i must say i thoroughly enjoyed doing streetwork for the first time in my life!!.
it was really cold here in chicago yesterday,snow clouds looming in the sky.
about 10 am i decided to run home for my cofee break.. as i rushed down the main street,walking quickly,i saw 2 groups of jw's w/ their mags on the main street near home.. i haven't seen any around my territory since last spring.. humph i thought.. i double-timed it home,bundled up,grabbed my stacks of silentlambs posters and ran back to the main street.. i stood on the corner,several feet ahead of them and started saying hi to passers by.
Too cool!! I love it! I need to get my printer working again so I can share. This is something I've not thought of. Since I live in a different state than my old cong no one would ever know me (like it matters anyhow).
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
i just wanted those kind-hearted, those gentle, those friendly ones of you to know that i wrote my letter of resignation as an elder yesterday, after having served in that capasity for 24 years.. those wishing to call me or any society "bastard", "sucker", "braindead" or anything, as they have before, i would ask please to refrain from that.
other comments would be welcome.. somehow, it is the armstrong quote about "one small step for man, one giant leap for humankind" (approximately) the other way around, "one giant leap for (a) man, one hardly noticeable step for humankind".. ok, that was that.
Best wishes, OH. I hope that things work out for the better for you.
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
on national public radio, they have an astronomy program called.
"earth and sky".
this morning they covered the question of.
lol
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
a talk about love from thurday, january 3rd.
a portion of his talk (which i taped) regarding the 1st century congregation, verbatim:.
"...there would be needs to be met, physical needs.
Interesting. As a JW I would've thought that I should give up everything to the WTS for the Kingdom work. Hmmm... what do I think now after reading this? It's bullshit. They are just like every other money grubbing religious organization and it makes me proud to no longer be a part of it.
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
most people who have any sustained contact with jehovahs witnesses soon discover that this organization is rather tough on certain types of plants.
it is easy to see that small forests have been sacrificed over the decades to make the multiple millions of publications for the evangelical work or that many plants that are commonly used for personal drug use are condemned, but most people dont know about a few lonely plants growing somewhere in california that really irk the witnesses.
these plants have a very interesting story to tell.
Interesting.
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
ok boys and girls did santa come to your house or what?.
me, i opened an assortment of colorful packages this afternoon, chocolates, chocolates and more chocolates .. two books, one on ancient egypt and the other a guide to bush tucker plants, two videos, one the moulin rouge, the other the hitchikers guide to the galaxy, a galileo pendulum lol, one of those profile pin art things and various perfumes and bathing equipments.. give?
who me .. lots of presents for the girls but they were most happy with the mobile phones.. cheers, glutonous unc, off for a swim
WE bought my grandparents simply a $50 g/c for Joe's Crab Shack, they are so hard to please. For my dad, a digital camera. For my dad and his wife, and my step siter and her dh, satelitte dishes (aren't we nice?! lol).
I recieved socks and underwear (my dear maternal grandmother always knows just what I need). And my DH bought me a digital camera and I have been shutter happy every since. But, we're off to my dad's house as soon as we can get ready. I couldn't sleep last night so spent the entire night cleaning my oven and so now I'm dragging.
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
...a porcupine and a vw loaded with jws?.
with the porcupine, the pricks are on the outside.. ft
roflmao!!!
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
just so happens that when u want ppl there not there?.
if thejo's witness dont celebrate xmas then they should not mind visiting me on xmas day because no one eles will be doing... il apreciate the co.. if nothing else!.
address can be added later if reqested..
Mum,
How sweet. Your heart is definately in the right place now, without the dubs telling you where to put it.
Phil,
Perhaps you could volunteer somewhere this Christmas? If not, feel free to join everyone in the live chat. It can be very refreshing. Sometimes there are deep discussions on a variety of subjects and other times we just have a good time. Hope to see you stop in sometime.
BTW, Welcome to the board!
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
man: we want to be free, and want no god telling us how to live.. god: fine, do your own thing.. after numerous murders, genocide, and other evils, we hear this:.
man: i can't believe in a god who would allow all this evil to happen .
and not intervene to prevent it.. god: why not?
you got me there. I truly know what you are saying! However, there must be more, there must be..........
Isn't this thinking what got a lot of us into the org in the first place (besides those of us who were dragged in by a parent or other family member)??
Ever bother to read what the "main" section description for topics is?TR I agree with you. The whole purpose of this forum is for anything witness related. So of course we come here with the WTS on our minds.
and then start rippingWho started ripping?? I am confused. I have seen no ripping by anyone in this thread. But I have seen ones come here and post to this thread, giving you their thoughts and opinions in a respectful manner.
ThiChi,
Don't come here and start a thread then try to flame those who respond to you. We enjoy mature discussion, not childish rantings.
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
there are always one or two outstandingly idiotic people in any cogregation.. there is always someone who never gets ill, needs only 3 hours sleep,.
works fulltime and pioneers and never understands why others arent doing the same .. there always the hall big mouth who says stupid things to people like .
"you look so much better now with that new haircut , you looked so old/worldly/ugly/fat whatever before".
We all have memories of the borg that we care to forget. But to move ahead with life, we all must face them and overcome them.
I think it's terrible the way that such a "loving people" treat each other and then are praised for it. I personally would've slapped someone who insisted that I had gained weight when I in fact hadn't. I would've probably kicked an elder who told me that he hoped I wouldn't be a burden on the congregation (oh wait, I have done that when an elder in my old Hall told me I was a burden on my dad when I was in fact supporting myself and no longer living under his roof ).
But I think that all our bad experiences and all our suffering has made us all appreciate the simplest things in life that most take for granted. Things such as thinking for ourselves and making our own decisions. It makes us stronger.
edited to clarify that it was my stepdad and not my dad. My dad thinks that all JW's are nutcases that should be locked up in isolated padded cells.
Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!
