Posts by imanaliento

My husband had had the book locked in his brief case for months and one day he just decided to leave it out because in his rebellious nature why would some man tell you not to read something when knowledge is wisdom.

I picked it up and at first with JW mentality thought "no I can't read that it's apostate" further looking at it I was intriqued that it was from some one who had been on every level in the society.

Reading the first few paragraphs:

We have the option, of course, of surrounding our conscience with a sort of cocoon of complacency, passively "going along" shielding our inner feelings from whatever might disturb them. AT THIS POINT, YEAH THATS WHAT I'VE BEEN FEELING. when issues arise, rather than take a stand we can in effect say "I'll just sit this one out; others may be affected-even hurt-but I am not." Some spend their whole life in a morally 'sitting posture'. But, when all is said and done and when life finally draws near its close, it would seem that the one who can say, "AT LEAST I STOOD FOR SOMETHING,'MUST FEEL GREATER SATISFACTION THAN THE ONE WHO RARELY STOOD FOR ANYTHING.

Sometimes we may wonder if people of deep conviction have become a vanishing race.

when I mentioned the Malawai-Mexico story to a sister I got an almost cold hearted response when she said " every country is different". even after I mentioned thousands died because of the GB direction ( mans direction ).

after that We took our stand not to be involved with such a corrupt organization keeping the scripture in mind "get out of her my people if you do not want to share in her sins"

it takes time but it wasn't a lot of time to fiqure out to get out and take a STAND for something I believed in. Hope all works out for you, remember knowledge = freedom.

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Bathroom breaks

by freedom96 in

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i remember watching people so well back when i was growing up and going to the meetings.

one thing as i look back on was the ban on the bathroom.. you just did not leave your seat to use the bathroom.

you went before the meeting started, or after.

imanaliento

I too remember that one ED mentioned, but I think it was in a talk.

LOL Yizuman, where do you find those?

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JLOB's Weight Loss Pictures

by xenawarrior in

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some of you may recall him talking about losing 80 lbs in 8 months in this thread:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=43882&site=3.

well here are the pics:.

imanaliento

He looks GREAT! and I must say he also looks younger,

you're an inspiration JLOB.

MARY, way to go!!!

with all the hormones, antibiotics and pesticides in meat makes me eat less of the stuff, have you tried the Boca Burgers?, they're good too.

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Hey Gang I am getting my brain scanned tomorrow

by wildfire in

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yup thats right iam going to have an mri on my brain...... i have severe numbness on my left side of my face and no feeing in my hands and arm......i have been hurt in 3 car accidents and have two herniated disks in my neck ( oh i pray that they don't have to do surgery......pray for me )))))) i thought i had ms.... a while back because of the numbness but they said no...... well now i get another scan andgo to see a neurologist ,,,, i hope they find out what the problem is so i wont be on

imanaliento

it's not from all that freezing below weather you guys have been having, just kidding!

hope it's nothing serious for ya, keep us posted, btw I had sent you an e-mail last week.

take care hugs from Jackie

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Do You Think That You'll Ever Heal & Recover?

by minimus in

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after reading so many touching personal stories of your lives , do you think that one day you will fully recover from being a jehovah's witness?

do you feel that in time, you will be able to heal?

will you ever be able to trust yourself and others?

imanaliento

I was only a dub for 12 years so I recovered from that quite well.

there is a small scar that will heal over but will never go away, that scar is the trust that was lost. And the love that I thought would never part, was only conditional, A young mom that found us from this board, whom we know the family, is DF and shunned by them, so I feel her pain and in a sense then it's a new wound.

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Help she is trying to get to my son part4:)

by Jesika in

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i got up at 6am and took alex to the airport:(, then i went home and jumped online looking for lawyers.

i found 186 in dallas that deal with custody.

i called about 12 and left messages.

imanaliento

so glad your son doesn't have to go before a judge, it's really cruel of her to even try that.

I hope she goes broke trying!

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my dad died

by termite 35 in

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dear everyone, my dad died suddenly and unexpectedly at the weekend.he did'nt turn up for a family dinner and my husband and i went to see if he was ok.he was dead.collapsed in his home.i can't stop shaking and i feel really sick.i've lost my mum and now my dad too.i wish i could sleep for months and wake when the pain has finished with me.

it hurts so much .sorry to bring everyone down-but i'm stressed at having to sort out his arrangements due to the autopsy and funeral etc and the house and my feelings.

; i just wanted to tell you all as my husband's gone for a walk and the children are asleep and i'm feeling scared about viewing his body, but i know i'll have to and i feel guilty for feeling like that.stupid thoughts racing through my mind at the moment-need to 'hear' a friendly voice .

imanaliento

just want to send you the comfort of a hug

(((((((((((((((( TERMITE )))))))))))))))))

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Posting reunion photo soon with my granddaughter

by Nancy K in

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dear friends, i am relatively 'new' on this website, but i have been posting about not being allowed to see my granddaughter and the 'shunning' thing..i was just going to start a court proceding(my husband is an attorney)to try and get visitation, then my dad passed away..many of you wrote to me and showered me with much needed support.

thru my dad's 'passing', i had to contact my daughter and we had a long 'talk' and she wasn't 'shunning' me after all..my sister, who is a "double-life" witness told my daughter some terrible lies about me which were ridiculous, and my daughter at that time was being treated for depression, so she didn't know what to think(as my sister is a witness, and she naturally assumed she was being truthful)..i have a damaged neurological system from 8 months of very high-dose chemo, at times i use a cane, i have chronic pain, etc.,but it is all from my illness..my sister was telling my daughter i was on drugs, and yes i am on medication, but not medication that gets one 'high', this is medication i must be on for life.

so, thru my dad's passing, a miracle has happened, after 2 years of missing my granddaughter, in a few weeks i will be spending an entire weekend with her and my grandson whom i haven't seen, so my daughter and her husband can have some 'alone' time!!

imanaliento

that's GREAT !!

I hope you have a wonderful time with them making new memories.

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Crumbs from the Table - January KM Scans up

by Stephanus in

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finally got around to putting the fine provision from dmouse up on my website (sorry about the delay, mate!.

http://jsefton.users1.50megs.com/kmscans.htm.

follow the link to the january 2003 km.. will try to get december and november up over the next few days...

imanaliento

thanks Stephanus!

I like those suggested presentations:

WT 1-15 all the bloodshed that has occured: they have that: Malawai, publishers confused on blood fractions.

AW 1-22 Security threatened: living in a pedophile household or congregation

AW 2-8 child prostitution: no money may of been exchanged but hurt was.

WT 2-1 unemployment: they have many who after getting out of Bethel,or pioneering have no schooling degrees on which to fall back on because they say one does not need an education.

just my answers to their questions: to bad they won't be stopping by for quite some time.

Edited by - imanaliento on 13 January 2003 13:7:11