Posts by BluePill2

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The "Check Engine" light for your mind: Impractical thinking doesn't fit the real world.

by Terry in

what is practical is what must be done to succeed at something.

if you have "right" practice then you achieve good results.. think of playing golf.

the right swing will achieve an accurate drive.. .

BluePill2

Very good thoughts Terry.

"Same brain in the skull": made me really think. I was a born-in, left after 35 years. Didn't have the smallest problem in the transition to atheism, AND YET, the brain that lead me to stay and practice a cult is STILL THERE. Made me think.

Actually we still show "cult thinking" long after we leave. I notice it - every day. And that is where the hard work starts. Working on yourself. Not a easy task.

I will say something that is "not politically correct" and will probably not get "thumbs up":

I do think that some kind of lying is part of human nature and even expected by others. I would say 90% of humans are never ready for the full blown hard truth in their faces. People like the "soft truth" (often a lie). A few examples that come to my mind:

"Sweetie, do you think I am fat?"

"Nope, dear, I love you as you are you should just take care and do some exercising."

versus

"Yes, I actually do think that very often. Matter of fact, sometimes I wake up and think you are a fat cow, but then I strike these thoughts out of my mind, because they are mean, but that is actually what I think of you. Eventhough I love you, you are fat."

Most people are not ready to TELL the truth or to HEAR the truth.

What is "truth" anyway??? Maybe today he thinks she is fat, tomorrow he sees someone that is even fattier and changes his mind and thinks his wife is in reality Olive Oyl. Truths change all the time. But that leads to another dilemma...you know what I mean.

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Anthony Morris The 3rd Talks About Human Hot Dogs At Armageddon, There Will Be No Picnic For Survivors

by frankiespeakin in

watch out for armageddon it is going to be numbing to human sensibilities:.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micq4iqrklm.

i guess he's thinkin jehovah's gonna roast them like a hot dogs burned to a charred ruination over a fire.

BluePill2

Thank you Anthony Morris III for this wonderful talk. You just confirm over and over again why I left this shit and became an atheist.

It certainly feels good not having to believe in murdering sky wizards anymore.

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SAD news about OOMPA......

by redredrose in

jw
friends

our friend, oompa, has passed away.

just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

BluePill2

Oompa lives on. I am out for 3 years now and it is strange, but certain days a big wave of negativity and suicidal thoughts comes crushing down on me. I lost, like many of you, all my family and close friends. I was even happy about the shunning, because my mother stopped bugging me with all the crap about coming back. But, honestly there are days where I completely loose it....THAT is when I think about our dear Oompa. I think if that is how I want to end, and I kick into another gear and start doing something positive and fighting back.

I found this point very, very helpful: http://www.mortylefkoe.com/ways-avoid-mental-pain/#?inf_contact_k

Also this: http://www.calmdownmind.com/faq-on-the-state-of-allowing/

What I most like about the last website is the core thought that if you resist some thoughts (fear, anxiety) they persist! If you fight against certain thoughts/feeling you are basically "fueling" the process and they come back stronger. We feed into the negative cycle and make it worse. Just ALLOW them and observe the thoughts, like objects. Try to observe your thoughts and suddenly your minds "chatter" becomes silent. Very interesting.

I salute you dear friend:

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The Advocates for Awareness of Watchtower Abuses (AAWA) [WARNING]

by Simon in

uncensored discussions and information for anyone interested in the advocates for awareness of watchtower abuses or 'aawa' http://aawa.co/ (previously known as "the association of anti-watchtower activists http://jwactivists.org/) and how it's handled and responded to privacy issues and put people at risk:.

aawa is here!!

(the association of anti-watchtower activists)an invitation to a new effort- aawawhy when i logged onto aawa did it go to facebook ?in regards to aawaaawa - every generation needs a new revolution - thomas jeffersonnotice how the introduction of the aawa has brought out the loonies lately?will aawa become another cult?

BluePill2

Obvious

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Anyone here from or who served in a "third world country"?

by A question in

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friends

just curious.

say as little or as much as you like.

.

BluePill2

I did.

Several countries and branches. I have talked to you over pm.

I know that you didn't meant to offend with the term. I must say that we measure "first world" by means of money/military power/GDP/sanitary and health system/education etc.

But I must also say that the world has other measurements too. I've met some of the most interesting people in poor villages and some of the most arrogant assholes in rich, northern European countries. You can't generalize and I am against the notion that "poor" makes you nice and humble (it is not true, poor makes people do some nasty things to each other!), but people had time to reflect on things and gain very interesting perspectives about Life, they had "invested" hundreds of hours in pure thinking. Something that in the stress riden West is impossible to do at a high quality level.

