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  How Do You Come to Terms with Being Just One of the 7 Billion?

  by will-be-apostate in

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  being a jw makes one feel special, no doubt.

  when i found out ttatt i realized i'm not special at all.

  i'm just one of the other 7 billion human beings who will live and die being nobody, the world will forget about them (and i'm not talking about relatives and friend), they didn't make anything special in their life, they didn't change the course of history, were not famous nor rich, didn't invent facebook, google or anything awesome, didn't have an article published in newscientist, had no imdb profil, not even a wiki page, didn't write a book etc.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Look around your community and find ways to volunteer. When you connect with someone you can help, for unselfish reasons, you've made a difference. I have zero interest in going down in history books, but knowing that in my community, I make a difference, instills a sense of worth in me. There is never a shortage of organizations that need help, especially children born into poverty or families facing domestic violence.
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  Critical Thinking from the Wife !!

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
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  the other day i had a couple of drinks and went off on the gb (again), about how they are just posturing and have no clue.

  i said if they knew what they were talking about we would already be in the new world, but we're not ..so they dont...the end.. well i got some push back as would be expected, but what surprised me was what she said a little later.

  firstly she didn't pay attention to the public talk this past sunday and instead read an article in a watchtower on stress.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Great question and wonderful that you handled it the way you did.

  I also like the post about the teenagers and sex drive. Isn't it intriguing when our brains start firing after having been asleep in WT world?
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  I have decided to keep my Blood Card in a prominent place in my Wallet

  by cantleave in

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  Gypsy Sam

  Awesome. Thanks for the reminder. I need to start donating.
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  Divergent is a more complicated "1984", but still could perfectly describe cults

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  2. entertainment

  i just watched the movir divergent and all i could think about was how similat it was to describing cults.

  instead of being a black and white "us vs them" it's more of a multicolored cult vs cult vs a "overlord cult"... phrases such as "faction over family" and "we can't run the risk of everyone thinking on their own" (that one was paraphrased) brought chills to my spine.... it's such a good movie!!

  i really recommend it!.

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  Gypsy Sam

  A jw just posted something about this On Facebook. Pretty sure he isn't awake, as we used be close and I haven't heard from him since we faded. I ll have to read the post and check this movie/book out.
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  this is how witnessing is being done nowadays

  by losingit in

  1. watchtower
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  i have a non jw friend that knows about jws only bc i related toher my experience leaving this abusive cult.

  anyhoo, she went to starbucks yesterday and there was an older man on his laptop.

  she sat next to him while she did work on her tablet.

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  Gypsy Sam

  That is seriously disturbing. I hope she reported it to the manager. I would have issues with ANYONE doing something that sneaky.
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  Position Vacant - Executive Administrative Board Member

  by Holey_Cheeses*King_of_the juice. in

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  position vacant.

  due to the promotion of one of it's governing body to a loftier position, the watchtower publishing corporation has a vacancy on it's board of directors.

  the person being sought by the company should have at least the following qualifications -.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Amusing, until you realize how true this is.
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  BOE: Kaboom to DOs

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to all congregations re: district overseers.

  dear brothers:.

  march 20, 2014. we are pleased to inform you of a significant decision made by the governing body that will affect the work of traveling overseers worldwide.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I like that there are people who keep leaking info. Sweet!!
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  A proposal... What do y'all think?

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  i love this site, i really do.

  it has helped thousands upon thousands of people to sort things out, and see ttatt.

  i would like to propose something to help with the healing process and help people become ex-exjw's, if possible.

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  Gypsy Sam

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  Is anyone else completely astonished that they're drawing attention to 1914/2014 - 100 years

  by jambon1 in

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  i note that they're making reference to this in the upcoming convention programme.

  someone has has dropped a bollock here, have they not?.

  i mean, if i were a jw, i'd be sitting thinking of all the promises made and broken.

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  Gypsy Sam

  cha Ching, perfect timing on the ole razzle dazzle. Love it.
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  My son has made his decision

  by CaptainSchmideo in

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  this is the followup to this thread:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/276119/1/well-its-march-and-the-college-answers-are-coming-in#.uyjdu_ldv2e.

  the financial aid offer came in.. the first year of attending is actually cheaper than what we were going to pay at the state university after their scholarship offer.. i mean, really cheaper.. we would be fools to turn it down.. they are even flying him in for the preview week.. .

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  Gypsy Sam

  Awesome!! Wonderful news! Boston is a great spot!