Posts by Mommie Dark

Yes those tender juicy vittles are the centerpiece of a gorgeous feast that Papa intends to livingly oversee. And you & Zazu deserve a zillion butterfly kisses for orchestrating the thing!

Much love,
MD
'every day in every way, getting better & better'

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propaganda technique.

by refiners fire in

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anybody studied propaganda?.

ive got a very interesting book here called "propaganda" by jacques ellul.

french master of propaganda analysis.. on page 56 he speaks of a presentation technique called "innuendo".

Mommie Dark

Reading this, I feel the same chill I felt when comparing Orwell's works to JWism.

Thanks for this post.

As always,
MD

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Your best (one sentence) description of the WT

by moman in

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here iz mine:.

#1) "a cancer of the soul".

#2) "a fools paradise".

Mommie Dark

borrowing from dear Ginny T's favorite book:
a confederacy of dunces

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What Can I Learn From You?

by ItsJustMe in

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the recent post about what everyone wants to learn about has led me to this post..... we can learn something from everyone we meet.

what can i learn from you?.

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Mommie Dark

I can teach you how to make flour tortillas, or how to roll a joint or cigarette, or how to do some simple crochet. All things I learned from wonderful people.

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ex-JW Community Not An Activist Community?

by mikepence in

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please see http://xjwnews.com/article.php?sid=29&mode=thread&order=0 and add your thoughts in the comments section, or here.

reproduced here for your convenience:.

mike's corner: ex-jw community not an activist community?.

Mommie Dark

Amen, and amen again Andi!

Trying to make us all 'activists' in one cookie-cutter unified mold just smacks of neocultism.

We each do what we can, as we can, as we want/need, in regards to how we relate to Watchtower-related issues. One person may feel a pressing urgency to become very active in disseminating information; another may feel an equally pressing need to reach out personally to others in similar circumstance; some of us just want to find friends.

I have found over the years that many of us retain the need to zealously exhort others to join us, join us, join us in whatever we find most urgent. That preachment thing is tough to beat; as Jdubs it was ingrained in us pretty deeply wasn't it?

Mike, perhaps internet discussion boards are not the best place to look for activists. Seeker made some very fine suggestions. I might add the thought that a public-service notice will be printed in most newspapers for free; you could reach like-minded people and form a group to achieve your aims that way, in your local vicinity.

It might help if you concentrate on doing what you think needs to be done, and quit wasting time chiding others for not sharing your personal goals.

As always,
Mommie Dark

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They Stone You When You Try to Figure Out....

by SixofNine in

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does this "ring a bell" with anyone?

pardon the pun.

i have a vague recollection of being a kid, and struggling to figure out how to reconcile the practice of execution by stoning with a loving god.

Mommie Dark

you betcha! Just one of many things that made no sense to me, and I always thought I was such a horrible person for not understanding that sort of godly love.

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My Grandfather-hours from death; what 's next?

by ashitaka in

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my mother called me and asked me to pick up my sister because my grandfather is going to pass away in a few hours.

i don't know why this is moving me so much, but it is.

it's like my history is passing away.

Mommie Dark

Honey YOU are the living memory of your granddad... so long as you carry him in your heart, he lives on.

My sincere condolences on your grief sweetie.

Love
MD

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do you still want to live forever?

by sleepy in

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imagine that chance was offered to you .is it something you still desire?.

i wonder how desriable it would be to live forever.what problems it would bring.would we want to stay married to the same person, would we get to know everyone on earth?.

how would it effect our attitude toward life , would we get anything done knowing there was no rush?.

Mommie Dark

Sid said, "Living forever in the moment is not the same as living forever out of the moment, which is the way we now live"

Having walked near the border between life & death pretty recently, I find myself inclined to this way of thinking even more than before. This moment is all you really have. The past is just stored information and the future doesn't exist. All you have is this moment in time, and it too will pass.

Why worry about how many times the ticker will tick before it quits?

I'm grabbing folks and kissing 'em right now, trying to feel and do and be one precious moment at a time. Death doesn't scare me any more. I do feel regret that I am entirely unable to deflect whatever grief may passing my bring to those who love and rely on me. But that grief will be part of their lives, not mine. Meanwhile, there are babies to kiss, experiences to share, things to learn. That's quite enough for me.

'Forever'? That exists in the recurring cycles of the universe. One of those cycles includes death. Without death, life can't exist. Why should I want more than my share? Let some dimpled precious babydumpling come along someday, and its parents will say "Doesn't she have Auntie Lynn's funny bumpy head though?" and that will be my immortality.