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  so exhausted you can't rest

  by Utopian Reformist in

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  i have been on the road now since late march.

  i am in helsinki, finland and am very very very tired.

  i am flying out again tomorrow to mexico city via london & atlanta, ga. i will be working in mexico city until the 27th of may.

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  How did you manage to miss Texas in all of this?

  I was thinking the same thing about Michigan!?!!!

  I can't imagine doing all the travelling you're doing, Mario, and not going completely bonkers when the time you are in all those places is mostly spent indoors overworking!!! I love travelling, but used to be on the road, too, when I was MUCH younger and still it exhausted me.

  I think the massage option was a good suggestion. Have a nice glass of wine before you go, and something light to eat waiting for you in your room when you're through. It may help you relax enough to rest.

  Hugs and prayers,

  Brenda
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  SECRET DOCUMENTS: District Convention

  by Elsewhere in

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  2. friends

  it is time for the district convention so i thought i would share a nice little tid-bit.. thanks to someone who must remain anonymous, we now have the instructions that are given to the speakers at the district conventions:.

  http://www.reexamine.info/docs/district_convention_talk_instructions.pdf (17 kb - small file).

  http://www.reexamine.info/docs/district_convention_talk_instructions.jpg (1 mb - large file, original jpg scan image).

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  outnfree

  And to think I used to chafe at us sisters not being allowed the "privilege" of giving talks!

  "That's okay, Teddy, I'll let Brother LT get reamed out for straying from the outline, thank you. He's been known to do that before..."

  ((((gopher)))) - How nice to "see" you!
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  I've had it. I want to DA myself

  by White Waves in

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  2. friends

  but i am afraid to send a letter to my old kh.

  what should i write to make sure they don't just df me?

  also, they refused my request to da myself before.

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  WW,

  I found it extremely cathartic to write a DA letter, deliver it to all the elders' home addresses, and then to make sure that I was in the KH to hear the announcement (I asked the PO to let me know the date). I sat down front and walked out with a HUGE grin on my face and never looked back.

  I suppose writing the DA letter did acknowledge a certain amount of power over me, but I felt like I DA'd MY way. Perhaps you can think up something that will feel right to YOU and make you feel like jumping up and clicking your heels for joy as I felt.

  outnfree
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  A NEW Flock book has been released, with notes by a Presiding Overseer

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for several years there has been available a pay attention to yourselves and to the flock book in pdf and html format.

  this book has proven to be extremely valuable in exposing the morally questionable activities of the watchtower society.

  now we have a new version that is even more valuable because it contains the hand-written notes of a presiding overseer, some notes as recent as late 2005. these notes are frequently dictated to elders by a circuit overseer or district overseer in order to avoid liability (the wts can deny every giving such instructions).

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  outnfree

  Dave and/or Richie--

  Now that the it's been scanned, is the actual book being passed on to an attorney who will be able to put it to good use?

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  MY BIRTHDAY TODAY...

  by helppls in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...happy birthday to me....happy birthday to me..... hi everyone!

  we'll most likely do a nice dinner tonight as a family (husband, daughter and i), and i will have to buy my own cake.

  but we can never call it a birthday anything...the very mention of the term freaks him out!

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  A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HELPPLS!!!

  Bet your wish is that your hubby leaves that D@#N cult before next year's celebration! Well, that's mine for you, anyway!

  outnfree
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  i have been a jwd member for 2 years today!

  by candidlynuts in

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  2. friends

  its been great getting to know all of you!

  in the two years...gotta tell you who all have had an impact on my continuting to heal.. .

  quotes... although your site is defunct, it was the biggest influence on my healing process.

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  outnfree

  Congratulations, 'nuts!

  I certainly appreciate your contributions to this board! Seems like you've been around much longer.

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  Josh's life

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  (i've been holding out wondering if i was going to post this or not.

  keep in mind this is just skimming the surface - there are many more details that i feel should not be touched upon.

  but if you've always wanted to know my background, here ya go...).

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  The things you learn about people on this site!

  (((Josh)))
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  The CO is coming and BOY is he loving!

  by MinisterAmos in

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  2. experiences

  i guess next week will mark the co visit at my congo.

  should be loads of fun for all since last time he publicly humiliated and literally tongue lashed the yoots for dressing worldly and the moms for letting their children cry.. the 20 something guys had the audacity to wear flashy ties and dark shirts, the baby room was being used by a korean book study and it was raining outside.

  wtf were the moms supposed to do with their kids when there was literally no place to put them.. something that i found very interesting was that i was exempt from the flashy tie and dark shirt thing even though i made it a point to stand in front of him and take off my coat while discussing the down pour after the meeting.

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  I must say that one of the many reasons I left the organization was the last CO's talk that I heard. It left me in tears feeling like a real loser because I wasn't doing all that I should be for the organization Jehovah. I was so weary of hearing that I wasn't good enough, through a talk that was always heralded as being UPBUILDING, yet actually placed more heavy weights on my already-burdened psyche.

  And I was Sister Always Prepared with Unbelieving Mate and Ten Hours of Field Service including Family Study!
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  What did YOU do during the downtime?

  by LittleToe in

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  2. friends

  so, if i'm not much mistaken jwd was just down for over 24 hours - the longest time i can remember in over four years of posting here.

  these things happen - c'est la vie.. so what did you do during this time?

  did you suffer the dts?

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  outnfree

  Funny you should ask, LT. I got in late from Connecticut last night and wanted to check if anything was new with Ian. Of course I couldn't get here. I tried once more and said to myself, "Could the site be down?" I answered myself, too. "It could be down... hasn't happened in a while, but... it could be." So I spent my down time asleep. The site was up by the time I signed on this AM.

  Cheers,

  out
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  I'm Gonna Be A Grandfather!!!!!

  by minimus in

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  my daughter and her husband told me and her mom last night that she is due december 24th!

  it will be our first grandchild.

  she'll be 28 and is sooooooo excited!

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  outnfree

  I told her I'd prefer that she wait until Christmas as December 24th is one of my busiest work days. She didn't seem to care about my request.

  Or the baby could be really polite and wait until 10:30 at night on Christmas as someone I know did... CONGRATULATIONS, Min, Mrs. Min, and daughter and son-in-law!