it seems to me this is the most appropriate forum for this.
in any case, the following are a couple of story/experiences i heard from my zen teacher, actually he's kind of one of those people who doesn't care much about specific traditions - truth is truth and so on.
i'm just telling it from memory so hopefully it will come through alright.. .
Intro, thanks for sharing. I wish you posted it on Friends because I wholeheartedly agree. You have to think there are some major issues when people argue over the simplest of things. Makes you wonder what kind of hell they live in ..in real life??
I have no time for pettiness.. that man's grandpa was very wise. When you are angry, your heart is stressed, you get frown lines, you wrinkle, age young...... my motto is, chill out!!
what song do you put on when you're sad?
is there a certain song that never fails to tear you up and why?.
what do you listen to when you're in a good mood?
Dakota, I really liked GunsNRoses when they were around...their Appetite for Destruction was a great cd. A pioneer brother turned me on to that cd...did you ever see the cover of it (maybe it was the inside)?? I was shocked that a jw had it..now it doesnt surprise me a bit.
what song do you put on when you're sad?
is there a certain song that never fails to tear you up and why?.
what do you listen to when you're in a good mood?
What song do you put on when you're sad? Is there a certain song that never fails to tear you up and why?
What do you listen to when you're in a good mood? What does it make you think of? Feel free to post lyrics here and what emotions they stir up in you.
Jewel's 'You Were Meant For Me' is one that almost always get me melancholy...it is a song that perfectly describes a relationship that wasnt to be....everytime I put it on I think of 'him'. It's that achy, why did we break up feeling!!
When I am feeling good I listen to Outkast's 'Miss Jackson' or Prodigy's Fat of the Land cd. 'Smack my *** up' and 'Firestarter' are my faves....brings out the thrasher, rebel chic in me. I cant keep still!!
did being a witness hurt, hamper, or help your dreams?
did you want to be a dancer?
an actor?
I always wanted to act...from birth, it's the only thing I wanted to do. I would put on plays for family, neighbors...anyone that watched. My family was pretty dysfunctional..I would act like my mom, yelling at the kids, then be my dad, staggering and hiccupping from being drunk. It's wierd, but everyone would die in hysterics..it kinda broke the tension and everyone said I was a perfect mimic.
When I was 7, I would write stories, draw pics to go with it and staple together a book. I would walk door to door (the jws taught me well lol) and sell my books for .10. I would also pick flowers from my moms garden and sell bunches in my wagon. So I guess I had a nack for business and marketing....
I've never lost my dream to act or perform, it just doesnt seem like something I can chase right now. I have enrolled in the community theatre though...it really helps in getting the 'bug' outta my system. I also have to take a theatre class in college next semester so that will be cool.
Actually, I did audition for a role as host to a dance show here in Anchorage...it was called Club 98 and was like BandStand. I hosted the show with another guy for 1 year until it was taken off the air. That was back when I was trying to be a good jw, the elders told me that I shouldnt try to be in the spotlight, and that the music scene glorified an unclean life. I hope that wasnt my 15 minutes of fame!!!
oh man....check this out.. my brother, an active jw, whom i am very close too, called me sometime last year to tell me about the un issue.
i never cared to talk about religion .... most of my family is in and i'm not.
so i boringly reply,'oh yeah'..not really listening.
Oh god...now you guys have me thinking.....maybe I should do it??
Being that my sis lives in another state, I could call or write a letter to an elder there that I was really close to. He is pretty hard line about being a jw ... I am thinking maybe a letter to his home explaining how discouraged I am about what my family has been doing?? LOL
They'd kill me for it though.... on the other hand..I do live miles away!
I'll let you all know what happens!
i was watching my daughters children last year.
thy were going to vacation bible school.
my son who is a j.w.
Boy do I know what you're talking about. My mom used to tell me demons resided in false temples (aka every church around). I was so terrified that I wouldnt even walk in their yard. Once, my boyfriend (when I was around 15) wanted to wait in the corridor of a church and I was scared the whole time. I remember praying to Jehovah to keep the demons away.
You know, this has affected me to this day. A few months ago I locked my keys in my car and had to walk downtown and find a phone. I knocked on a church's doors and felt my knees get weak. It was just coming near one that gave me the heeby jeebys. And I'm not even a jw anymore!! I guess I've been scarred for life.
so just for grins i thought that i would try to take a peek at jwzone and pln (pure language network, it took the place of greatcrowd.net), two dub forums.
i thought i would a friendly ambassador from jwd.
well since i went directly from this site to jwzone and applied, i recieved this nice little e-mail from their admin: from: "daniel glick" <dg371@***.
Okay...so hows this...
SYN, I really like your Organization and think we should FDS. Why dont we set up a Governing Body and take it to Bethel...many times....
hey stacey or johnnie it's me loudog,post here if you see this.. wow it's a wide open world,use your.
own thoughts.
Oh my GOD!!! JOHNNY JOHNSON!!! That's him!!!
Obi, we most likely DO know each other. I was a good friend of Johnny's. I went to the Parkway congregation back in 90-93. I am positive we knew each other. Did you know he was df'd??? I just heard. Did you know Charles Hand? Bryce Hemmelgarn? How bout Birdy Burk?
Lone, who did you know?
Obi, lets talk!
does every issue of morality have to be compared with the thinking and teaching of jehovahs witnesses?
simply because you are no longer jehovahs witnesses does that mean that you flaunt all moral authority and engaged in any perverted pleasure that you have a mind to?
because your morality is no longer legislated by a pseudo religious organization does that give you license to engage in all acts of "immorality" and refer to it "as just having fun.
Sabine, I used to live in Hawaii and went to a nude beach there. They called it 'Donkey Beach'. Does this sound familiar? Lemme know....
p.s. I respect and agree that swimming nude is a very freeing and relaxing experience.
elder: "the brothers (referring to gb) have advised that we read only the material provided by the faithful and dscreet slave.
you should read all of the watchtower and awake articles every time you receive a new one, as it shows respect and appreciation for the hard work the brothers have put in to creating it" .
well i never liked playboy??????????
Violet, your posts confuse me. In some posts you say that you're going back to the Org and leaving the hypocritical apostates, and then in other posts you call the witnesses 'brainwashed' and liken them to the hypocritical Pharisees of old.
Are you in or out? I'm not saying this to offend...if you have addressed this earlier, I apologize, I am just a little confused how to take your posts. I never really get where you're coming from.
~Tera
