(((Joelbear))) If so many people throughout history have held on to beliefs of a better world/afterlife/heaven or whatever it may be, then surely they all cannot have been wrong there must be something better than this life. Thats about as certain as I can get at this point, Joelbear. We were lied to and led astray, but new friends, new dreams, new hopes are still out there, ones you can make happen. Im thinking about you.
Posts by acsot
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23The People and the Dream
by joelbear ini miss my friends.
i love them.
i have attachments to them.
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Missing my granddaughter
by Nancy K in.
how do i get over a broken heart?
my daughter, 25 a witness will not let me see my granddaughter anymore and she misses me and i miss her...i have been very ill and this is the worse thing on top of everything...how do you go on living and try to pretend this beautiful little girl dosen't exist?i need some help...thank you.... .
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acsot
I am so sorry for you! Here in Canada there have been lawsuits brought against parents by the grandparents in order to have access to their grandchildren. It had nothing to do with JWs, just acrimonious divorces and bitterness on both sides. I know, though, that if you are not well this probably isn't an option for now, but perhaps when you are feeling better you may think about it. I don't know what the laws are like where you live.
My thoughts are with you.
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How to become "normal"?
by acsot ini went to my first worldly gathering the other evening.
a drunken orgy???
dancing all night at the salsathque?
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acsot
Thanks for everyone's replies - I tend to be very impatient and will try to slow down and let things and feelings take their time
ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - yeah,chanting, that sounds good!
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Americans?
by MrMoe inthanks, americans, that really nice of you.
englishman.. this statement lead me to thinking something.
i am not posting this to argue, cause a flame war, or the like.
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acsot
What do Canadians think of Americans? We love to rant and rave about the violence, seemingly never-ending brash displays of patriotism, their loudness, vulgarity, yadayadayada.
Then at every chance we get (less often now that our dollar is practically worthless) we
drive, fly, boat, bike, walk, paddle or crawl our way to our great neighbour to the south and
shop, sightsee, hike, vacation, visit, eat, swim, etc. etc. etc.
New York is the best city on earth. The opera, museums, Central Park, opera, ballet, restaurants, opera, Carnegie Hall, did I mention opera?
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Condolences to Jayson..
by Lin injayson's (also known here as iwasyoungonce) step-mother passed away last night.
he is now travelling, a 6 hour drive, and will be back with us in a few days.
jayson, our thoughts and prayers are with you my friend!
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acsot
So sorry for your loss Jayson ((((((((hugs))))))))))
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How to become "normal"?
by acsot ini went to my first worldly gathering the other evening.
a drunken orgy???
dancing all night at the salsathque?
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RunningMan: evil candles! please don't joke when I've got my mouth full! I'm sitting here at my desk at work, trying to eat my sandwich while reading these posts and almost choked when I read yours. They could very well have been evil candles, after all, there were angels and santas christmas trees in the catalogue. Should I have the car exorcised? (On a side note, if one practises yoga, do you need to get exorcised or are you exercising?)
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How to become "normal"?
by acsot ini went to my first worldly gathering the other evening.
a drunken orgy???
dancing all night at the salsathque?
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Asortafairytale: I know what you mean, my brother's gay and he and his companion are such decent, kind and hospitable people I couldn't believe God was going to zap them because of some weird doctrines they didn't believe in.
Bonezz I felt strange the other day when I heard a group outside singing Christmas carols and everyone standing around joined in and I didnt know even one word of the carols.
Butalbee: for me now normal is whatever JWs are not .
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How to become "normal"?
by acsot ini went to my first worldly gathering the other evening.
a drunken orgy???
dancing all night at the salsathque?
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acsot
I went to my first worldly gathering the other evening. A drunken orgy??? dancing all night at the Salsathque? Not. A .. candle party. Kind of like Tupperware only with candles and accessories. Wow, scary stuff . Okay, my question is, when does a person feel normal about doing normal stuff. Throughout the evening, I kept thinking, this is so weird, I have nothing in common with these people, theyre all so relaxed and natural, why cant I just stop thinking that Im doing something wrong by just being here? why cant I just relax? It was all very pleasant and innocuous yet I still felt this unease about being there. And of course there was all this Christmas-related stuff (OMG Ill be zapped by lightning).
Naturally, the earth didnt stop spinning on its axis and I made it home quite safely (no demons lurking at the side of the road to ambush my car), and I feel so ridiculous about giving this non-event the importance it doesnt deserve. But its so hard to keep those JW ideas out of my head you know, 1 Cor. 15:33 (bad associations, etc.)
Does it ever get easy to be normal?
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J.W. Priorities
by JH inmany people say that they just faded away and never went back to the org.
i also faded away and i never felt any true love and friendship in the org.
brothers and sisters were like soldiers who were working for a common goal of making new recruits.
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You're absolutely right, JH. That's what got me thinking, years ago in fact. If John 13:35 is correct, then love among the brothers has to be obvious. If it is so obviously lacking, then they are not fulfilling the Scriptures. Therefore they cannot have the truth. However, the reality of this understanding is so difficult for those of us raised as JWs that it took me a very, very long time to come to terms with it. So, actually, by not caring they are proving they don't have the truth. It's really sickening.
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Worldy Compassion & Generosity
by pettygrudger inlast friday, one of our employees' home burned to the ground, killing all 3 of his children.
i began the process of taking up a collection, buying the card, etc.
all of us were shocked to the core for this man's tragedy and suffering.
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acsot
I agree with you! In my area we were hit by the ice storm of '98; no electricity in my home for five days, temperatures dropped to below freezing. Nothing was organized in my congregation to help out; if you had a good friend in the hall who had electricity you were lucky, you could go there, but the elders didn't organize anything, although the P.O. made sure he got himself to a sister's house where there was heat and good food. She was a single mom and gave up her bed for the P.O. and his wife, while she slept on her sofa. Two pregnant sisters (six and seven months pregnant) were told to sleep in the Kingdom Hall where there was electricity. Sleep? sitting up all night on hard chairs? the P.O. didn't give up his comfortable bed for them!
However, at my place of work a help committee was organized and every employee was phoned to make sure they had a place to sleep and to see if they needed anything, food, blankets, whatever. I'll take the "worldlings" anyday!