Posts by Shimmer

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Nice guys left in the cold

by Elsewhere in

butalbee started the thread "do looks really matter?

i started wondering about the "nice" guys (such as myself).... it's been my experience that women tend not to go for the "nice" guy who has a lot to offer - big heart, kind, good income, etc.

they seem far more likely to go for the aggressive "jerk" or "rebel" who treats them like dirt.. why is that?.

I've had many conversations with friends on this subject. I am a nice girl who married a nice guy. My theory on this subject is that guys/girls do not like to date nice guys/girls unless they are looking to get married. I was told by a "playboy" that I at one time was dating that I was the "marrying kind of girl" and that scared him. So I think that if people are not looking to settle down and they just wanna have fun, then they date the bad boy or girl. And I think this goes for both sexes.

Just my 2 cents.

Shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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New Preaching Technique for JWs.

by Pureheart in

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friends

how do you like my new presentation?.

pureheart: hello, my name is pureheart.

i am one of jehovahs witnesses.. householder: wait a minute.

Shimmer

Pureheart,

Somehow I don't think that will be shown as an example presentation up on the stage. lol

Shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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The Shower Test

by closer2fine in

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friends

the shower test .

your best partner in life will be those who chose a) chest and e) privates.

your best partner in life will be those who chose b) face and d) hair.

Shimmer

I wash my hair first, but that's not my personality at all. If I go by personality, I should be washing my chest first. Oh, well!

Shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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Feeling lost and alone

by ghenrymt in

i have come to the realization that ultimately, even if we have a support system, we end up in the final analysis facing all of our challenges alone.

god and/or our spirit guides and angels may be there, but how would most of us know?

few are the ones who experience direct contact with the spirit realm.

Shimmer

George,

I agree with Pandora, I find Dr. Phil's advice very helpful. Another one is Dr. Richard Carlson, he wrote "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and it's all small stuff" and "You Can Be Happy No Matter What" and some others. Excellent books to help lift you out of whatever slump you might feel yourself in. Just know that there are many of us in the same boat as you...you are not alone.

Shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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are you different on the net?

by gilwarrior in

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in real life i tend to be shy, but stern when i have to.

i don't really show the way that i really am.

sometimes i am moody and get anxious in social situations.

Shimmer

I'm much more guarded and less "talkative" on here than I am in real life. I express myself much better in real life than I do when I write stuff down. I'm much shyer here than I am in person.

shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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Which Hand Is Yours???

by Mister Biggs in

during our previous or current stint in the org, we all know that each congregation had a publisher who had a peculiar way of raising his or her hand.. do you remember.... 1)...the 'black power' one?

i know the answer!

4)...the 'yosemite sam' one?

Shimmer

Mister Biggs,

I was definately #6 and sometimes the don't wanna be called on one. It's a wonder that I stayed in as long as I did. I was there physically but never there mentally or emotionally. Maybe that's why I don't have the anger that people more involved have.

shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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The Smiths knew Diana would die...

by 2SYN in

oh wow, this is just the most excellent conspiracy theory ever.... http://home.cogeco.ca/~veganmozfan.

tell me what you people think!

isn't it disturbing?

Shimmer

Freaky man!!!

shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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More Confessions of a former MOONIE - Part #2

by ros in

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friends

part 2 - more confessions from steve hassons book, combatting cult mind control:.

keep it in mind folks, the experience here was moonies, not jehovahs witnesses.

thats what makes it good to show jws--they cant justify calling it apostate.. some basic principles of social psychology and group dynamics:.

Shimmer

ros,

I'm sitting here with my mouth hanging open. Even though I've come to the realization that this religion is "not for me". I've always thought that it couldn't be a cult, mainly because of their arguments against that fact. But after reading your post, I have completely changed my mind. Every definition that you quoted fits to a tee the JW's. I'm totally in shock. I can't wait to share this with my hubby. He's inactive but still thinks it's the truth, bless his heart.

Thank you for enlightening me.

Shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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IRISH DRINKING CUSTOM

by WildHorses in

an irishman walks into a bar in dublin, orders three pints of .

guinness and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out .

he orders three pints and drinks from each .

Shimmer

Lilacs,

I like that one. Being of Irish descent and a drinker on top of that I can relate all too well.

Shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner

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Those who get df'd or drift away but don't know.

by sleepy in

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friends

it amazeses me just how many people have stopped going to meetings or get disfellowshiped yet still believe it is the truth and live under a burden of guilt for many years.. should we not be targeting these ones as they one day in a low emotional state will probably drift back to their "mother org"?.

i know of many people who left the truth even for more than 20 years and then went back.. they in all that time never looked at or came across any information to help them.. one of my friends went out of the truth over 10 years ago( he was not baptised), he then started studying about 2 years ago , got baptised a then within a year left again because he realised it was wrong.yet in all that time before he never came across any info to show it wasn't the truth and now has to go through all the hassle of leaving after being baptised.. so is there a way to target those who have left or been disfellowshipped?.

maybe a web site focusing on them?.

Shimmer

Sleepy,

"Should we not be targeting these ones as they one day in a low emotional state will probably drift back to their "mother org"?"

I personally think that nobody should ever be targeted for anything. People are going to believe what they want to believe until they are ready not to. I know, because I just recently was open to informing myself on other beliefs and opinions. My husband on the other hand has not been to a meeting for quite some time and still believes it's the truth and thinks that apostates are wack jobs. However he just says that he doesn't want to be a witness anymore, but doesn't want to be anti-witness. He respects my stand and I respect his.

JT--"she was swinging "Coochie" everywhere". That's the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. LOL!!!

Shimmer

A sobering thought: what if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?------------Jane Wagner