Posts by SophieG

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How much have you changed as a person ?

by Phizzy in

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i was a born-in, and in for over five decades.

in the comparatively short time since leaving the wt for good, for good in both senses !

, i feel i have become a very different person, in quite radical ways.. how do you feel you have changed ?.

SophieG

Phizzy:
Upon realising that there was not only no bus to paradise, but that the bus stop itself was an illusion, I had to face the future as totally uncertain, no Sky-Daddy was going to sort it out, and I had to face my own Mortality.

When the fog finally lifted for me, I drop kicked that silly notion of paradise. Then I realized: I have HOW MUCH time left? I have given enough of my time, energy and life to a really huge lie. They won’t get another second from me! They will get their’s in due time. Right now, I better get to living!

I have this clear vision of my future…unless I die suddenly… I am old, taking my last breath with a big ‘ole toothless grin on my face. I am grinning because I lived it and did it all.

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Is the Universe Conscious?

by still thinking in

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does the universe have a collective consciousness?.

at the sub nuclear level of reality...we are all one.

at the core basis of the universe is a single universal field of intelligence.

SophieG

"How many of us are--for all practical purposes--TRULY self-aware?"

Way more so now that I am out...I think I am now OVERLY self-aware! Gives me migraines!

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Is the Universe Conscious?

by still thinking in

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does the universe have a collective consciousness?.

at the sub nuclear level of reality...we are all one.

at the core basis of the universe is a single universal field of intelligence.

SophieG

still thinking thank you for sharing.

I may have to watch this a few more times as the scientific parts are hard for me to understand. Ironically, since leaving the JWs and having to reestablish a "belief "system, this is somewhat where my thinking is headed. I am also fascinated by the Seven Universal Laws.

My favorite thought right now is: “We are all born blank slates”…and go from there…it’s kind of cool to think of what it would have been like not to have a religious dogma invade our consciousness. Are we all born without a belief in "god"?

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How much have you changed as a person ?

by Phizzy in

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friends

i was a born-in, and in for over five decades.

in the comparatively short time since leaving the wt for good, for good in both senses !

, i feel i have become a very different person, in quite radical ways.. how do you feel you have changed ?.

SophieG

I feel like a much better human being, more cognizant of people and life. No more depression and mental anguish. I feel happier and I feel like I am racing to make up for the 40 years (including childhood) that I lost. I think for me it will be ongoing, there is so much of life to make up for.

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When was the last time you cried?

by UsuaIusern@me in

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when was the last time you cried?.

SophieG

This morning and it was an ugly cry, but as always I felt much better afterwards!

Edit: and I also cried listening to Yanni's "To Have... To Hold" driving this afternoon! That was fun!

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My response to any one who asks why I am fading

by Skinnedsheep in

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i have thought a lot about what to say when i am approached.

it will kill my fade, but oh well.. "after the new light i had to test my faith and i couldn't prove to myself that the slave was limited to the governing body.".

if cornered by an elder...."can you prove to me from the scriptures that matt.

SophieG

Yarda yada : All I used to say was "I'm just having a break.." nothing more, nothing less. It seemed to work every time, almost as if they totally understood and were jealous LOL.

That's what I said too. Haven't heard a word from any of them!

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New Job

by LouBelle in

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well i have been up and down this year with this current company i work for.

from the time they employed me they have paid me late, without explanation.

i have been miserable coming in here.

SophieG

YESSS! Upward and onward, Loubelle! Congrats!!!! Very happy for you!

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JWs and FaceBook

by cognac in

are they allowed to vomit all their jw crap everywhere on fb?

i know they aren't supposed to have jw forums so i figured the same would apply to fb but not sure.. if there are any references, that would be great.

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SophieG

Punk: OMG! You just confirmed that I had split personalities while I was in…I was really a Sybil!!!...but I digress.

Captian: I remember as an elder sitting in the CO elders meeting, the body being TOLD that "NO elder or miserable serpent would want to/should have a facebook account."

I used to feel just like you: “who are you guys to tell me what to do?” Well you see where it led me!

I openly interact with my DF’d relative and his GF on FB. Everyone knows he’s DF’d. I guess I have a “brazen” sign on my forehead.

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JWs and FaceBook

by cognac in

are they allowed to vomit all their jw crap everywhere on fb?

i know they aren't supposed to have jw forums so i figured the same would apply to fb but not sure.. if there are any references, that would be great.

.

SophieG

I agree with you Punk about that FB persona.

What amazes me is that when I post things that shold be controversial to a JW, some these people actually "LIKE" the status!!! WTH?

I sometimes wonder how many of them are "awake" and know where I am coming from but are as usual afraid of leaving for the family reasons!?!

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JWs and FaceBook

by cognac in

are they allowed to vomit all their jw crap everywhere on fb?

i know they aren't supposed to have jw forums so i figured the same would apply to fb but not sure.. if there are any references, that would be great.

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SophieG

One of the last talks I heard was during the service meeting 3-4 years ago about the perils of JWs using social media. It was a KM part. They tried to lambast it in comments and many of my friends...some elders, knew how popular I was on FB. So in grand Sophie style, I obviously, exaggeratingly, *ROLLED MY EYES/SCREWED MY NECK*...whatever. No one listens to that admontion. I know of elders who have FB and post regularly.

Funny, most of my JW FB friends and they are a lot ...(they have not unfriended me...go figure) hardly ever spew any JW stuff...some don't even have JW as their religious identity.

There are a select few who go on about the meetings/conventions or when some calamity/disaster hits bring out the whole end of system is near rhetoric. Sometimes I will jump on a post and just say something obnoxious to mess with them. It's fun for a chuckle.