Go Bag and Catastrophes

by StephaneLaliberte in

i live with my parents in law and yesterday, my mother in-law was very nervous about an email she got from the brothers in her congregation.

it was asking if she would be able to receive people over at our house should there be a catastrophe.

so, she asked me if i would agree with this.

zachias

and how many are the gb going to admit to the Warwick base?

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Victorian couple who tested positive for Covid and travelled to QLD during lockdown are JWs?

by Ruby 1976 in

jw
friends

has anyone heard this?

ive been told multiple ex jws have confirmed it but no one seems to kow their names so im still skeptical..

zachias

Have not seen anything on the news of this...?

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Does the GB direct cult members to burn old books?

by mickbobcat in

i was told but can not find anything concrete that the cult gb directs cult members to burn old cult books and literature.

is this true.

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zachias

i remember the message coming out to get rid of the older CD library discs.

Now i checked the new disc as to a part of the old blue "truth" book and what it quoted was different from what the book originally said.

Its all about re-writing history,

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What Were You or Someone You Knew Counseled For That Was Ridiculous?

by minimus in

jw
friends

back in the day, tons of witnesses were brought in the “back room “ to be counseled by elders because of their dress and grooming.

some elders frowned on mustaches or hair that went past a certain point on a male.

women were regularly harassed because their skirt was too long or too short or had a slit on the side.

zachias

A brother would wear rings and was told not too.

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Raising a teenager outside of “the truth”

by StephaneLaliberte in

i was raised as a jw and left the group as many of the teachings don’t align with my core values.

now, forward almost 10 years, my wife and i are raising our kids through puberty and i have to admit, this challenge is not easy and seems to be even more difficult in that my own upbringing was very different.

i find it hard to compare how i was raised with what i now must do for my own kids.

zachias

What a wonderful posting.

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What Were You or Someone You Knew Counseled For That Was Ridiculous?

by minimus in

jw
friends

back in the day, tons of witnesses were brought in the “back room “ to be counseled by elders because of their dress and grooming.

some elders frowned on mustaches or hair that went past a certain point on a male.

women were regularly harassed because their skirt was too long or too short or had a slit on the side.

zachias

My first wife was 'spoken to' for wearing an ankle length woollen skirt (it was winter) as it was worldly. Go figure?

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from Sir Anthony Hopkins....from exjw reddit

by zachias in

jw
friends

wise words from sir anthony hopkins.

′′let go the people who are not prepared to love you.

this is the hardest thing you will have to do in your life and it will also be the most important thing.

zachias

Wise words from Sir Anthony Hopkins

′′Let go the people who are not prepared to love you. This is the hardest thing you will have to do in your life and it will also be the most important thing. Stop having hard conversations with people who don't want change.

Stop showing up for people who have no interest in your presence. I know your instinct is to do everything to earn the appreciation of those around you, but it's a boost that steals your time, energy, mental and physical health.

When you begin to fight for a life with joy, interest and commitment, not everyone will be ready to follow you in this place. This doesn't mean you need to change what you are, it means you should let go of the people who aren't ready to accompany you.

If you are excluded, insulted, forgotten or ignored by the people you give your time to, you don't do yourself a favor by continuing to offer your energy and your life. The truth is that you are not for everyone and not everyone is for you.

That's what makes it so special when you meet people who reciprocate love. You will know how precious you are.

The more time you spend trying to make yourself loved by someone who is unable to, the more time you waste depriving yourself of the possibility of this connection to someone else.

There are billions of people on this planet and many of them will meet with you at your level of interest and commitment.

The more you stay involved with people who use you as a pillow, a background option or a therapist for emotional healing, the longer you stay away from the community you want.

Maybe if you stop showing up, you won't be wanted. Maybe if you stop trying, the relationship will end. Maybe if you stop texting your phone will stay dark for weeks. That doesn't mean you ruined the relationship, it means the only thing holding it back was the energy that only you gave to keep it. This is not love, it's attachment. It's wanting to give a chance to those who don't deserve it. You deserve so much, there are people who should not be in your life.

The most valuable thing you have in your life is your time and energy, and both are limited. When you give your time and energy, it will define your existence.

When you realize this, you begin to understand why you are so anxious when you spend time with people, in activities, places or situations that don't suit you and shouldn't be around you, your energy is stolen.

You are not responsible for saving anyone. You are not responsible for convincing them to improve. It's not your work to exist for people and give your life to them!

Decide that you deserve true friendship, commitment, true and complete love with healthy and prosperous people. Then wait and see how much everything begins to change. Don't waste time with people who are not worth it. Change will give you the love, the esteem, happiness and the protection you deserve.

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