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  toilet toothbrush

  by John Doe in

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  i'm sure some of you remember the seinfeld episode where jerry drops his girl's toothbrush in the toilet, picks it out, and then catches her using it before he's told her.

  put yourself in his position.

  would you wait and throw the old one away?

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  Of course, throw it away and tell her. Toothbrushes are cheap. You should have an extra one somewhere right?
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  Do you look forwards, backwards or sideways?

  by mtsgrad in

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  2. friends

  morning faders, da's df's and current witnesses,.

  the whole of my life in the troof was spent looking forward to the end of this wicked system.

  over 30 years of waiting for jehovah to sort out the ills of mankind.

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  If you don't look back and take lessons from what has happened, you can not acheive the resolution that you need.

  You can not look forward without taking into account the past as well. I take so much comfort in the serenity prayer, as hokie as it is. The line about the courage to change the things that you can and not worry about what you can't change.

  Here is the whole prayer:

  God grant me the serenity
  to accept the things I cannot change;
  courage to change the things I can;
  and wisdom to know the difference.

  Living one day at a time;
  Enjoying one moment at a time;
  Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
  Taking, as He did, this sinful world
  as it is, not as I would have it;
  Trusting that He will make all things right
  if I surrender to His Will;
  That I may be reasonably happy in this life
  and supremely happy with Him
  Forever in the next.
  Amen.

  --Reinhold Niebuhr
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  Recurrent nightmare, what does it mean?

  by jillbedford in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am having a recurrent and very upsetting nightmare that my husband is murdered.

  in one dream, i call the police and am arrested immediately myself.

  in another dream, there is blood everywhere.

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  In the dream I feel like it is my fault, like I asked him to check on a noise or left the door unlocked.
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  Recurrent nightmare, what does it mean?

  by jillbedford in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am having a recurrent and very upsetting nightmare that my husband is murdered.

  in one dream, i call the police and am arrested immediately myself.

  in another dream, there is blood everywhere.

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  I am having a recurrent and very upsetting nightmare that my husband is murdered. In one dream, I call the police and am arrested immediately myself. In another dream, there is blood everywhere. In all dreams, an intruder attacks and kills my husband. I wake up so upset I can not get back to sleep for a couple of hours.

  What do you think this means?
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  Did You EVER Enjoy Going To Meetings Or Out In Service?

  by minimus in

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  i can say that i don't thinki ever really looked forward to going to a 2 hour meeting or a 2 hour ride around in the "ministry.

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  I'll be honest. I threw myself into the religion when I was in it. I took notes at every talk and hoped to convert in field service. But that is who I am. I am whole souled at everything I do. If I scooped carion off the side of the road, I would be the best carion scooper there was. Is carion scooper an occupation?
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  Proof that Spirits exist?????

  by fifi40 in

  1. watchtower
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  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=469849&in_page_id=1879.

  scientifc study of orbs by a researcher for nasa.

  what do you think and do you have any personal experience relating to this?.

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  I am not so sure about the methods this NASA guy is using. When I was a professional photographer I saw circles like this from time to time. It comes from moisture or light leaks from using cheap or out of date film or a camera that has been dropped or is old. Usually is comes from a camera drop. You can not see the problem by looking at the camera. It shows only in a test roll of film. This is why when you buy a new camera, and most of us professionals bought used equipment because the professional equipment is so expensive, one would shoot a roll of film through the camera to make sure you didn't get light leaks, like what is shown in this article's photo.

  BUT.........

  I do have a true spooky story as a photographer.

  I was shooting a wedding for a bride whose father had just passed away, only two weeks before the wedding. He had a long battle with cancer. He told his daughter before he passed he would always be with her in spirit. The Bride had a candle placed in his honor on the altar. When the bridal party returned to the alter for the traditional photos, one of the ushers had blown out all the candles, including the candle in the dad's honor. Due to time constraints, we needed to get pictures made quickly as the guests were waiting at the reception. So with the dad's candle out, we proceeded with a few traditonal photos. When the pictures came back, the photo of the bride and her mother, that would have normally been the bride and both her parents, as well as the family photo of the bride and her mother and siblings HAD THE DAD"S CANDLE LIT!! No other photo had the candle lit in it and no one re-lit the candle. The bride's mother asked if I had added this candle in photoshop. I did not have photoshop. I did not alter this photo in any way.
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  Late-growing girls?

  by Mysterious in

  1. jw
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  i've apparently grown half an inch in my 20's.

  i think this is bizarre.

  anyone else heard of it for girls?

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  I was 5'8" at 18 and assumed I would not grow any more. On my last physical, I find that I am 5'10". I am not sure when this additional growth happened because I have not had a complete physical since 18 yrs old. I am 39 now, about to be 40. ANyway, I see this as a plus because I can more easily explain why I weigh so much. Sort of.
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  Engagement photos

  by reneeisorym in

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  i will be posting wedding photos soon but for now, here's a few engagement photos.. .

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  You have a fantastic photographer. I was a professional photographer so I should know.

  I wish you the best!
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  WTS Ruling on Visiting Churches. What is it These Days?

  by Clam in

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  hi folks .

  i'm sure this subject has been discussed over and over again but i've still managed to miss it.

  what is the current ruling on jws attending church services?

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  jillbedford

  I used to be a professional photographer and shot mostly weddings, as a witness. I was in Churches every wekeend, sometimes 3 or 4 different Churches. But this was OK as I was not participating in the ceremony, only documenting the event.

  Am I wrong, but don't I remember witnesses could not even clean a Church as other employment would be a better choice?
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  Does anyone know me?

  by crashfire451 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  after reading about people recognizing other people on the board, i'm curious.

  i figure with the thousands of people on this site there's a small chance i might find someone i used to be close to.

  my name is christian johnson.

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  Don't know you, but OOHRAH!!!