I got to the part about some of the Governing Body in crisis...

  I saw them at the various assemblies. They are riding high right now, if their body language and speech is any indication.

  That makes me doubt the whole post above.
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  untitled

  by lambsbottom in

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  going to meet the jw i studied with for lunch.

  hell prob ask why i haven't been at meetings.

  any suggestions for a non incriminating statement that will still satisfy his curiosity?

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  millie210

  Maybe there is a thought you could extract from the Watchtower lesson on Sunday?

  In it we learned that some who are struggling are not weak - they are just as strong - we just dont know their story.

  Similar to what label licker said above.