seems to me that we've seen the rise of a new genus of human-like creature over the last century:.
cephalomorticus.
this is evolution in action!.
oh mu oh my LOLOLOLLOLOLL (((((((((AF))))))))))))lol
I'm rollin here..........
Fark,Max,Francoise lol
And COMF!! LOLOLOLOLOLOl I lost 3 key functions when the tamale I was eatin flew onto the keyboard lol or should I say........
Comfus demonicus sexus
mommie dark-MaterDarkus Jezebelus
friday-Penus Minimus
thinkin...Ill add a few after I clean my keyboard ROF,Luv you people!!!
well, folks.
i just had a minor epiphany.
its a wonder it never dawned on me before, because it should have been so obvious.. we can forget about doing any more research or any more exegesis.
((((((((((Farkel)))))))))))))0 LOLOL TY for the laffs :D
Cutting,brilliant and funny! Luv ya sweetie,Tina
are any of you going to the brci conference in waterloo, canada?
it should be coming up soon, in a matter of weeks.
they are a really good group of x's.
Hi ros,
Thanks for clarifying that. I entertained that notion as a possibility :> Hope this finds all well with you. Warm regards,Tina
no conclusions, just thoughts.. should we disfellowship all of our friends and family who are jehovah's witnesses in order to protect ourselves and in order to wake them up to see how dangerous a path they are on?.
would like to see a discussion of this.. thanks.
joel
Hi Joel!
I most certainly appreciate your pain. My heart goes out to you.
For me,it's not about shutting off my emotions. They do matter to me.
What I see it as is acceptance. They have made choices and I have simply accepted that. I'm not gonna change how they think. I understand what they do and why they do. And this allows me to let go of the negative feelings I used to have regarding this issue.And letting go with love ,for them to lead the life they chose.
It's a nice dream,to have the family singin and dancing in the kitchen. But that's just what it is Joel,a dream.
Hopefully we will come to recognize this. Accept the reality. The reality is often painful and fearful. We face the fear.Reframe our thinking and continue to grow. We recognize that we're not going to get our wants and needs met from these ones. But we will, find along the way,that these do get met in other ways,shapes and forms.
Oftentimes it takes a strong committment to personal wellness. This ain't easy for anyone. There are various strategies to pursue this committment. Different things work for different people. It could be getting supportive therapy. Pursuing academic interests. Getting back out in the world by joining volunteer org,book groups. Starting a personal research project. So many ways,I've seen the most wonderful suggestions from those who participate here. The possibilites are limitless.
Wishing you strength courage and love on your journey.
just some further thoughts FWIW (((((((joel))))))))) Tina
no conclusions, just thoughts.. should we disfellowship all of our friends and family who are jehovah's witnesses in order to protect ourselves and in order to wake them up to see how dangerous a path they are on?.
would like to see a discussion of this.. thanks.
joel
Greetings All,
I agree with Jan.Not much we can do about our faimilies but we can sure choose our friends wisely.
Im being shunned by my sister,uncles aunts,few others.
I don't really care. Those who want a relationship with me fine. Those who don't that's fine too. I don't waste my time with them. This may sound cold but I don't miss them at all. They rarely enter my mind. I don't need people like that,( family or not to have a sense of worth and self.
It seems to be much more important to them than it does to me anyway,lol. Who needs such small minded people in their lives? And why in the world would we put up with behavior in family members that we wouldnt tolerate from anyone else? Blood is nothing more than an accident of birth.
There's way too much going on in life and many other people out there.
The best revenge is living well. :> luv yas,Tina
if a person in the national guard kept it a secret and started attending bible studies and made his way to getting baptized then got caught being in the military what would happen?
Hi Law,
My understanding is that they wouldn't DF him-due to legal considerations-one of their CYA policies. But as Jt stated they would certainly consider him DA'd. regards,Tina
are any of you going to the brci conference in waterloo, canada?
it should be coming up soon, in a matter of weeks.
they are a really good group of x's.
