Posts by Xanthippe

Finding my husband's elders book, whatever it was called then, in a drawer at home, was part of my journey to see TTATT. There was a part in it about trying to prove a sister has committed adultery which involved sitting outside a house watching her. Thought it was one of the weirdest things I ever read.

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What three items were in the Ark of the Covenant?

by jam in

i will give you a hint.

1) jar of bread 2) stick 3) two stones.. and why were they placed in the ark of the covennant????.

i'm embarrassed to say, as a former elder, schooled by the.

Xanthippe

Food mixer, set of saucepans, cuddly toy? What did I win?

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Coffee Appreciation

by FL_Panthers in

as i'm making my seventh cup for the day, i thought it would be a good idea to have an appreciation thread.

what's the best ground coffee?

beans?.

Xanthippe

I do like the coffee in Caffe Nero. Strong but not bitter.

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After leaving did the feeling go away?

by committeechairman in

the feeling that you're never good enough.

the feeling that you're wicked and evil.. .

because i'd give anything not to feel this way.

Xanthippe

Oh how I remember that feeling. Yes it does go away. The secret is to treat yourself as if you do feel worthy of good things. Give care and good things to yourself and it creates a feedback loop that your unconscious processes as, I am having a good time, I must deserve it. Sound odd I know but that's how the brain works. Be good to yourself - it works.

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Has your trust in charity been shaken lately?

by suavojr in

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friends

excerpt from the wt article, http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2003401.

jehovahs witnesses today are also quick to help when disaster strikes.

during the summer of 2001, for instance, torrential storms caused major flooding in houston, texas, u.s.a. in all, 723 homes of witnesses were damaged to some extent, many of them quite badly.

Xanthippe

A couple of Christmases ago WWF phoned me with the charities usual Xmas appeal. Could I give more than I'm already giving to the adopt a tiger project? No I said I'm maxed out with my charities. I love that phrase, picked it up from a street collector. He said ok let me tell you what we're doing with the money you're already giving.

He said WWF were creating a tiger reserve on the Russian Chinese border to protect tigers from poachers and of course with safeguards to protect the humans in those areas too. As David Attenborough says the problem with tigers is they sometimes kill people so this reserve is a win win situation. Brilliant! I was very impressed he really wanted to tell me where my money was going and not to pressure me any more. It made my Xmas. I don't want these beautiful amimals chopped up for useless traditional medicine.

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Coffee Appreciation

by FL_Panthers in

as i'm making my seventh cup for the day, i thought it would be a good idea to have an appreciation thread.

what's the best ground coffee?

beans?.

Xanthippe

Oh well done for starting this thread. I've been trying to find a decent ground coffee for years, even bringing it back from Italy. The Italian supermarket coffee was close but no cigar. Still looking, any ideas please, in the UK?

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The great British Weather

by FL_Panthers in

anyone else getting a bit tired of being wetted upon?.

i've sort of had enough already, suede shoes in the rain is not not a good idea.. .

on the plus side, it's fun for fish .

Xanthippe

Yes precipitation here too this morning. Didn't we have a gorgeous early spring though? My garden looks beautiful, full of flowers because of the sunshine we had in April. Where oh where has it gone!