Muddy Waters

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  NEVER SAY DIE

  by compound complex in

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  some men would despair to be in my place.. i am immobile; this would seem an irreparable blow to what i have always perceived as the defining characteristics of manhood: taking risks, conquering new territory, marching forward with confidence toward a future of assured promise and prosperity.

  however, this injury to my legs has become the final blow.

  over the years, my once sturdy frame has been weakened by chronic illness.

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  Muddy Waters

  How are you doing, Compound Complex??
  

  have been thinking of you
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  Bye, Bye Love

  by compound complex in

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  heavy, heavy upon my failing heart weighs .

  your aching need for my full and loving devotion.. i spend myself willingly on your behalf because,.

  truly, your needs and wishes outstrip my own.. if i were young and wiry man, for you .

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  Muddy Waters

  Compound Complex, thank you for your lovely poems.
  
  I have appreciated reading them very much.
  
  (sent you a pm in reply)
  
  When one is really ill, as I have recently learned, I have become so incredibly grateful for the people and gifts and blessings in my life -- the littlest thing becomes a refreshing wonder or miracle (though I am not religious at all anymore). I find myself becoming more and more appreciative of the littlest, simplest things... there is a purity in moments, a clarity which I had not perceived before.
  
  I am glad you can release your soul and spirit in the form of poetry. May you find peace and contentment in your present state, and thoughts of healing and positiveness are in my heart toward you.
  
  - Muddy
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  Tutorial for Making Donations Electronically

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  tutorial for making donations electronically video will be considered the week of october 16, 2017.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_z32hlqw-0.

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  Muddy Waters

  Wow.... just.... unbelievable...
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  New Song to be sung for Warwick Dedication on Oct 7

  by Drearyweather in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a place that will bring you praise.

  https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201801_8_video.

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  Muddy Waters

  LOL, Sparrowdown! Those Lizards in Warwick can take a flying leap!!
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  Waking up to TTATT: Blessing or Curse?

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you take the red pill, you'll have knowledge, you'll be awakened, aware of reality, you'll have freedom.. if you take the blue pill, you stay in your bubble, wearing rose colored glasses, and feel security in an illusion.. taking the red pill isn't something that's easy to do.

  to accept that everything around you is an illusion built up on lies or half truths.

  but hey, it might feel good to be aware and break free from this illusion.

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  Muddy Waters

  It is both a blessing and a curse.

  I mourn the loss of my past, over 25 of my healthiest, productive years spent in useless cultish busywork. (Was a stupid, bloody CONVERT at the age of 20, woke up, or started the slow process of wakening up, when I was nearly 50!)

  I think about the show The Matrix a lot sometimes, and I understand why the guy wanted to be plugged back in....!

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  And I have also bawled my head off at their stupid emotional videos... It feels like being a little kid who just lost Santa Clause all over again.

  We are innocent, trusting Drones no longer.

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  (("... and this is what it sounds like, when doves cry..."))

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  It's been over 5 years since I woke up, and I had been in it TOTALLY - "whole-heartedly" - and I hate their words now. They sicken me, literally.

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  You are going through a loss, and a growth.

  It is a process.... Yes, a journey. Look how many people post here, some even after being out for decades. Nobody else (unless having been through a similar experience) "gets" or understands what being a JW is really like. We may make new non-JW friends, yes, but they will never understand quite how .... surreal/ controlled/ fear-inspired (Armageddon, doing something wrong, being disfellowshipped, losing family thru shunning, facing persecution, on and on it goes) was our existence.

  Becoming free is a process... A discovery... There will be some bumps and hurts, but there will also be magic and wonderful things too.....

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  DesirousOfChange: THANK YOU! Your words are SPOT ON!! I was almost getting morose there, your words shook me out of it!! Red pill (unless too old or fragile for such a rude awakening) all the way!!!
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  New Song to be sung for Warwick Dedication on Oct 7

  by Drearyweather in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a place that will bring you praise.

  https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201801_8_video.

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  Ugh.... and they always have to find a way to say something about people giving, giving, giving....
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  Post -Cult After Effects

  by Seven in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i have been reading alot of margaret lately-thought i'd share this.. seven.

  post-cult after effects .

  psychological manipulation, cult groups, sects, and new religious movements .

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  Muddy Waters

  This is great info, she describes the indoctrination process perfectly... It was just like that for me (not born in, but a convert when I was around 20....)
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  Random thoughts of an ex-JW on a coffee break

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  lately i have been finding myself doing a lot of thinking.

  not that i am smarter than the keurig coffee maker in my office, which lately has made me reevaluate the perception of my professional career.

  somewhere along the way between winding down my relationship with my now ex-boss and starting a new one with my current boss, i noticed that the machine complaints with a message on a touchscreen….

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  Muddy Waters

  Cool thoughts.... I see the connections you've made... a life of almost repetitious boredom likened to a living hell, and then what sorts of circumstances would be a living hell, such as the fate of the woman you described.

  Witnesses (and many other groups, tribes, nations, sports fans?) are trained to be so cold and dispassionate about the fates of anyone "not one of them" - the "other" - that a disconnection takes place in their minds which makes heinous acts acceptable, yet if a person really put themselves in the "other's" place, they might have to really stop and question what they are doing/ thinking/ believing.
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  Courtroom Gaffes

  by individuals wife in

  1. social
  2. humour

  collection of courtroom gaffes - all true, unbelievably.... q: what is your date of birth?.

  a: july 15th.

  q: what year?.

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  Muddy Waters

  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! omg, I so needed a laugh today.... Found this and even though I've heard some of these before, these are great!!
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  Famous Last Words

  by Blueblades in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sooner or later it happens to all of us.the time comes for us to draw our last breath and pass from this life into the next.over the years history has recorded some fascinating "famous last words"...here are a few.. "i've never felt better".douglas fairbanks,sr.,actor.. "iam about to----or i am going to-----die;either expression is correct".dominique bouhours,french grammarian.. "don't let it end like this.tell them i said something.

  "pancho villa,mexican revolutionary.. "all my possessions for a moment of time!

  "elizabeth 1,queen of england.. "everybody has got to die,but i have always believed an exception would be made in my case.now what?

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  Muddy Waters

  Have gratitude... Recognize and appreciate your blessings...