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  Health, fitness and recovery advice

  by SecretSlaveClass in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i hope this is okay with you simon, but since i've noticed the number of forum members looking to discuss or seek advice on various health issues i thought it would be a good idea to start a thread dedicated to this topic alone.

  any discussions or advice on these matters could be put here where any and all would be welcome to jump in with any help they could offer.

  i am working on the first questions at the moment taken from the cognac/morpheus weight loss thread.

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  How do you work out abdominal muscles when you have a lower spine fusion and are advised not to do sit ups anymore?

  My husband has been doing lots of physical therapy and can work out his arms, but he can't figure out an effective stomach toning exercise.

  He used to be a runner and now I'm wondering whether that damaged his spine as was mentioned. He's a big guy.Always healthy and muscular, except his spine is just crumbling. He's only 46. He had his fusion 4 years ago and just had a recent exacerbation.

  He's working on core muscle strength now to support and take pressure off the spine. Any ideas on good exercises?

  Also, he cycles. When he's curled over on his racing bike, it doesn't hurt his spine. But, he hasn't been able to get out over the winter.

  He swims in the summer, too, but the pool is not open, yet.

  What about supplements? Calcium? Can you still improve bone strength and density in your 40s?
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  "What IS True Love?" Watchtower Propaganda Review/Commentary

  by WatchtowerReviewz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my latest review for watchtower's most recent feature length propaganda film.

  (not safe if sober.).

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn6lxfw_qp8.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Nice commentary. I found the portrayal of the young JWs unrealistic. It seems like they were trying too hard to make them appear normal.

  Good call on the coffee motif. I noticed that only after it was pointed out.

  It is a staple during service. They need their caffeine infusion every hour or so.
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  If death is a natural occurrence in the human species, why are we born with the innate feeling to continue living indefinitely?

  by Tenacious in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  there are some people that do in fact want to die.

  these people include the mentally unstable, emotionally imbalanced, and those suffering from ailments or diseases, just to name a few.. i've never met however, anyone, or heard of anyone, who is of sound mind, who just awoke one day and thought it would be an excellent day to die......naturally.. your thoughts?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  "Animals don't see the future like we do." -Village Idiot

  Yes, in a way we are victims of our large prefrontal cortex.
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  A mistake we did ...

  by Absolutesbeginners in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello girls !.

  i ve been reading you all many times , and from many years ..... i am sure my english is getting better and better because of you !

  i am from france, no sorry , from "small brittany " ...so what ?

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  GrreatTeacher

  If your father was converted rather than born in, that could explain why he thinks you should just shake off the "mistake."

  It's not so easy when you've never known anything else.

  Welcome! I'm glad you finally posted.
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  Time to Change my Avatar (after nearly 15 years)

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm sorry scooter.

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  GrreatTeacher

  RIP Scooter
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  Who can come up with the punch line why JW's are not delusional.

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jw seek treatment for mental breakdown.. he tells the physician, my non-jw  family tell me i'm nuts because i preach we are the only true religion (jws).. the doctor said that is strange because i have two patients that checked in yesterday and they .

  each said they belong to the only true religions.

  one is a mormon and the other a muslim.. so the doctor thought i will lock all three up in the same room for the night and see what.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I hate when that happens.
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  Time to Change my Avatar (after nearly 15 years)

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm sorry scooter.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I think it's a lovely change.

  Was Scooter the name of the parrot?
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  Charles Taze Russell

  by Doubtfully Yours in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone know where is the grave of this person?.

  is it an urban legend that his grave stone is a pyramid?.

  would love to confirm this.. dy.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  JW marriages: “They” looked good on paper.

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i applaud anyone, male or female, who overcomes shallowness and looks at a person’s deeper qualities, especially in regard dating and marriage.

  the movie and fashion industry does much to institute shallowness to the point that, in my opinion, it promotes outright discrimination and judgmentalism even as they give lip service to tolerance..

  on the other hand, among jehovah’s witnesses, there seem to be a preponderance of incompatible marriages.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Yes, I feel bad for any gay folks who married thinking it would straighten them out or thinking that everything would be okay in the new system.

  I also feel bad for their unaware spouses because no matter what they do, they won't ever be attractive to their spouse.

  That is just a recipe for disaster. I don't know whether I've known any marriages like that, but there are plenty of divorces. They might not make it known that that is the reason.

  JWs really don't have the ability to be completely honest going into marriage.

  It's sad because they might be able to really be fulfilled with a normal, non-cult member
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  When your oldest friend is a JW and they die

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in my book, i wept by the rivers of babylon, i described the process of having a friend, johnny santa cruz, use our friendship as a platform for converting me to a jehovah's witness.. that friendship cost me decades of my life in bondage to a cult.. the friendship was real and johnny and i bonded for life.

  but, the religion eventually turned him into a stone silence toward me--his oldest friend.

  now he is dead and the imaginary reunion and meeting of the minds is no longer a possibility.. this makes his passing a double tragedy.. his memories were my memories.

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  GrreatTeacher

  This story is so sad. I can feel you struggling on this one.

  People are neither all good or all bad.

  We meet significant people in our lives who steer us in a certain direction, but then we separate sometimes.

  They lift us up, then let us down.

  The more ambiguous their value in our lives, the harder we grieve, I think.

  Because what if things had gone differently?

  Good luck sorting out the "what ifs." And the absolute value score. And the "how important to him was I?" questions.