Julia Orwell

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  How Many Had Chronic fatigue syndrome?

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  chronic fatigue syndrome refers to severe, continued tiredness that is not relieved by rest and is not directly caused by other medical conditions.. did you have many congregation members, particularly pioneers, that said they had " chronic fatigue syndrome" ?.

  that's their "get-out-of-jail-free card.

  " they were free to cancel anything at anytime and it was their legitimate reason for not doing anything that didn't involve field recruiting.

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  I've had it. I'm still recovering from it. It's incredibly debilitating because it really just lays you up. I'd have to lie down after a basic light chore like washing the dishes or sweeping the floor. I spent ages going to doctors and specialists as and had every blood test under the sun.

  Nothing physical turned up in any test. It was unbelievably frustrating to be constantly tired and sore with no apparent explanation. Finally a cause was found and this is what the experts said, that it was 15 years in the cult that frazzled my mind, which weakened my body.

  Now I've been out for over a year but the damage is done. I'm recovering though, but not as fast as I like. Cfs sucks.
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  Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom - RC 2014 - Saturday

  by OwnAccord in

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  jehovah's help break free.. "greedy people".

  but the desire to have more money, power and.

  helped student.

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  Oh and also that we are stupid, dependent children who can't do or think a single thing for ourselves so a we need Jehovah that is, the org. to lead us. Attacking our confidence in ourselves that we can ever do anything.
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  Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom - RC 2014 - Saturday

  by OwnAccord in

  1. watchtower
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  jehovah's help break free.. "greedy people".

  but the desire to have more money, power and.

  helped student.

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  I bet that new version of the old proclaimers book won't have any milestones such as 1925, 1975, the building of Beth sarim, joining the UN or anything like that. As for the rest of the information, while I couldn't stomach to read too much, it just seemed like the same stuff that they've been preaching forever about don't do this or that, complete with logical errors.
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  OMG I'm so happy!!!!

  by Julia Orwell in

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  yup, the apostate is happy.

  i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.

  the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!

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  I Iive in Australia :-)
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  WT 2014 - 08 - 15 ..... but congregations are not required to do this.

  by fastJehu in

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  you are older?

  you have no pc or tablet?

  you can't handle computers?.

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  The biggest question I have is how they justify marginalizing all those Jws in poor countries where there is no electricity or computers. I've seen some of these villages and there is no way these people or their congregations are having computers or internet. They are a day's walk from anywhere with electricity let alone able to show house holders a website on an iPad!!! It's like they don't care if these people can participate or not. How must these people sitting in their generator lit kingdom think? They must feel they are being left out.
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  Dressing down for the Cult Cart work

  by cantleave in

  1. watchtower
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  i have just read on another post that those brothers and sisters manning the cult carts are meant to be fully suited and booted, i have seen the brothers wearing jumpers instead of jackets.

  is the dress code monitored?.

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  Julia Orwell

  Hell no, people dress according to what's acceptable in your area.
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  I believe I'm the record holder for travel distance to a convention

  by joe134cd in

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  2. experiences

  well it was announced the other night that the new convention venue will be about a twenty hour drive away.

  in that 20 hours will include at least 3 hour boat ride.

  i'm guessing the cost of the boat ride + the cost of fuel would probably be about $us800 - $us 900. that wouldn't include the loss of wages for the 4 days just to get there and return.

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  Hang on, where is this convention? In upstate Myanmar?
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  Jehovah's Witness Tragedy - a series of installments.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  i'm working on a short story/novella about a jw family.

  it's called the opal ring.

  i will be posting it in installments, and would like some feedback on it.

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  Hey I like your wry style. I reckon this JWN should have a writers' corner for people like us.

  The next installment should come within the next few days. Today is my lap top free day.
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  Jehovah's Witness Tragedy - a series of installments.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  2. entertainment

  i'm working on a short story/novella about a jw family.

  it's called the opal ring.

  i will be posting it in installments, and would like some feedback on it.

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  Julia Orwell

  Thanks guys!

  I don't plan to market or sell this work, just write it for the intrinsic joy of writing. My favourite authors are George Orwell and Alexander Solzhenitsyn .
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  OMG I'm so happy!!!!

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yup, the apostate is happy.

  i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.

  the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!

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  Julia Orwell

  Thanks. I'll still do the odd spot of teaching for the occasional cash injection.