there is a limit to how much straw (long yellow grass) a camel can carry on its back.
if you keep putting more straw on top, it will finally break the camel's back.
when you are at the last straw you are finally angry and will not take any more.. my moment (to stop attending all watchtower meetings) was after the harsh treatment from the elders and fellow congregation members of my second cousin who was disfellowhipped as a teenager.
haha, when I was a kid,,, what OUTLAW said! But the actual straw?
One of my friends hung himself - 17, secretly gay and a cross dresser in an ultra conservative town (I was "serving where the need was greater" TM). Single mom, rabid JW, mid-1970s. He was missed, so we went to his room to find him.
Hey, Jehovah?
BUH-bye!
Have I mentioned lately, how much I detest the concept of that child-abusing, homophobic, vile, personification of evil that is referred to as "Jehovah"?
john cedars has posted his latest blog "the trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn't put you off becoming one)".
i acknowledge that he is entitled to his opionin just as we are ours but i am disappointed in some of his comments.. at this stage i'll try to be objective about it.
he is defending his own position after all.. what bothers me most is his comments about athiests and christians which he seems to identify as being in conflict with each other.
Muddy Waters Indeed.
It's important to take things slowly when exiting. It's an emo journey, and needs time and work to completely rid one's self of the cult personality. I'm still socially inept, they didn't leave much for me to work with! :P
Oscar Wilde, one of my favorite quotes: The best revenge is living well.
anybody take up coloring?
i got lost ocean by johanna basford and i got another coloring book mandalas and more.
i just use crayola colored pencils and some gel pens and thin tipped markers.
I have some free pages bookmarked; fantasy art. It's good practice for painting, too. I'll use my water colour pencils. Wanting to do some sci-fi fantasy stuff, and I can experiment with colour mixing and technique. I usually do butterflies, flowers, and comic book art, and the fantasy art is going to be different, especially with light effects and the pictures in my head.(which is a scary place to be, at times hehe).
Also, depending on the paper / card stock you use for printing, you can use other media, like acrylics, water colour washes, etc. Even traceable onto canvasboard, if you want to use oils.
And I have a new box of Crayolas that I am dying to use! : P
Have fun!
EDIT: PF, I do that with the weekend newspaper. B&W ads, etc. After the crossword is done, doodle some of the pages. yup.
i'm leaving.... leaving this video here since issues have been far too polarizing lately!.
lighten up, take a deep breath, and have a laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp4nmojcfd4.
@ sparky1
"You can't see me! I'm in the bag! You may have the Cloak of Invisibility, but I have the Bag of Bewilderment."
My gurl was a calico retriever as well. Sweet!
cappytan - that vid is the bestest! I had to shed a tear, and now have the widest smile. We have something in common now, I'm going to book mark it for those horrid days. Thank you, it's wonderful. Hey, we may clash swords at times, but respect, look forward to seeing you around. xx
if you've never come across the above title before, it's considered to be the shortest novel possible.
a story, possibly a moving one, in just 6 words attributed to earnest hemingway.. it started a genre called "flash fiction" which is a memoir in six-words.. what would yours be?.
indoctrinated child found freedom, love, family.
You're welcome, Xan. : D When I came back to read, I had done that, and though my first 'novel' was true, it connoted negativity (within me); the second is more about how I really do see myself, and I had been reminded of deciding to choose happiness. I'm real happy that my thoughts helped get you into the same more positive groove. xx
PS. Actually, I have a Phoenix quilt, all basted and ready to finish - I must get that done! It's been >6 years in a trunk, waiting to 'rise'. ; )
Oub, good one! hehehe
the punchline is awesome.. from the oatmeal (but i couldn't find the link to it, image from facebook).
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ha, yes, true!
I have that book, it's a good read.
i just watched this clip on youtube....i can't begin to say how it made me feel.
, i'm not sure who i am more annoyed about.
the bloke doing the commentry, the punk shouting at a serious and should be respectful religious event, or some of the youtube comments that follow.. and i find this so disrespectful.
Is this vid about activism? I think not. I think it is about personal venting, and would not call this person an activist. This type of ridicule usually makes people defensive, and strengthens their persecution complex.
It's like these so-called peace activists who are ANGRY. Really? An angry peace activist. That's a bit of an oxymoron, and no one really is inspired to peaceful action by someone spouting vicious bile. It clouds the issues, and directs attention to the self-proclaimed activist, rather than solving the problem. LOOK AT ME! I AM ACTIVIST AND CAN SHOUT YOU DOWN. Puh-leeze!
bonnie is fourteen years old now and she's still fit and active, but she sleeps (and farts) a lot more and is definitely slowing down.. she loves us in her own dumb way and always comes to the door to greet me when i get home from work.
she doesn't 'sin' but yeah, she'll steal biscuits and feel shame afterwards.
she's loyal and intelligent and i dread the day when .
Let's be concise.
Reality can be cruel and painful. It can also be glorious and blissful, and everything in-between. And we all die. The end.
or if you prefer, the even more pared-down, uber-famuos philosophy of life:
Shit happens.
xx
PS. Was thinking of my Blue today. Miss her something fierce at the holidays. RIP gurl
if you've never come across the above title before, it's considered to be the shortest novel possible.
a story, possibly a moving one, in just 6 words attributed to earnest hemingway.. it started a genre called "flash fiction" which is a memoir in six-words.. what would yours be?.
indoctrinated child found freedom, love, family.
Always, forever, the phoenix will rise.
^^^ feels so right, and thanks to the OP; for helping me to pause and reflect today. I am reminded of my life choice to say "No" to fear and negativity. Yeah! * fist pump *
now what is your stance?
We'd be in the third decade to my knowledge.
I started online about 1996 and what one could call an online community was already established. H2O is the best remembered part of it. So, if we said 'from before 1996 to now', that'd be just over twenty years, thus we're at least in the third decade (or just entering the third).
*sighs patiently*
I suggest you read up on the history of PDF, and then ponder how many 'decades' CofC was around in PDF form, easily available (with the cost of software, printer, and a PC!) for downloading and printing before 2000. That would be the only reason to pirate it instead of buying it, right? After all, it was not an expensive book, correct?
Computers and administration was my field from 1980 - 1992, so I can accurately say that until the mid 90s, Windows was not even the standard in all offices. Working at the telephone company in 1992, we were still using DOS as our OS (I worked with the Information Centre, producing documents and even a textbook, yes, little old me, was a techie in my previous life, so you picked the wrong person to try and make this point with). So, the "decades" argument you make is, well, let's just say it makes no sense to this poster.
http://www.prepressure.com/pdf/basics/history/2
* know your facts before you make a sweeping statement class
