Dearest 7....Waiting knows EXACTLY what a mounting block is....she just has an extremely demented way of looking at things (then again, so do I....that's why I like her).
A mounting block is just a platform with two wide steps so that you can climb on it to mount your horse more easily.
Besides, Waiting, even a mounting block wouldn't help the old man.....hehehehehe
Dear Witchy....er Waiting.....there are flower POTS in my potting shed, as well as POTTING soil, and garden tools....and, of course, my mounting block (hey, it keeps the wasps from building nests in it).
KAOS in RI? I wouldn't doubt it. In fact, I'm sure they're in my potting shed.
ahhah .
i did not want to complicate paths thread.
although this is directed to you, ahhah, naturally i welcome comments by all who participate here.. in reference to a portion of what i posted to seven:.
I have been reading the various posts, but I haven't had any thoughts clearly together on this, so I've refrained from adding anything.
I don't know if I have a clear concept of it even now; however, I'll express a few thoughts.
I tend to agree with Frenchy in much of this. I've found from my own experience that things I have had to endure have made me stronger, and I've also found that as the years have passed, I've met others who are going through similar things. Because of my having experienced such things previously, I'm able to offer some help and understanding.
Does this make it fair? Definitely not, but I do feel a sense of comfort knowing that I might possibly have been able to lessen someone else's pain by relating my own experiences.
Conversely, I have often prayed for strength and received it. I have prayed for comfort and received it. I have prayed for very specific material needs, and I have received these also.
I have tapped into healing forces beyond my abilities alone, and helped animals to recover from illness and injury.
Perhaps part of the answer is that God is allowing us to grow....allowing us to combat evil....allowing us to transcend mere humanity to reach out and comfort others who are suffering so that they, too, may grow strong and help others in turn.
very interesting comments in this thread at witnet.
the original poster suggests how it was perceived by some to be shocking that dan sydlik (gb member) used the word "jack-ass" in a talk.. but as pointed out by bodhissatva in the following post, that it was who dan sydlik referred to as "jack-asses" that was the sad thing.. brother sydlik was saying that bethel especially needs people with skills, certifications, and qualifications.
to make this point, he said (in his characteristic booming voice), "of course, any jackass can swing a hammer.".
AhHah,
Just wondering, since I was also brought up a JW, was it really that you didn't notice the inconsistencies for a long time, or that you noticed them but refused to believe them?
I know that there were many things that bothered me for a long time, but I kept shoving them to the back of my mind because I thought that somehow I was at fault for not having the proper mental attitude.
I finally reached a point where the hypocrisies and inconsistencies had become so numerous that I could no longer ignore them.....but I still felt guilty about becoming inactive.
So who is Agent 99, I wonder? And does he have a telephone in his shoe?
why is it that most r&f witness can take anything the gb dishes out and swallow it whole?.
my mil takes everything she reads in the wt and calls it "meat in due season".
i guess this week's wt is about patience.
The thing I find amazing is those witnesses who learn of new light (such as the 1914 generation) and swear that the Society NEVER said anything about the Armageddon coming before the end of the century. They will declare that what is now believed has always been the teaching in the past.
Sometimes it just floors you.
another fact: "know jehovah.
do we really, "know jehovah!
do we "know jehovah!"?.
So, tfs, are you saying that YOU know Jehovah?
Are you saying that you believe we DON'T know Jehovah?
Are you saying that the JW's do or do not know Jehovah?
To be perfectly honest, after He looked over your posts when we finished dinner, He wanted to know what the HELL you're trying to say here.
i really tire of the word games these days.
how wt public affairs representatives present things to the media so as to give an impression that is not quite accurate.. not that they lie mind you, but if someone is led to the same false conclusion, what's the difference, really?.
here's a link to an article posted by jan g. on h20 regarding blood (again.. ) [url] http://allafrica.com/stories/200010050377.html[/url].
Along this same line, when asked if taking a blood transfusion would result in excommunication and shunning, the answer (according to the new light on blood) is that there would be no action taken against the individual by the congregation.
This is totally correct. However, they don't mention that the person taking blood is now considered to be disassociated.....same result, but the congregation is off the hook.
a post on witnet reminded me of this old question from readers in the 1960's.
(and you thought we were sexist .
*** w61 12/15 767-8 questions from readers ***.
7 and Waiting....I have read all your posts on this subject....and I have felt totally overwhelmed. I felt that anything that I would say would somehow trivialize your pain.
I was wrong. I'm sorry. I should have said something before. Not saying anything makes it seem that I don't really care about the subject of incest or rape or its aftermath. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I have never personally suffered such total indignity....only the fringes. Being groped by a stranger at the beach when I was 12, and losing a job at 25 because I refused my boss's advances. Hardly a comparison, but I DO feel your pain....and it leaves me at a loss for words.
Please forgive me for not speaking up sooner.
(((((((7)))))))) ((((((waiting))))))
