SkyGreen

Joined

• started 17 topics
• posted 209 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by SkyGreen

• 
  18

  how do you cope with the stress of fading?

  by brainmelt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm really struggling with it.

  i've been learning the ttatt for the past 6 months now and i've been inadvertantly fading - either one of us or the children have had coughs/colds/flu/chicken pox/stress over the past 3 months which has meant we've missed a lot of meetings and field service with good reason.

  we've only been out in service twice this year, so far no ones mentioned it to us but i'm waiting for our group overseer to bring it up anytime soon.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  breathe in, breathe out..

  be careful what you share with your husband or despite your trust in him keeping private conversations private, you may find his WT trained conscience gets the better of him... thats whats happened with me.

  I am kind of relieved, kind of sad. I have gone from fading to faDED in under 24 hours. Not going to ANY meetings now, because Im avoiding any awkward conversations.

  edited to add - just reread your post, sounds like your hubby is even less of a real dub than mine... i reckon if you keep fading, he'll follow you. No need to mention anything yet. Let him bring it up.
• 
  3

  pickler and brainmelt and julia orwell

  by SkyGreen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ive sent you all pms.

  .

  pms... *snicker*.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  ive sent you all pms

  pms... *snicker*
• 
  30

  We warmly invite you to attend this year's three-day CONVENTION presented by Jehovah's Witnesses/ 'God's Word Is Truth'

  by suavojr in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:trackmoves /> <w:trackformatting /> <w:punctuationkerning /> <w:validateagainstschemas /> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:saveifxmlinvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:ignoremixedcontent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext> <w:donotpromoteqf /> <w:lidthemeother>en-us</w:lidthemeother> <w:lidthemeasian>x-none</w:lidthemeasian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>x-none</w:lidthemecomplexscript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables /> <w:snaptogridincell /> <w:wraptextwithpunct /> <w:useasianbreakrules /> <w:dontgrowautofit /> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark /> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp /> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables /> <w:dontvertalignintxbx /> <w:word11kerningpairs /> <w:cachedcolbalance /> </w:compatibility> <w:browserlevel>microsoftinternetexplorer4</w:browserlevel> <m:mathpr> <m:mathfont m:val="cambria math" /> <m:brkbin m:val="before" /> <m:brkbinsub m:val=" " /> <m:smallfrac m:val="off" /> <m:dispdef /> <m:lmargin m:val="0" /> <m:rmargin m:val="0" /> <m:defjc m:val="centergroup" /> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440" /> <m:intlim m:val="subsup" /> <m:narylim m:val="undovr" /> </m:mathpr></w:worddocument> </xml><![endif].

  [endif][if gte mso 10]> <style> /* style definitions */ table.msonormaltable {mso-style-name:"table normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"times new roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"times new roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif].

  we warmly invite you to attend this year's three-day convention presented by jehovah's witnesses/ 'god's word is truth'.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3r2jed/

  Grumpy Cat says NO
• 
  46

  Getting serious for Julia!!

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  no, there's no jc scheduled for me, though i've heard from a friend on the boe that the inquisitor is about to get inquisited himself.

  you will see who i mean in this thread: .

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/246766/1/julias-inquisition-two-elders-the-full-version-i-want-you-all-to-see-this.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  Glad you have your Mum on the outside! Aw now you can do mothers day brunch together!
• 
  10

  Fish in the sand and dove leaving the WT

  by dissonance_resolved in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i've been pondering that there must be quite a few active jws out there who are conscious/awakened/lurking, but it's so risky to ask questions to find out they are.

  i'm sure this isn't anywhere in the watchtower, but i've read that early christians had the secret symbol of the fish to help identify friends, i.e.

  drawing a fish in the sand would secretly identify someone as being a christian.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  lol - somehow i think the "warrior wizard" pin idea would out us all in a flash...
• 
  36

  LURKING JW: Thinking of leaving? Learn from my experience.

  by SnakesInTheTower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "mental wondering in the wilderness"... uh oh.... it's a long post from snakes.... lol.

  yep... i think that is the best way to describe where i am at in life right now.

  if you have read my past posts (mostly in the private section) you know some of my history as a life-long (now former) witness.. i have been away from the jw religion, for all intents and purposes, since dec. 06, though it was not until sept 07 that i stopped attending meetings.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  Ditto rubadubdub... and LisaRose.
• 
  10

  Fish in the sand and dove leaving the WT

  by dissonance_resolved in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i've been pondering that there must be quite a few active jws out there who are conscious/awakened/lurking, but it's so risky to ask questions to find out they are.

  i'm sure this isn't anywhere in the watchtower, but i've read that early christians had the secret symbol of the fish to help identify friends, i.e.

  drawing a fish in the sand would secretly identify someone as being a christian.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  I like this idea. I am lonely. I use an ipad though so no watchtower to draw on.

  Lets reopen this discussion in the members area.... and come up with something easy to draw and easy to explain away....
• 
  63

  BROTHERS & SISTERS - READ THE BROCHURE!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jesus always used illustrations to help people reason on the import of what he was saying.

  here is an illustration followed by a reality;.

  imagine that your heart went out to all those poor people who suffered when fukushima blew up, so much so, that when an internationally renowned charity asked for donations to help those in need, you donated $5000 to the cause.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  First of all Old Hippie, Im sure the call for money at circuit assemblies varies around the world - our assembly hall is fully paid for also but we still get the deficits announced. Have a look at an old thread called Circuit Accounts Servants Confesses how the SCAM WORKS!! It was by a poster who'd actually been on the accounts department and knows how it was all worked out. Like I said, Im sure it varies around the world somewhat, and that was an old post. No one is suggesting that these halls are free.

  In relation to the Katrina/ Insurance thing. Perhaps a more appropriate thing for the Work Crew Team leader would be to encourage the recipient of all that voluntary labour to use some or all of their insurance cheque to help the volunteers out with their expenses, rather than give the estimated cost to the WTS. Or not suggest anything at all, just know that someone who is a brother or sister will do the right thing, and let them exercise their conscience in the matter!

  Marking this thread for future reference.
• 
  34

  My quick introduction

  by Adam Believed in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi, all.. ive been lurking and reading for many months now.

  i have been an active member of jwrecovery for sometime now.

  its iphone friendly!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  Welcome, great story!

  Love Sky

  Might try JWstruggle myself - i tend to do most of my reading hear at night on my iphone!
• 
  27

  Newbie Here- but I've been here the whole time

  by TheDarksideHasCalledMe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and in-laws are now here and i'm on now.

  i'm going to copy and paste my first post from jwstruggle...... my story is, i grew up as a jw.

  my parents found out later on and didn't tell anyone.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  SkyGreen

  Welcome Darkside, Gojira, Newly Enlighted & Brother of Hawk. So glad you all have each other here on the other side!

  Sorry to hear of your incredibly heartbreaking experience Darkside... very brave of you for sharing. I am sure others with similar experiences will appreciate it, and maybe be able to provide support and understanding where needed.

  Love Sky x