If there is ever such a meeting please invite me. I'd love to attend!
peacepipe
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What would a meeting be like if.....
by roybatty ineveryone on jw.com were jws and attended the same congregation.
now, i'm not saying that we'd follow brooklyn's rules (how boring).
instead what would it be like jw.com style.
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Growing up Brady. . . . .I mean JW
by peacepipe in10 reasons i wanted to be a brady.
1) happy family.
2) happy endings.
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10 reasons I wanted to be a Brady
1) Happy Family
2) Happy Endings
3) Enough Money
4) Good values
5) Mom & Dad lived together happily under one roof
6) Always someone to play with
7) Always had a home cooked meal
8) Alice gave good advice
9) Nobody in the home screamed at one another
10)Things were the way the should be.10 reasons I thought I wanted to be a JW
1) Unity
2) Happy Families
3) Higher Purpose
4) Greater importance placed on family values instead of "worldly" values
5) Support system/Feeling of brotherly love
6) Magazines/literature portrays things to be the way they should be
7) "Friends" gave good advice
8) Feeling of Uniqueness & "I'm Special"
9) (in a low, stern voice) HIGH MORAL STANDARDS
10)I wanted to know what it was like to know God again(last time I "knew God" was about 7 years old.There is no point to this post other than I wanted to bring out that knowing the majority of posters here "GREW UP JW" with all the restrictions and rules and everything I can see that it would lead a non-conformist/free thinker/free spirit type person to want to escape and experience everything and live and love etc. I just wanted to say though as harsh as many of your childhoods were there is at least one person here. . . me. . .who had nothing short of a dysfunctional upringing that instead of wanting to be a freebird I just wanted that box; a safe, normal haven of a white picket fence, "Happy Days/Brady Bunch", housewife kind of life because I had enough craziness growing up. To many, that sounds pathetic, but my point (if you could say there is any such thing here) is there may be people out there who were sucked in for the same type of reasons as myself and if they are lurking I want to reach them and hear their stories too.
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Why atheism?
by Skimmer inon varieties of atheism:.
can we even speak of clear and distinct ideological borders among atheists, agnostics, and theists?
absent any commonly accepted scientific proof of the existence of god (or gods), we must consider that the labeling is based on an individual's personal interpretation.
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JanH,
As usual, I really enjoy reading your thoughts.
It is my clear impression that many believers just think they believe; to them theism is a membership in a social group that shares a system of beliefs, and they don't give it much thought before they experience a crisis and realize they don't believe, deep down inside, that there is a God that will take them to heaven or whenever when they die.
Now that is going in my journal! . . . . .wrote a bunch of stuff. . . . deleted it all. . . .yada yada yada. . . .
Anyhow you hit the nail on the head in my book. Thanks
PeacePipe
Lift me up, I've had enough. . .Tom Petty
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Venting.....
by Bridgette inwell, i came in this morning, prepared to write a glib little post regarding my astrological findings.
but i find my heart too heavy to do so today.
perhaps its just the timespatriotic fervor sweeps over me.
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peacepipe
((((Bridgette))))
This is surely the place to let out steam. Thanks for sharing. I always look forward to reading your posts!!
What kind of office do you work in? Are you a Dr?, Nurse? Secretary?
I love the movie "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson and that other babe: Heath Ledger : Anyhow, I watch that movie over and over because I am mesmerized by how the movie portrays in its charachters the strong will, determination and willingness to give ones life for a cause they believe in so much they'd die for it. I don't remember getting that picture in High School Social Studies. The teachers just didn't give history any real meaning. But anyhow, that movie makes me think alot about patriotism to ones country. Ever since 9/11 I've had a hard time figuring out just what you've mentioned in your post. How can someone enjoy all the freedoms their country has to offer and then say "I'm Neutral" and show no gratitude towards our past relatives and countrymen who suffered and died so we can live this way!!! Paying your taxes and being a "good citizen" is hardly showing gratitude. Now I am nothing in the way of doing anything significant for my country but I just have a very hard time rationalizing this JW concept.
