I'm sorry you're feeling down. It's hard when you feel like you are running on empty.
I know the feeling. Know you are not alone.
Get some rest and take care of yourself.
If you feel up to it, let us know what is happening to make you feel so low.
Missy
i know there are some here that are going through some tough times.
some of you do not believe in god.
some are not sure.. i was told recently by a friend to pray to god for help and he would comfort me.. my first impulse is to pray.
Perfect 1: how? Within what?
Im working on Nicks perspective: minimize harm...maximize loved ones happines.
But the accepting myself for the person I am part...hard..im not sure if I even like the person I am. I feel like a shell. How can you get strength from a shell?
Ididn't mean this to be a poor me thread. I never considered before that there might not be a god. This board had introduced me to rational intelligent people who dont believe in god.
Im curious as to how they build their strength and what gives them purpose. Do we still have spirituality without god?
evening,.
i wanted to know if anyone knows which watchtower articles speak about working with or for a disfellowshipped person.
it would appear that there is now a huge witch hunt regarding this because of my recent situation.
Any updates?
i know there are some here that are going through some tough times.
some of you do not believe in god.
some are not sure.. i was told recently by a friend to pray to god for help and he would comfort me.. my first impulse is to pray.
I just got off the phone with my mom. Talk about depressing. She is In her 80s and thinks the end is near and she hopes she will make it through to paradise so she can see her dad and sisters. She would like all of us to be there together but she doubts my 2 UB sisters will make it. But other children will be resurected that will need to be taken care of.
I never realised how easily we wrote people off as worthy to die. We dont stop and think about what we were really saying. That they deserve to die.
I didn't have the energy to discuss it with her. I just made my excuses and hung up. The sad thing is a year ago I probably would have agreed with her and mourned their impending death.
So now im trying not to invision my mom in paradise raising someone elses kids as if hers never existed.
Im so glad I started my meds.
Missy
anyone remember that?
i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.
I will never forget those pictures on the purple page. I now realize everything I believed was based on that book.
The creative days, the water canopy, how everyone not serving Jehovah will die.
Read the 25th chapter for a very vivid discription of the death and destruction at the GT.
No wonder I was always looking over my shoulder.
When 9/11 happened I flashed back to those pictures.
Missy
i work with the school overseer so he'll be with me all day before the meeting...so being 'sick' isn't an option.
this really isn't like me to weasel my way out of something....but i've been ridiculously depressed lately and honestly i just don't have it in me to do anything let alone put a talk together.
everytime i do one it takes allot out of me and let's just say the well is pretty dry.
Noone home: how did it go?
anyone remember that?
i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.
Bttt. I was searching the threads about the old paradise lost book. I wonder how much out dated info is in it.
Missy
when i was a kid,kingdom halls still had windows.thats a while ago..as a kid i was told in the last days,jehovah`s witness`s would be rounded up and be put into concentration camps..i was told,when the government came to take me away and seperate me from my parents,i should wear my warmest coat and boots.as i would have to fend for myself in the concentration camp..i was told never to give up my faith.even if they tied my parents to a stake and was foced to light the fire that would burn them alive.....jehovah`s witness`s are the "happiest people on earth!
".....do you have any happy memorys like mine?...outlaw
My Kh was built in the last 10 years....no windows.
I remember a skit at the kh when I was little. A sister demostrated how to go out in service using sunglasses and a wig and a bag paper bag. I also remembered talks about persecution and being worried I would not be faithful.
I remember when 9/11 happened I flashed back to the picture in the paradise book. Chapter 25 pg 210.
I read chapter 25 again. talk about vivid descriptions of destruction. I was 5 when mom was studying it, all of us kids sat in on the study. I remember those pictures.
Missy
i know there are some here that are going through some tough times.
some of you do not believe in god.
some are not sure.. i was told recently by a friend to pray to god for help and he would comfort me.. my first impulse is to pray.
Thanks LisaRose. You ars absolutely right about burying your emotions. So writing down your thoughts helps you get in touch with your emotions? Maybe part of the problem is that I am not allowing myself to acknowledge the anger and hurt.
I am sorry to hear about your health problem. It must be hard t o stay positive. I will try to fo llow your advice.
Tho I liked Outlaws remedy.lol.
Missy
i know there are some here that are going through some tough times.
some of you do not believe in god.
some are not sure.. i was told recently by a friend to pray to god for help and he would comfort me.. my first impulse is to pray.
Nickolas: how does it go beyond the human connection? Does there happen to be aDummys Guide to philosophy around?
Vidiot :alcohol....hows that working for you. Whats your favorite? Im partial to magaritas. But the other night I settled for crystal light and rum.
Franki....I know what you mean.. I do too, especially when I am stressed.
Lisa Rose.... I think being invisable is a defense we throw up to avoid getting hurt. Then it becomes a habbit.
I dont seem to be able to get past superficial interactions.
I actually followed through and got some meds. Wasnt sure if I was going to. Im tired of no joy.
Made it through another day.
Missy
