1- i can only please one person per day.
today is not your day.
tomorrow is not looking good either.
I've learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.
I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished.
I've learned to not sweat the petty things, and not pet the sweaty things.
I've learned that artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
the link is too long and impossible to post but at yahoo news - health there is an article taken from new scientist.
that analyses brain states during meditation.
they might be able to measure happiness objectively, with appropriate sensors.. .
I wonder what readings you would get with a JW??
Gordy: they'd think they were being taken over by them nasty demons. A couple of years ago we had a luncheon seminar here at work about relaxation techniques, managing workloads, reducing stress, etc. Near the end of the session the fellow has us close our eyes and practise deep breathing, relaxing our muscles, being in the "Now" as a way to reduce stress. I had no problem with it but goodness gracious me, the JW gal sitting next to me got totally stressed (ha, not exactly the effect the seminar leader was looking for) thinking she was going to be hypnotized and demonized and god knows what else! So, I don't think JWs would get very high readings! Probably minus 1,000 or something.
my daughter meghan graduated from college this past saturday.
it was actually a beautiful day in new hampshire for a change.
i was so proud when she walked across that stage and accepted her diploma.
Hey els! You must be so proud! I'm very happy for you!
Congratulations!!!
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if you want to know..... if you remeber when i had it a little rough a few weeks ago considering my son,who is disabled with autism.well things are better.i decided to quit my job and stay at home with him.i have now controlled most of his behavior but i still have a hard time with keeping him clothed.i looked into many places but they just can't offer me anything,for him with out the money...i realized my son basically just has me and i'm going to be there for him.. working and having a full time job at home was too much for me and i'm not ashamed to say that too.
well he can still stress me out but we are both happier people.he has changed much,now that he has his mommy at home..
(((Shera)))
I remember your post about your son. I'm so happy for you - you've obviously made the right decision, you seem happier and more relaxed in this post. You'll never regret your decision - just try and take care of yourself too, okay?
hi folks,.
i haven't had time to post much lately but do check in to see what has been posted.. my soon to be 85 year old mom is facing surgery to replace her wore out knees.
they are both shot so i don't know if they'll try to do both at once while she's out or do one at a time.
Sadie5: I can relate to what you're saying - my mother had a stroke about two months ago and then two weeks ago she had a heart attack. She's now waiting for bypass surgery. And she lives with me, fortunately, since last year, because otherwise I think the hospital would send her to a residence for elderly people, which would probably be the death of her. However, it is also very difficult to be the caregiver.
I don't understand the privacy laws in the U.S., here in Canada the doctor sat me down and explained everything in detail about why she needed the surgery, I saw the angiogram and he explained "stenosis" and "occlusion" and it was very clear that my mother has no choice but to have the surgery, she has too many blockages in her heart.
A power of attorney will be very important for you and I suggest that you have one prepared as soon as possible. Let your mother's bank have a copy also (they may demand their own form of power of attorney). Maybe in the States it's different, but here my mother's banks have copies of the power of attorney so I can access her funds when she needs something.
As well, is there some form of home care you can receive, even if it's just a few hours per week? It'll give you a break, and they usually help with bathing and meal preparation at least (once again, that's here in Canada, and I imagine you must have the same or better in the States). The hospital itself may arrange to liaison with the services available - that's what happened here.
Feel free to leave me a message if you want to vent/ask for information or whatever.
we all know quick-builds, the places that blue collar congregation workers finally get to make jokes about the elders of management and how ridiculous they look in hard hats and get away with it.. minimus : how many people do you think it will take to complete this work?.
jh: strange, i was about to ask exactly the same question.. swordofjah: huh?.
simon: what do have there eman, looks like a weapon of mass destruction to me?.
Absolutely hysterical! Thanks so much - I needed that laugh!
'just when i'm about to get out, they keep pulling me back in"- godfather 3.. this quote does'nt truly apply to me, but just when i am convinced there are absolutely no redeemable qualities about the borg this really nice elder comes up to me and very calmly tells me how much i am loved and missed at the meetings, to not feel any pressure, and that jehovah will always be there for me, and that he (the elder) would too.
he had a very calm, serene, quality about him.
came off as truly "spiritual".
I know what you mean. Lately I've been running around like mad (and totally stressed) because of my mother's possible cardiac surgery in the near future. No elder has called to offer help or support. A couple of them made token visits to my mother (after I called them) but nothing else. My "worldly" neighbour, whom I barely know, ran out to meet me the night the ambulance came and shoved a piece of paper in my hand. It had her phone number on it and she said that if I needed her to call anyone at any time just to let her know. The day after she offered to help water the plants, feed the cats, whatever, if I didn't have time to do so. The elders/ministerial servants, have done nothing.
However, some of the rank and file dubs have been very kind, offering help, visiting my mother, making her laugh, etc. However, it is because they as individuals are like that, not because of the teachings of the Watchtower Society. I also suspect that these genuinely kind-hearted ones do so at the same time as going through the cognitive dissonance that inevitably results when they contrast true Christ-like behaviour (which they are displaying as individuals) and the cold indifference and apathy which is the by-product Watchtower policy and doctrine.
One nice person (or one nice congregation or one nice circuit) doesn't transform a cult into the "truth".
at the last district convention, the book "worship the only true god" was released intended to be used along with the "knowledge" book on home bible studies.
both books are to be studied before baptism.
so, what are the 'new recruits' learning?
A person who is a wife-beater, or a child molester, or an insurance scammer, or an adulterer, or a drunkard, or a racist, or a gossiper is viewed more favorably than, say, Ghandi, or a volunteer firefighter, or a cardiac doctor, or a school teacher, all because they knock on doors trying to place magazines with people.
Funchback: I remember thinking this same thing on many an occasion, and it was like banging my head against a brick wall trying to understand why God would save Brother XXX when he was such a creepy lying jerk and not me or others like me just because he put in more "service" hours than we did.
Now I bang my head against a wall wondering why it took me so long to figure out that the beliefs are crap, not my feelings.
the scriptures we were first introduced to that explained the "paradise earth" were:.
psalm 37:29; "the righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.".
psalm 37:34; "hope in jehovah and keep his way, and he will exalt you to take possession of the earth.
I wondered the exact same thing while trying to figure out what was right/wrong with JW teachings. This link to an essay by Ray Franz may clear up some of the confusion:
LMAO!!! These are hysterical!! OMG! How do you do that??? I can't even get a real picture to paste!
Great fun!!!