I've also lately been sad because of deaths reported in this war. Especially those of innocent Aphgan people who are just trying to eak out an exsistence and are being hurt because of something I'm not so sure they really have much say in. But such is life I guess in the wings of war. I don't know really.
Maybe once I can change myself into a better person I can start working on the rest of the world.?????? Don't have to change you though Bridgette, I like you just the way you are.
Anyhow, that's my 2 cents on the subject. Hope your mood lifts soon!
Hoping happy days are ahead!
Peacepipe
PeacePipe
Lift me up, I've had enough. . .Tom Petty
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Rules for Life
by peacepipe inabout 2 years ago in my journal i started a page "rules for life":.
my rule for this page was it had to be a definent, 100% for certain rule with no way of swaying it's truth.
in 2years time i've come up with one rule so far on that page.. 1) talk is cheap; so keep it simple.. i think i may be ready to add rule #2:.
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(((((ALL))))
Thanks all! I'll be busy in my journal tonight!!I have this idea that affirmation is a good thing and I find that if I had a collection of thoughts that were true but unbiased I could read that at night before I go to bed and reflect on those things rather than a bible that can't even be agreed upon on it's validity. Do you know what I mean????
Thanks again!!!
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Rules for Life
by peacepipe inabout 2 years ago in my journal i started a page "rules for life":.
my rule for this page was it had to be a definent, 100% for certain rule with no way of swaying it's truth.
in 2years time i've come up with one rule so far on that page.. 1) talk is cheap; so keep it simple.. i think i may be ready to add rule #2:.
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Thanks Quester!
Good principles; though, No Regrets. . . . .that is a tough one for me. It's hard for me to make decisions because I have to look 50 years down the road to decide if I'll be laying on my death bed regretting the action. . . .(i'm verrrry fickle)
Thanks again!Introspection: funny!!!!!
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Rules for Life
by peacepipe inabout 2 years ago in my journal i started a page "rules for life":.
my rule for this page was it had to be a definent, 100% for certain rule with no way of swaying it's truth.
in 2years time i've come up with one rule so far on that page.. 1) talk is cheap; so keep it simple.. i think i may be ready to add rule #2:.
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thanks JoelBear! Those are definently keepers
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Rules for Life
by peacepipe inabout 2 years ago in my journal i started a page "rules for life":.
my rule for this page was it had to be a definent, 100% for certain rule with no way of swaying it's truth.
in 2years time i've come up with one rule so far on that page.. 1) talk is cheap; so keep it simple.. i think i may be ready to add rule #2:.
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About 2 years ago in my journal I started a page "Rules for Life":
My rule for this page was it had to be a definent, 100% for certain rule with no way of swaying it's truth. In 2years time I've come up with one rule so far on that page.
1) Talk is cheap; so keep it simple.I think I may be ready to add Rule #2:
2) Air, Food, Water. . . . .LOVE.Just for fun, does anyone have any "Rules for Life" that I may be able to add to my journal?
PeacePipe
Lift me up, I've had enough. . .Tom Petty
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First post..kinda long.. sorree
by Parliament inhey all.
this is my first post to this group.
ive been lurking for quite awhile and to say the least, this board makes me late for work as i oversleep from a late night of reading and wondering.
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peacepipe
It's good you are starting to post here instead of lurking. You'll get alot of things off your chest and find alot of similar stories from others on the board. It sounds like you have some good things to share and I think you'll enjoy your time here.
Nice to hear from you and welcome aboard!!!PS: I was not raised a JW but I used to get by butt kicked for stupid stuff like spilling my milk. Either way that can be very hard on a child's self esteem in my opinion.
PeacePipe
Lift me up, I've had enough. . .Tom Petty
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What flavor are you? Test Du Jour
by Esmeralda inokay...a little fun on a friday night.... : http://www.emode.com/emode/tests/flavor.jsp.
mmm ... mocha!
strong and rich but not too sweet you're the flavor of late nights and early mornings.
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peacepipe
(((trotafox))) To a fellow BLUEBERRY!!!! Wouldn't sound to good though trying to seduce your mate. . . " come over here honey and have a taste of your sexy, Blueberry mama. . ."LOL. . . .