Posts by cobaltcupcake

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NLP, Subliminal Messages and the WT Writing Department

by 00DAD in

a few years ago i became interested in the subject of neuro-linguistic programming (nlp).

while the core concepts of nlp have been largely discredited as new-age pseudo-science, there is no doubt that there is at least some validity to the idea.

words and images remain the key way we communicate.

cobaltcupcake

"Wrong" is the word that has the most impact in that sentence. I thought it was oddly worded too. Why not say, "It is only natural to hope...." Definitely some subliminal jerking around going on.

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The Governing Body and the Talking Dog

by Terry in

consider the following scenario:.

a technological breakthrough allows humans to establish language communication with dogs!.

in one of our conversations our dog tells us that their hearing is so acute they can hear sounds we don't even know are there.. we acknowledge that this is true.

cobaltcupcake

My cat says you're welcome for the centuries of pest control and that no creature that sleeps for 15 hours a day can possibly foment war.

Otherwise, very interesting post, Terry!

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Thinking of having revenge on the jw girl

by spirituk in

hello again, following my story with this girl , and after she blocked me on fb and not answering my phone calls since december , i am now thinking of taking revenge.my feelings of pain are starting to become hate ,and pain always is accompanied by the feeling of revenge to satisfy this bad feeling.i just cant simply forget what shes done to me.

the reasons of my revenge :.

1.she played with my feelings when she knew from the start that she would leave me one day.

cobaltcupcake

If you keep on the way you're going you're going to end up spending your life in prison.

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shunning wrecks families

by bigmac in

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thread started to avoid going off topic elsewhere.. this matter of shunning---my story.. i made the decision to resign from the jw religion in my early twenties--i'm 65 now.

i knew i would never deny any of mine a blood transfusion--just to appease this religion --and its deity.. my jw wife had just had our first child--a girl---and we went on over the next 7 years to have 2 more planned for kids---both boys.

i like to think i was a good dad--they meant everything to me.. i hold up my hand and admit i caused the break up of that marriage---my wife stayed in the religion--and--apparently it was announced in the kh i couldnt be d/f'd---as i hadnt been a jw for years---so they said i was an apostate.. fast forward a few years--into the mid 80's---i had remarried--and led a relatively normal life.

cobaltcupcake

Gosh, what a sad story! All for a stupid cult! I have had no contact with my family either since I left 9 years ago. I have to check the SSI death records to see if my 83-year-old mother is still alive.

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Reason

by dissonance_resolved in

so as someone newly awakened, my thoughts have turned to "why didn't i see this sooner?

how could i be so blind?

" part of it is that i never realized anyone may have left due to differences with the doctrine.

cobaltcupcake

Do you have familly in "the truth" that you would miss" If so, you might want to fade.

I DA'd so I doubt I could ever qualify for reinstatement, even if I wanted to.

I'm curious what criteria you have to meet for a JC to reinstate you.