Hi Francois
It's the Beacon w/s- there's a link to it on freeminds 'other sites'. It's ex jw's who want a 'balanced' view of the bible and such.
Hi larc,
Thanks for the response. I have since lost any interest in groups that have a christian orientation. For me it's really a waste of valuable to time to discuss and debate a book I consider merely literature anyway. For me,there's waaaaay to much good lit to catch up on.
It conflicts with my humanistic principles anyway. I was merely interested in meeting ex-jws at the time. And have since met some of the greatest folk who share my personal perpsectives. regards to you and Francois,Tina
i was just looking out the window, as it would happen a middle aged woman, or perhaps a young woman worn out with her life walked past.
she stopped on the edge of the mall where my wifes office is, and sat on a bench outside the window.
on close look, she couldnt have been more than late 30's, but probably only 35.. she sat for a while just looking at the ground in front of her, her face just exhibiting that blank look of the world weary.
Hi Deacon!
I sense from your post(and my heart goes out to you) that you're experiencing grief and the impact of the loss of the 'dream'.
Something that professed to have all the answers met our drives for attachment and security.What a terrifically strong bond that created!
(See Bowlby and Kubler Ross on the stages of grief and loss)
Most of us have experienced this. The ripping aside of the curtain of hopes and dreams. In time we came to see the reality of just what was handed to us. With this acceptance, we began the process of healing. Allowing ourselves to experience and acknowledge the range of emotions that come with this process.
And after the tears,we start learning,learning about ourselves and accepting resonsibility for such. Take it one day at a time.
To paraphrase comf,enlightenment and self-discovery is unique to us. No one has all the answers and you don't have to have an answer right now,today.
After you pass thru the grief/loss process,you'll enjoy your journey. We find and pass over cultural mythos and find new shifts in consciousness that allow us new adaptations,new roles.
There is so much to explore out there. The 'whole' can be found in every part.
You'll come to appreciate how important is is to become free in our thinking,uncoerced by past patterning....... our new living form unfolds out of the previous one,its a metamorphosis. We're not locked into anything anymore. You find free creative space in the spirit of life,which is rooted in our common soil. We exist as part of the continuum.............May your journey keep expanding. warm regards,Tina
Hope I made sense this is written in the time B.C>(before coffee) :>
are any of you going to the brci conference in waterloo, canada?
it should be coming up soon, in a matter of weeks.
they are a really good group of x's.
Hi larc and all,
Yes,they did seem like very nice people. Long ago when I asked about attending a conference one of their members,(from the old h20)pointedly asked me,"You don't believe in jesus'(something close to that).......very abrupt and cold in my perception.(as in,what's yer point in being amongst us?) Just that one pointed arrogant comment said it all for me.
I thought it was all about 'people' and sharing from what I saw on their w/s. Well, Im sorry to say that wasn't the attitude shown me. So I wrote them off as another group who feel they have the truth and all the answers.
I'm glad your experience was so positive larc. Warm regards,Tina
hey all,.
having been around the internet for about 7 years now and spent many years on h2o i have observed the activity of fred hall and you know both there and here.
people are of course free to do whatever they want, but personally i don't understand why anybody will bother with these two "village idiots".. why not ignore them completely.
(((((((Norm))))))))))
Still enjoying the 'spoils' of your vacation hun? lol
Seriously, you're spot on regarding yk and fh.
Altho some see yk as providing an example of the rabid jw mindset,I feel that's it's been over-done now. What's the word Im looking for here? Over-exposed-over-saturated???(help a sistah out lol)
What they have done in the past and continue to do now is disrupt very good threads/topics .Ad nauseum.
I jumped into one fray the other day because yk simply went beyond the pale of human decency.
There is one aspect of this I like right now. Some of us finally are able to tell them what we think of them without being censored.
yk can't go screamin and hidin behind moddys like he was once able to do. Hopefully once we get that out of our system,we can go on to ignore their insanity.
Just ramblin here Sir Viking.Luv ya,Tina