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Where do you consider the best place to live in the world

by His Excellency in

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friends

for those of you who have travelled the world over, which country or city will you consider the place to live in the world.

BluePill2

A "Best Place" should meet the following criteria:

Security > free from conflicts, war, terror - low probability on natural disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes) - I think San Francisco / California would be out of question - earthquakes... or Florida because of Hurricanes.

Weather > stable weather conditions - at least (this is dependent on each individual - some people love snow, some hate it, so discretionary)

Social aspects > friendly, satisfied people - I don't think Northern European countries count (lived in some of them), people there tend to be depressive and suicidal.

Schooling & Health care > easy to reach high quality standards - I've lived on some caribbean islands and believe me, having a bad tooth pain without dentists around is bad. Really bad (talking from experience).

Sooooo, the winner is:

...(won't tell here )

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Awake 1980- Movie "The Exorcist 1+2 will cause demonic attacks and murders!

by Witness 007 in

awake 1980 had a mission.

attack these two movies!

voted: "the scariest movie of all time," this is what was said about "the exorcist" and the sequel.. awake 1980 12/8 p.11 "since the release of "the exorcist some years ago, many reports are on file of the adverse effects it had on many who saw it.

BluePill2

Another Urban legend:

Chris de Burgh was playing on stage and lulled into the mic: "If there are Witnesses in this jam-packed concert hall, please leave otherwise my guitar demon will play very badly or not at all and I can't afford to pay the tickets back to thousands of people."

Or something like that. Chris de Burghs guitar-playing demon. Nice. Idiots.

I watchted the Exorcist as a 12 year old Witness kid. Nothing happened. Maybe because it was the same night where I had my first glass of alcohol.

Never watchted The Ring though,.....should go and watch it now.

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Public Apology Nathan Natas

by Simon in

i'd like to offer a public apology to nathan natas for making a wrong decision when i deleted him.. i allowed a combination of previous issues we'd had and input from other forum members to bias my decision which lead me to what i now, in hindsight, believe to have been a mistake.. whether you want to come back and post here or not i wanted to at least say sorry and will reactivate your account..

BluePill2

Simon:

Nathan.Natas:

Cheers.

All good again.

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Constructive feedback for AAWA leadership (IMHO)

by besty in

1 - reconsider your existence - there might be a reason why the most effective resources to date have been solo efforts.

2 - recognize that even well-intentioned organizations will firstly seek self-preservation.

3 - be aware that egos and emotional stupidity have torn apart much grander edifices than aawa.

BluePill2

Good, good points Randy. I think you're ideas also apply to business. I am self-employed and the more you "sell" yourself to so called "partners", the more you lose your freedom.

One question, it might be out of place, or it is even a dumb idea. Wouldn't it be better to have all the late "AAWA" related posts in one place, separate from the "main" active topics or something? I know they are active too, but this site is cluttered with AAWA this, AAWA that. I would like to get back to "regular business". Just a thought.

I wish us all well.

This whole mess was perfect. Perfect in the sense that we got to know each other better. We saw Simon taking some impressive steps. And we also showed, that it doesn't matter what everyone here believes. We don't have to be organized, uniform, or even united or even agree or "behave well, to show active witnesses or lurkers that apostates are not bad."

I TOTALLY REJECT AND REFUSE to behave "in a certain" politically correct manner, just to show that the leadership of the WT$ or the GB 2.0 is wrong if the assert things about apostates.

FACT is:

> We don't care what they assert. They are wrong. No matter what they say. They are wrong. Period.

> I don't care what they think we should be, look or smell like. We are what we are. TRUE FREEDOM FOREVER!!!! Be YOU, no matter what.

Peace to you all.

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Public Apology Nathan Natas

by Simon in

i'd like to offer a public apology to nathan natas for making a wrong decision when i deleted him.. i allowed a combination of previous issues we'd had and input from other forum members to bias my decision which lead me to what i now, in hindsight, believe to have been a mistake.. whether you want to come back and post here or not i wanted to at least say sorry and will reactivate your account..

BluePill2

Simon: You teached my a lesson or two here. I am happy that this all happened, because otherwise we didn't have a chance to see all the different personalities "in action".

I am now much more thankful for being here.

I also miss Nathan Natas. I didn't knew there was a problem, but I would love to see him posting again. He is one of my favorite posters around here. Please come back!!!!