subtitle is "a practical guide to personal freedom" by don miguel ruiz .
i just started reading this book and it is amazing.
i have been underlining on every page things that i can personally relate to - and i must admit i'm not very far into it yet (page 25) but i felt a very strong urge to not only recommend it (i'll be back later to weigh in again once i start reading what the four agreements actually are/entail) but also ask if any here (oh my very dear friends on jwd) has read this book and what your personal thoughts are?.
Good Girl
Forget the "style"......................Its the message...........and this one is Great!
One of the best pionts is how we train our kids the same way we train animals......rewards for being "a good girl" and pain if we are "a bad girl"
Good girl (were never a bad girl) ...........if you like Ruiz.....................read Eckhart Tolle........"The power of NOW"
Nb
They were both "Jave Turkeys"
i've tried and i've tried now i need help, how do you answer:.
jws who think it's fantastic that jeh is providing this new light all the time, i say about the rev book amongst other things and they just think it's a sign they are in the right religon coz '''what other religon would admit it's faults?
'' doesnt matter they been studing wrong light last time!!.
I thought "English".........................came from England!
But I have of crazy thoughts
i was thinking about how much fear there is among jehovah's witnesses in relating to each other.. if you could read the private thoughts of jw's, you'd probably be surprised at the level of fear they have of each other.. this fear is not likely to be the morbid kind of fear, but the other kind of fear that concerns "what will people think of me?".
you watched a movie at the weekend, it was rated pg, but you are afraid to tell your friends that you went to see it.. you were only able to report 4 hours of field service that month, but you are afraid to report this number so you tweak it.. you missed several meetings due to sickness, you still feel unwell, but you fear what the congregation may think so you force yourself to go.. you went on a weekend getaway, but you are afraid to tell the friends why you were missing that weekend in case they think you put kingdom interests last.. you watched a good book, but you are afraid to talk about it to your friends because they might be stumbled.. you heard of someone who got disfellowshipped but you are afraid to ask what happened.. you were unable to take friday off for the convention, but you fear what will be said about you.. you did not auxiliary pioneer during the memorial season and you are afraid people will think of you as spiritually weak.. .
not everyone will let these things bother them, but many do.. this climate of fear and worry about what the congregation may or may not think does not contribute to a loving atmosphere.. what other things can you think of that contribute to a climate of fear?.
I got turned in to the elders for "klinking" glasses at a wedding.
Its like being in Nazis Germany......................You never know who might be watching........or listening.......Zig HEIL!
okay, so a girl friend of mine whos a jw was trying to explain their dating thing.
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Read the thread on page 6019 about............is oral sex in "God's organaziation O.K.
okay, so a girl friend of mine whos a jw was trying to explain their dating thing.
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The reason I said that is.......................................
The first Time I ever had sex............was on my wedding night............. at 24 years old.
All I can say is there are alote of JW couples out there who are not sexualy compatible...............for many different reasons.
This biggest one is sex is really not thought of in a wholesome way..................Your taught your whole life its not a good thing.
So............Now were married lets have some fun!................"wrong" the brain says "its been wrong so long, how can it be O.K. now?"
So when you marry a "Good JW" you really get the........................."sex roulette wheel"
And as you know in ROULETTE..................for every winner............ there is a loser too.
No way to tell until the wedding night ...................when you .....roll that ball!
looking back its amazing how many alcoholics i knew in the "borg"...................... there are 3 elders in my old hall alone........ that are full blown alcoholics...................... when, have you ever heard of someone.......anyone.......let alone and elder............ getting "dfed" for drinking too much?.
when i was at bethel........you wouldn't believe how much drinking was done there!.
there are stories of the old days ( russell & the judge)..where they would find guys passed out in front of the 124 building on sunday mornings........no big deal, just dust them off.............. and bring in.
My favorite quotes
"I believe in alote of things.........................I believe I'll Have another drink".......W.C. Fields
"Quiting drinking is easy...........................I done it a thousand times..............W.C. Fields
"How is a martini like a women's breast?......One is not enough and three is to many"......NewBoy
ok guys, time to weigh in.. what do you think about a woman asking a man out on a date, especially a first date?.
good idea?
bad idea?
Why not?
okay, so a girl friend of mine whos a jw was trying to explain their dating thing.
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There is NO sex before marriage...............and some times very little after.
my dad showed me this site he stumbled across the other day, and i thought i would share it with all of you!
you will be amazed at what is here!!
clear back to the very first publications!!
"This speech is shocking............Who can here it"...............As I cover my ears but not my eyes.
I speak for myself .........Isn't amazing.......... HOW LITTLE RESEARCH.......... I did about this "Faith" (good word, when you think about it).
before turning my whole life over to them............ ZIG HEIL.
