Aww, c'mon now Stephanus...don't be like that! 'Tis a welcome relief to be a "small fish" in the big pond of the world. Otherwise we'd have to be doing all that huffing and puffing that GWB is currently doing over Iraq. Being unimportant has its positives you know
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The Big Dry - Report #3
by ozziepost inthe heat of the fast-approaching summer is with us now "downunder", worsening the already dire drought.
now the fires have started in the past few weeks and the heat (41 degrees celsius in sydney) of the past couple of days has made the eastern states a tinder-box.
rain is sorely needed and those accustomed to prayer have been praying for rain.
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The Big Dry - Report #3
by ozziepost inthe heat of the fast-approaching summer is with us now "downunder", worsening the already dire drought.
now the fires have started in the past few weeks and the heat (41 degrees celsius in sydney) of the past couple of days has made the eastern states a tinder-box.
rain is sorely needed and those accustomed to prayer have been praying for rain.
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:( This drought is just miserable, and now the bushfire season is upon us. Methinks this shall be one long, stinking hot, dusty, smoky summer.
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What was the worst outfit you wore?
by outbackaussie inremember going to conventions during the mid 80's?
sisters all dolled up in lolly-wrapper dresses of sparly taffeta with balloon sleeves and brothers strutting about with shiny grey siuts with narrow lapels and black leather ties?
ooooh what a look that was!
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outbackaussie
Remember going to conventions during the mid 80's? Sisters all dolled up in lolly-wrapper dresses of sparly taffeta with balloon sleeves and brothers strutting about with shiny grey siuts with narrow lapels and black leather ties? OOOOH what a look that was!
I had a shocking little number, that was a white full-skirted to just above the knee taffeta creation that rustled with every movement. It has bright multi-coloured splotches on it. It was hideous in hindsight, but I was popular as it was rather plunging in the front ;)
Who has some shockers to report??
Edited by - outbackaussie on 26 November 2002 7:13:1
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Why be so nice to religion?
by IronGland init seems to me that in the u.s. most anything religious is always considered a good thing.
nearly all media go out of their way for religious organizations in ways they rarely would for anything else.
for all the religion bashing whining that the christians do in this country, i rarely see anything in public that bashes religion any more than anything or anyone else.
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outbackaussie
Iron, I don't know if it is a USA thing or specifically a post-9/11 thing...but with all the sensitivity about muslims and wars etc...it seems that on MB's especially (or at least the couple I visit apart from this one) it is strictly a "no go zone" to talk about religion. It is like everyone is paranoid about religion and offending someone (I say work it out as you go, but that doesn't seem to be how it gets done) and so noone talks about god/religion/politics.
I would be cautious in paying "blind" respect to any organisation, religious or other, trust and respect in my book, has to be earned.
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My JW story
by Aztec ini don't think any of this is really all that unusual so i'm sorry if you find it dull.
i was raised in the jw cult from birth, a third generation member to boot.
my family was full of elders, ministerial servants and overseers of all sorts.
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outbackaussie
{hugs} Aztec, thank you for sharing your experience. It was not boring or dull, but reveals you to be a strong and loving woman.
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What do you fear the most about the WT cult?
by Claudia Kittel inwhen i was a jw, i think what i was most afraid of was being hurt.
i did everything to keep myself from getting hurt.
i banged on doors with the best of the pioneers.
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outbackaussie
For a good number of years I was perpetually in fear of Armageddon coming, that I had been wrong in turning my back on the teachings of WT. I would have those nightmares that you wake from shaking and sweating...impending doom crushing down on your heart till you were sure it would be left broken.
I don't have those feelings now, I guess I have been able to overcome it and deal rationally with the reality of life as I live it now. I no longer have belief in God, or anything that resembles a god. I accept that I may be wrong on that call but I don't find the thought stressful or devastating. Just rational and acceptable. There is no fear in not having to answer to a god or anything else other than myself. What a relief :)
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A year in the life of a JW
by outbackaussie inhaving posted my account of growing up as a jw and subsequent departure, i decided to go back and read my diary from 1988...my pioneer year, i turned 16 lol .
it has been quite a laugh and i thought it may amuse some here, or at the very least provide some light relief from the mundane realities of life for a time :) so here are the best bits of january 1988 for your reading pleasure.
(for the sake of privacy i will only use first names) .
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outbackaussie
Ozzie, what is funny is that I recall all of it so clearly!! Even little stuff like I kept a note of who I worked with in the field, or who gave the talk and I can almost hear the talk! Scary stuff LOL
I agree about pioneering being a big challenge for teens, but then I never felt that way at the time, I guess when you are raised with it and have done the TMS stuff for 10 years before even trying it out on the unsuspecting public (the poor things) it seems natural and exciting. I know I was so disappointed to be knocked back from aux pioneering that month. I was not shy either so public speaking was fun for me ( I was probably an upstart with hindsight).
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Told my JW Story at AA Meeting
by COMF ini was invited to be a guest speaker at the saturday night aa speaker's meeting.
this meeting usually has a large crowd and they get somebody with longtime sobriety to come up and tell his story of "what i used to be like, what happened, and what i'm like now" as an example for others.
i'll have eight years in january, so i guess that makes me fairly longtime.. i told them:.
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outbackaussie
{{hugs}} Thanks for sharing!
You know what else, there may have been someone there that night who needed to hear just what you said, and their life may be changing right now too. It is a great thing to be able to help others :)
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A year in the life of a JW
by outbackaussie inhaving posted my account of growing up as a jw and subsequent departure, i decided to go back and read my diary from 1988...my pioneer year, i turned 16 lol .
it has been quite a laugh and i thought it may amuse some here, or at the very least provide some light relief from the mundane realities of life for a time :) so here are the best bits of january 1988 for your reading pleasure.
(for the sake of privacy i will only use first names) .
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outbackaussie
Having posted my account of growing up as a JW and subsequent departure, I decided to go back and read my diary from 1988...my pioneer year, I turned 16 LOL
It has been quite a laugh and I thought it may amuse some here, or at the very least provide some light relief from the mundane realities of life for a time :) So here are the best bits of January 1988 for your reading pleasure. (for the sake of privacy I will only use first names)
January 1 1988 Happy New Year
Went to Stuart and Craig's and did congregation accounts then went to the beach.
January 7
Knocked back from Auxilliary pioneering - not build my hours up for long enough.
January 16
Went to the hall site (in prep for a quickbuild) after my study with Sandie.
January 19
At bookstudy Stuart tried to get me to say what was wrong but he can't understand that I can't say what. It hurts so much but I can't tell him, how much longer do I have to hold my feelings in? He doesn't know that by trying to help he is cutting me up inside. (I had a major crush on this particular chap LOL)
January 28
Lift to meeting with Dubbie. Stuart said he wasn't angry with me and that nothing was wrong. Why is he lying? Put in FS report and Auxillary form again.
Field Service stats for the month:
61 hours
29 mags
5 Return visitsWell, what an exciting start to the year, congregational accounting and field service. It is worth noting that at this time I am one month shy of 16 and my intended beau, Stuart is 19/20. The joyous life of a young witness.
Edited by - outbackaussie on 26 November 2002 1:55:13
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One Helluva Surprise
by out4good3 inso i'm having a get together for my family.
the "pit" is going, the suds are flowing, and the sound from the tv permeates the air.
i look over and i notice that i've carelessly left my laptop in a place where it's easily accessible.
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outbackaussie
You kinda sense there is some soul-searching gonna happen over there :) Thanks for sharing.