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  I cried for the past

  by joelbear in

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  i cried for a long time today, very deeply, sobbing heavily for those i have lost in my life.

  mostly due to watchtower rules.. i am developing a new set of bear friends and look forward to good times with them.. the suicidal thoughts have subsided.. i have never really tried to make a concrete set of friends here.

  i think its time to do so.

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  bad songs

  by freedom96 in

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  i was reading a post that reminded me of the songs that were popular but was wrong to listen to for various reasons.. we all remember puff the magic dragon being about drugs, which i hear was just a rumour.. another i remember was let it be by the beatles, which was " catholic based about mary the mother of jesus" when apparently it was written about paul mccartney's own mother.

  shows what they know.. which songs do you remember that were "bad" that we were not supposed to listen to?

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  Kingdom Hall personalities

  by freedom96 in

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  just as people have different personalities, i believe that individual congregations also had their own personality.. the hall i went to while growing up, was just awful.

  the po of the hall was known in the entire area, and was just a tyrant.

  there were no grey areas.

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  What's your favorite Xmas carol?

  by Scully in

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  my two favorites are a toss up between john lennon's "so this is christmas" and the "little drummer boy" - the one where bing crosby and david bowie are singing together.. love, scully

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  Being Sound In Mind Means You Stay Away From World

  by minimus in

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  a new public talk reviews what being sound in mind refers to.

  the speaker mentioned that in order to please jehovah and show that you have "soundness of mind", you should not associate with anyone that is not in the "truth", to the extent possible.

  he re-read that comment a second time for emphasis.

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  Forbidden Pleasures ......

  by BobsGirl in

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  this morning on the way to work, i burst into song.

  not just any song ... but the heretofore forbidden "star spangled banner".

  i just felt like singing and i wanted to sing something challenging and it seemed like the perfect choice.

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  looking for xjws fr torrance ca.

  by yucca in

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  anyxjw from torrance ca.

  or south bay area

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  JGnat Says Hi

  by jgnat in

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  i have been wandering around the board for a while now, and have decided it is time to contribute a bit of my history.

  i have described my involvement with the witnesses as being from the outside looking in.

  my sweet honey has been trying for two years to get reinstated.

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  A loss of Life, A tribute to my nieces....

  by Cassiline in

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  thirteen years ago my nieces were murdered.

  today is a hard day for me, remembering the phone call the shock and pain.

  lives stolen in a moment.

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  Richard Scarry's Best Field Service Story--EVER

  by LDH in

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  ok so pardon me for the take off on richard scarry--he really is one of my favorite all time children's authors.. but i had to share this field service story with you--it's the gospel truth!

  hopefully, you can add some of yours.. while pioneering in upstate ny, my sister and i had frequent occasions to work in service with a married pioneer couple.

  yes, they were window washers, but that's not the real story here.. they had a return visit on an elderly gentleman who was kind enough to take the magazines every once in a while.

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