Posts by 4christ

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Giving Up Smoking

by ballistic in

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i'm giving up smoking on the 22nd.

it will be the third time, but this time as part of a government sponsored training course with drugs and patches supplied etc.

anyone else given up and got any helpfull advise?.

Thank you ballistic for bringing this up for me! That is so great you have succeeded! I look forward to being where you are.
There was alot of great advice. I think the biggest thing for me is I CANNOT GIVE IN AND HAVE A CIGARETTE OR EVEN A DRAG. When i think of wanting one, i think about the next and the next and being back to a pack a day. My mother in law quit for 10 years, then started back up again and now still smokes although she has emphysema.

I am feeling really spaced out today. I also feel like i am breathing deeper than i was when i was smoking. Its only been 3 days but when i take a breath, it seems longer and deeper. My jaws are so tense and my whole body aches! I know i have to keep going. It is not easy.
Thank you again!
peace-L

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I quit smoking!

by 4christ in

i have smoked cigarettes since i was 12 years old, a pack a day for 16 years.

i have not had a cigarette since friday night and it is monday!

i am craving a smoke but i am not going to have one because i don"t smoke anymore!

4christ

Thank you so much for celebrating with me! I had a major craving in the car earlier. I have eaten so much cauliflower in the last couple days, i might turn into one!
My mother in law has been diagnosed with emphysema and she is still smoking. I think that was really the last straw with us. That and all the other reasons!
congratulations on 4 months, ballistic! That is so cool. No going back now, right? I feel that way and its only been 2 whole days this is the third. When i am thinking of having one , i think how i dont want to go through the last couple days again! I would love to read your quitting thread! I will look for it. I have been eating lots of veggies and hard candies. The first day i put a patch on for awhile and it did help with the cravings but then I took it off because i want the nicotine OUT of my system!
I am happy! I wasnt sure i had the willpower to do it, i have tried before but gave up after a few hours.
Thanks again for the kind words!

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I quit smoking!

by 4christ in

i have smoked cigarettes since i was 12 years old, a pack a day for 16 years.

i have not had a cigarette since friday night and it is monday!

i am craving a smoke but i am not going to have one because i don"t smoke anymore!

4christ

Hi everyone. I have smoked cigarettes since I was 12 years old, a pack a day for 16 years. I have not had a cigarette since Friday night and it is Monday! I did it! I am craving a smoke but i am not going to have one because I DON"T SMOKE ANYMORE! My husband and me quit together and he is so strong, I dont know if i would have been able to do it without him.
I don't like cigarettes anymore!!!!!! Yuck. Even though i am craving one right now.......... okay, craving passed! hooray!
Okay, I have stopped smoking, now i just have to...stay stopped! I know i will, I already feel better and dinner tasted great last night! It was just stuffed bell peppers but the flavor was really intense! I am happy even though i feel like i am on Pluto with withdrawls!
Hooray!
peace to all-Lauren

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Warning-Samples In The Mail

by Dutchie in

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one of my daughters works at citibank in manhattan, and they just passed this memorandum around to everyone.

i'm posting it here to keep all my fellow apostates safe:.

"seven women have died after inhaling a free perfume sample that was mailed to them.

4christ

I got this one several weeks ago. Alot of people are being taken by this hoax.
-peace-L

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Big brother is watching.

by Guest 77 in

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in one of yesterday's news channels two people were interviewed about being monitored without their knowledge/consent.

one was a computor engineer and the other was a student.

the engineer was dumdfounded to know how much information they had on him.

4christ

here is one American woman who values freedom more highly than security- There are already way too many laws on the books, and every new one chips away at our freedoms.
Francois, I hope you are wrong but I doubt it.
peace-L

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Will You Miss This History Making Event?

by silentlambs in

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will you miss this history making event?

as many of you may know in recent weeks wt has moved to silence victims and advocates by disfellowshipping those who have spoken out on child molestation within the organization.

spokesman for jehovahs witnesses have made allegations that are untruthful, from saying that they had no idea who was appearing on dateline, stating that it has been established policy that child molesters work only in twos in the door to door ministry, to stating the judicial meetings were over other sins against god.

4christ

may God bless your efforts, silentlamb. I will light a candle that day and you are in my prayers.
peace to all-L

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PLEASE REMEMBER TO....

by D8TA in

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okay....i guess i will throw this out there.. i dont really post whether or not i send e-mails or snail mail to media outlets about the current pedophile issue with the wtbts.

i just refrain from posting on such threads because this is an issue, which often prompts me to turn my colorful language in to a very big rainbow.

believe me, i am restraining myself as of now with this post.. i suggest, along with your e-mails to various forms of media, that you include the wtbts view on lying and theocratic warfare.

4christ

excellent suggestion! That really is the bottom line: by their own admission, they are liars. Why should anyone believe anything the WT says? Thier credibility is completely shot.
peace-L

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The Mystical View of Races

by HildaBingen in

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"there is neither jew nor greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one person in christ jesus".

galatians 3:28

4christ

Hi again Hilda,
What would you think if the figure is accurate? I suppose the only way to know for sure would be to check the files at the WT. I dont see them being forthcoming with that information. Perhaps at some point, they will be compelled by the courts to be forthcoming with that information.
Besides, the exact number is not important. The issue is,

DOES THE WATCHTOWER HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE THAT PROTECT PEDOPHILES?

Why do you take a not confirming or denying stance of affiliation? If you ARE, why wouldnt you admit it? Is it something to be ashamed of? If you arent , why wouldnt you admit that? Silence speaks louder than words. I will assume you are indeed a JW until you say otherwise. saying that you would give Bill more credit if he werent a disgruntled JW also gives you away. Why is that? Would you give less credit to someone who spoke out about the Catholic pedo-priests and was "disgruntled" with that church than someone who continued in the Catholic faith? besides, seems the policies are what made him "disgruntled" in the first place. He is an insider, was an elder, knows what goes on at those meetings. He took a big risk throwing himself out there. Why shouldnt I believe him?
What possible motive would cause him to "invent" this?
I agree that people should not invent stories to make an org. (or an individual for that matter) look bad. What stories have been "invented"?
peace-L

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The Mystical View of Races

by HildaBingen in

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"there is neither jew nor greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one person in christ jesus".

galatians 3:28

4christ

D8TA: excellent point, I too am under the impression that all of us have the same color blood - RED.

peace-L

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The Mystical View of Races

by HildaBingen in

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"there is neither jew nor greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one person in christ jesus".

galatians 3:28

4christ

Hilda-
I am glad you didnt mean that comment you made. Could you explain to me EXACTLY how Bill Bowen is "generalizing"? When did he say all JWs are molesters or protectors? When I see what he is doing ,it seems to me he is trying to protect more kids from being abused. The problem is not simply that there are molesters in the JW's. It is true you can find those sick individuals in about any organization. The larger issue here is the policies of the WT that enable pedo's to keep on with thier sick and harmful behavior.
Hopefully, the attention put on this issue will cause them to change their policies, seems that may already be happening.

I am really trying to understand your point of view here. I have read some of your other posts and you are not a JW, right? so i dont know why on Earth you would defend the WT. I am not and have never been a "dub" but I think most people, no matter what (ifany)religion, would think children should be protected from predators.

peace-L