no epiphany whatsoever, but i was pondering this subject tonight on my way back home from work.. there are many subjects on the matter of health, and of course: post jw, our mental health.. for most of you, how would you rate your present mental health?.
comparitively, our physical health, depending upon what ails us, we can generally heal and feel better after brief or extended recovery time.. mental health on the other hand, is definitely long lasting.. i've been almost 20 years outside of the jws, but i think it nearly took me that entire 20 years to get where i am today.. sad, but true.
anyone like to contribute their thoughts on this matter.. thank you.
I've kind of been at an all-time-low for the past few months...although the last couple of weeks I've been feeling a little better. I think after the stress of the wedding and moving and all the changes...finally being able to settle in with my husband (yay, that's fun to say) and relax, no more meetings to go to, and start a part time job instead of working full time will make a big difference. I hope.
If not, to a counselor I shall go.
I will probably start voting when I start figuring out what the hell is going on. I hated politics as a dub but Euph is really into them, so I figure they have to have redeeming value. I'm starting to become more idealistic in my world view now that I'm not seeing everything through borg colored glasses. Since I believed only God could change the world, now I'm sadly lacking in any sort of political knowledge whatsoever. ...what's the difference between democrat and republican again??
just wanted to let everyone know that today, piph and i attended the last day of our last borg assembly ever!
the feeling walking out was wonderful.
my heart kind of sank a little when i remembered that i still had to attend meetings for a little over a month.
LOL @ Euph & Reborn
Thanks so much you guys! It does feel really good to share this with you guys.
LOL...when I left the pavilion on Sunday with Euph, surrounded by other witnesses, I forgot myself for a moment and said out loud, "I can't wait for the apostafest...uhhh..." Luckily no one else heard me.
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i'm in the middle of decorating my new house, and was a bit stuck as to what to use to mask off the furniture/carpets etc until i spotted an oldv pile of watchtowers that i'd been meaning to throw out.
i now have paint spattered watchtowers all over my living room.. anybody else got any good things to use old liturature for?
Beautiful pic, Valis. May I use it as wallpaper?
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i'm in the middle of decorating my new house, and was a bit stuck as to what to use to mask off the furniture/carpets etc until i spotted an oldv pile of watchtowers that i'd been meaning to throw out.
i now have paint spattered watchtowers all over my living room.. anybody else got any good things to use old liturature for?
I'm really hoping for a house with a fireplace because I'd love to watch it burn BURN BURN!!!
Whew...I think I'm OK now... LOL ;)
taming of a beast.
it was back in 1993, the last day of work before christmas.
70 of us were laid off that day (after 6 months notice), and left at lunch, never to go back.
Thanks a million for posting that, Animal. I was forcing myself not to cry too (I'm in the office).
I've been working on my own healing for over 4 years and it keeps going on...I'm wondering when it's ever going to end. It is so encouraging to read your experience, that you delved in and got through it and are through it. Thank you so much.
i had five kids and my wife remembered every ones dob, but i never did learn.
the most embarrassing moment was when i had to take my son to the doctors.
and standing in front of the office i had to asked him how old he was and what was his birthday.
Even as a witness, I have always made a point to remember all my friends' birthdays and acknowledge it somehow without actually saying "Happy Birthday". ;)
I have a friend who, along with her younger sister, was born at home. Her JW parents took note of her DOB and could accurately fill out the birth certificate when the time came...however, they apparently decided not to bother with the younger one. When they filled out her birth certificate, they just made up a date (they knew it was some time during this particular week...). So this poor 15 year old girl now has no idea when her birthday is, just that it was sometime that week, and rest assured it certainly doesn't make her feel important. :(
yes my good friends it is september, elders all around the world are having their loving elders meetings, where they discuss coming to see you all to encourage you back to the fold.... hurrah!
returning to jehovah.
7 but may the elders themselves take any initiative in approaching a disfellowshipped person?
LOL I thought this thread was going to be about the holiday season. I guess JW's celebrate the holdiay season their own way... Ha.
what songs or groups were you forbidden to listen to as a jw?
were any specifically mentioned from the platform or were you counseled not to listen to a certain song?
for me it was the entire def leopard hysteria album - bad heavy metal told it was demonic, i listened to it in secret, silk's "freak me" - a virgin listening to a song about hot sex?
At a DC here one year a teenage boy was doing a part with his father..the kid asked if he could go to a Nirvana concert and the father asked him what genre of music that was and the kid said, "Heavy metal." Then the father went into this lecture using lit. showing why we shouldn't listen to heavy metal... meanwhile I'm sitting there in the audience going, YOU IDIOT! You've just screwed Nirvana for tons of Witness kids!!!
which one has more class?.
if you had to choose one, who would you see in concert?
me, bjork.
Björk fan checking in! :D
I enjoy Tori Amos too, and while I'm not a big fan of Cher's music, I have nothing against her. But I really LOVE Björk!! :D I have 3 of her CD's.
