Posts by millie210

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Is it persecution or just a poor decision?

by ctrwtf in

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friends

just been thinking about the "persecution" video where the modern day "job" loses everything.

here's an alternative narrative.. instead of turning down the salary job in the next town over, our hero takes the job even though it's a tough commute.

he is still able to contribute in a meaningful way to his "ministry.

millie210

Even when I was a full in Witness I used to have opinions on this that were exactly like the ones above.

Like the pioneer sister who drives around on bald tires and then when she has a flat, blames Satan.

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In a really good place right now.....

by Freeandclear in

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i'm in a great place mentally and spiritually in my life right now.

i just wanted to share.

because i know many of you are new and have just left the borg and well there are some tough times ahead but i want to assure you you can get through this and come out the other side much happier and more at peace.. i'm 44. got baptized at 18. was a convert not a born in.

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LisaRose
I felt exactly the same. I am glad you have come to term with all this and have moved on in your life, I think you are doing very well.
People can argue all day about the existence of God (and do, especially here, lol) but the reality we all deal with is the here and now. This moment, this day, is all we have right now and all we ever have. So get excited about your life and live it to the fullest. Find something that you feel passionate about and do it. Make the world a better place in some way. Create art, help out the less fortunate, right a wrong, improve the earth, create good human beings.

This is just absolutely beautiful LisaRose.

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In a really good place right now.....

by Freeandclear in

jw
friends

i'm in a great place mentally and spiritually in my life right now.

i just wanted to share.

because i know many of you are new and have just left the borg and well there are some tough times ahead but i want to assure you you can get through this and come out the other side much happier and more at peace.. i'm 44. got baptized at 18. was a convert not a born in.

millie210

I glad you have found your "true north" internally once again Free!

You make a powerful statement as to the individualized journey we are all on.

Thank you for sharing yours.

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Disassociation Announcement

by Paul Bonanno in

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friends

did anyone experience a disassociation announcement during the public meeting instead during the service meeting?.

in my case it was announced the next day that we submitted our letter and this was on sunday instead of waiting for the service meeting on thursday..

millie210

Hi Paul,

Another example of them not either knowing or being unwilling to follow their own rules.

Those announcements are not to be made at public meetings.

They are also not to be made during a C.O.s visit.

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Old Watchtower publications in improved format

by Watchtower-Free in

the website avoidjw.org has been working to improve all the older documents.

right now, all the zion's watch towers from 1880 - 1908 and the watch towers from 1909 to 1920 have been improved drastically.

i'm currently working on updating pdfs from 1921 to 1949. this updating will include the following features:1. reduced file sizes.2.

millie210

Thank you so much Watchtower-Free.

What you are providing is priceless and is more and more helpful in exposing the real truth about "the truth".

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This Thing That Was My Mother

by TimeBandit in

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this thing that was my mother.

this thing that was my mother, so withered and blackened now,.

was once so kind and loving, but things have changed somehow.. remember when you'd hold me, and soothe my childhood fears?.

millie210

Time Bandit you did a beautiful job of capturing the raw pure emotion involved.

Just wonderful.

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What to say? I Don't want to go to meetings anymore?

by Drifting Away in

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friends

so it has been a couple of months since me and my family have attended a meeting.

we have received a few calls and visits.

but what do you say when people ask "where have you been"?

millie210

Drifting Away
But what do you say when people ask "Where have you been"?

I answer "Oh Ive been doing great, how bout you?"

(big smile and interested in their answer)

For some reason, using "their" word (been) seems to allow me to get away with substituting/changing, the first word from "where" to "how".

I have used this hundreds of times and only once did the person insist: "No! I said WHERE.....

to which I just laughed merrily and said "oh! I thought you were asking me how Ive been..."

(which is a much more civil question and people instinctively know that)

I follow by saying, well Ive been right here but as to how Ive been, IM GREAT and how are YOU???? You look _________________ ( fill this blank in with whatever you feel is appropriate ) I usually fill in the blank with a compliment. I want to leave them feeling good and glad we spoke but at the same time, I want to direct the conversation along non "JW speak" terminology.

If its any comfort, this goes away after a while and people just say hello like normal people OR avoid you altogether.

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Printing presses, bye... bye...

by sp74bb in

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bye... bye.... no more new printing presses for jw.org... the growth is so tremendous (irony...).. all printing work in europe will be arrange in the next month only in selters (germany), but no renovation or upgrading in printing presses is expected... it will be a full outsourcing :).

a worldly company axel s******* will be used.

this company is known to be printing bild newspaper... the interesting part of it is the logistics will be as well outsourced.

millie210

BluesBrother
A reliable source who was working at London Bethel when Mark Sanderson made his visit and broadcast (was it 2015?) recounted this anecdote .
"Mark was asked whether printing had a future in the Society and he said that The Society was certainly not giving up on print. There is a great need for field ministry supplies and that will continue as far as we can see...."

Well at least we know now how far they can see ......

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