I would be a sci-fi/fantasy writer.
An artist (sci fi/fantasy/mythological/goth).
A director/producer bringing my works and others by my fave authors to the screen.
An actress.
A singer.
A naturopathic healer.
SealingSalamander
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If you could pick any job
by freedom96 inif you could pick any job, what would you do?
would you continue in your line of work?.
i would pick actor.
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What In Life Have You Kicked Yourself For?
by minimus inwe all have wished that if we had just one more chance to make a decision and could have changed things, we would have done something differently.
is there anything that you would have changed in your life if only you could?
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SealingSalamander
Unfortunately, there are MANY things I could kick myself for, but I do have one huge regret in life:
That I believed everyone (my father and stepmom mostly) that said that my dreams of being a sci-fi writer and artist were pipe-dreams and that I should face reality and get a job- any job would do- and not ask anyone for anything (esp. them).
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Witnesses NOT a Cult.
by integ init has been mentioned on this board many times that the jehovahs' witnesses are a cult.. this connotation may not ring true with witnesses.
i have mentioned to certain ones that.
the witnesses fit the "definition" of a cult.
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SealingSalamander
As to the comment about there not being armed guards keeping people inside, etc:
What about the fact that God ALWAYS knows what you're doing, where you're doing and who you're doing it with. Not only that, but he has a BIG BOOK that he keeps your record in and he has the perfect ENFORCER in His son who will come down with his two edged sword and KICK YOUR A$$.
Whereas you MIGHT be 'saved' if you follow all the rules and regulations, you MIGHT NOT be because only God knows what's "in your heart" (like you don't.)
AND- this is the BIGGIER- he KNOWS if what you're doing is motivated out of FEAR or if it's genuinely out of LOVE for him which he virtually guaranteed to be impossible with all of the afformentioned doctrine!!!
SOUNDS LIKE A CATCH-22 TO ME!!!
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The Perils of Astrology
by Stephanus inyes, i am going through a crisis...well, for a long while now, i have been reading forecasts for my sun sign (virgo) and my rising sign (pisces, 26 degrees).
i thought they were quite relevant to what i was going through, especially the pisces one...only to find out yesterday that during all that time, i should have read the aries forecast as my ascendant is at 26 degrees.
needless to say, i do feel very silly about the whole thing.
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SealingSalamander
Only when someone adds a new post to the anal sex thread...NOT!!!
Even far out and flakey new age gals have a sense of humor.
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Fluff- What fruit or vegetable would most closely represent you and why?
by blackout injust for a bit of fun....... .
cucumber?
carrot?
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SealingSalamander
I'd be a cayenne pepper- spicy, pungent, and able to make you cry if handled inappropriately.
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The Perils of Astrology
by Stephanus inyes, i am going through a crisis...well, for a long while now, i have been reading forecasts for my sun sign (virgo) and my rising sign (pisces, 26 degrees).
i thought they were quite relevant to what i was going through, especially the pisces one...only to find out yesterday that during all that time, i should have read the aries forecast as my ascendant is at 26 degrees.
needless to say, i do feel very silly about the whole thing.
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SealingSalamander
Uranus is found on the seventh ray of energy- love expressed through ritual, order and synthesis. Uranus is the esoteric ruler of Libra. The 7th ray also relates to the sacral chakra, the gemstone amythest and the physical plane.
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The Perils of Astrology
by Stephanus inyes, i am going through a crisis...well, for a long while now, i have been reading forecasts for my sun sign (virgo) and my rising sign (pisces, 26 degrees).
i thought they were quite relevant to what i was going through, especially the pisces one...only to find out yesterday that during all that time, i should have read the aries forecast as my ascendant is at 26 degrees.
needless to say, i do feel very silly about the whole thing.
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SealingSalamander
Hi everyone. I'd like to offer my opinion, if I might.
I believe that astrology is a psychological tool.
I also believe that it's sort of like a 'cosmic weather report'. It can give a person the general trends/vibrations of the Universe, but it's still up to the individual to decide whether to 'take an umbrella' or 'just stay home', as it were.
Still, I never really felt like my Birth Sign... although, I was almost born a month earlier (the doc gave my mom a drug to stop the labor). Maybe that had something to do with it. I was a very big baby!
Anyway, has anyone heard of Esoteric Astrology??? It's different than regular astrology. In Eso. Ast. the signs have different planetary rulers and it's more connected to the vibrations of the planets than the mythological significance attached to them of the regular/western/babylonian system.
I'd love to talk about it if anyone's interested.
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Stereotypical ELDERS
by tazmaniac ina while back we had a fairly sucessful posting history on stereotypical witnesses.
how about stereotypical elders.
i will start the ball rolling with two:.
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SealingSalamander
Six of Nine... well, not to name any names (hee hee)...
As a matter of fact yes. When I was 10 we moved to a congregation out in the stix and we found said situation. Of course we were welcomed with open arms, what with dad being a near apostate, high family dysfunction, suffering victim Sister for a mom, and the kiss of death two of us kids who had the misfortune of being *yikes* GIRLS in a closed and claustrophobic congregation.
ANYWAY, we were befriended by the OTHER pariahs of the KH, who were with us in the car when the FS situation happened. It was fully as DISGUSTING as you can imagine! He was (is?) short, squat, balding with a huge belly.All of his clothes were doubleknit from the 70's (the fashion d'jour there) and he had a penchant for wide ties and thick plastic glasses. So alluring.
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Did Any Of You Ever Believe In The Explanations Of JW Prophecy?
by minimus inas a born and raised jw, i was taught that not only did we have the truth but we also had the keys to understanding of bible prophecy.
i was able to explain the gentile times timetable, the reason for 1914,etc.
but there came a time when i really came to appreciate that i had no real foundation for these "truths".
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SealingSalamander
Oh yes, of course I did. I didn't have any other choice! (Unless I could appreciate the environmental benefits of being the birdcrap on the ground of the New System when the birds of heaven tore apart my 8 year old body, etc...)
Anyway, one I always had trouble with was the much awaited cry of 'Peace and Security'! It never made sense that just when people started to get it together that God would pull the rug out from under them...
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Stereotypical ELDERS
by tazmaniac ina while back we had a fairly sucessful posting history on stereotypical witnesses.
how about stereotypical elders.
i will start the ball rolling with two:.
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SealingSalamander
First of all, let me say that I've been lurking this bulletin board for awhile, and I think that most of the posters here are intelligent, and have a GREAT sense of humor. There are so many stories that sound "just about right"... okay, enough shameless flattery!
Let me submit Brother Patriarch, the father of the most prominent family in the congregation with a gazillion grown children who also fill in almost all the available slots in the congregation. (Except the token 1-2 filled by the 'minority' bros.) He word is law, he's a lech, and he LOVES to get sisters (from prepubescent on up) alone in the car out in FS in rural territory and explain in GREAT DETAIL about the deers rutting in mating season while taking out his false teeth and licking them. He also asks longtime Dub members who are moving away if he can have their antique cast-iron cookware.