i know i haven't posted anything substantial here for a while, but damnit, this idea just grabbed a hold and wouldn't let go until 4500 words later!.
if you like it or hate it, please post a comment.
also big thanks to valis for allowing me to host stuff on his ftp.
Hi Syn
I started reading and I was captivated and couldn't stop until the very end..
It left me...in deep thought about those years around 1975 and also 9/11..
It made me think and remember a friend of my husband who has worked in the Laundry at the Canadian Bethel..
It left me....wanting more of the story.
Special K
I'm not sure if you are missing something here.
Maybe, you are missing something ... over there. lol
SK
my father-in-law is in the icu tonight recovering from quadruple bypass surgery.
i didn't know what to expect tonight going in to the visitation but it was very, very difficult to see.
he seemed to recognize us somewhat and understand that we were there but then drifted back to sleep.
Hi desib
(((( Hugs ))) to you .
Your father in law will probably do just fine. The scary part can often be seeing him right after surgery with all the tubes, i v 's etc still in. once those start to come off .. it's a lot easier.
I have a friend that went in for a double by-pass and once they got in there they did 5 by passes. It's been well over a year now and she is extremely active. Cross country ski's, belongs to a hiking club, and paddles in dragon boat races..Kayaking.. does step arobics, Tai Chi... She is one active person since her by-pass surgery. She's in her early 60's.
Hang in there.
Special K
dear friends.
i've posted earlier this year that my mom suffered a stroke.
i just got the news that she passed away this evening.
Hi El Kabong.
So sorry for your loss, Kabong.
I remember you posting about her first and second stroke.
I can remember how happy you were to get up and see her after that stroke in June..
You said: I'm glad I was able to see her, hold her hand, and just be there with her.
I'll be sending you good vibes El Kabong over my cup of tea as you now go through this difficult time.
Take care in knowing that I'm thinking about you.. and I see that a lot of other posters are thinking about you during this time of loss as well.
Again, my condolences on the loss of your mom.
Special K
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just saw the twin storms / hurricans hitting your state
Hang tight down there people.
Fill the bath tub with water.
Flashlights, batteries
Candles
etc.
Be safe...
Special K
i passed the last exam to get my final microsoft certification, mcse, and just did it in time to have done them all within a year !
mcp - microsoft certified professional.
mcad - microsoft certified application developer for .net.
Congrat Simon.
Wow.. That is pretty impressive M-stuff
Special K
as i sit here eat my favorite cereal for breakfast, i remember a time when it used to offend me to eat lucky charms.
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anyone else have an experience of things you used to "offend" you??
This is a great thread and brings back a lot of memories for me.
Special K ( I'm such a LUCKY girl)
how sorry i was to hear from dansk-he is going through a very difficult time.. i would like all prayers, thoughts, please keep this in mind ____ for me!!!!.
the sad news he has cancer.it is lymphoma!!!
they are waiting on the results of the biopsy before determining treatment..... he didnt want me to say anything at first- as he feels you all have your own problems & he didnt want to upset anyone-because he says "they are dear friends".
Hi Ian.
I'm going to look into those books on Buddhism you recommended. Thanks. I've been out of the troof for 12 years now and my mind and heart is starting to ache for something higher than myself to transcend to sometimes.
I don't think anymore that one has to accept all of something (say buddhism) but just glean all the good from them and keep what makes sense to ones own spirituality. I could be way off base on that but it certainly feels good when I think about things that way.
When I read your post about Sandra (your sister)
Sandra told me how much she loved me (she's six years older than I) and that she wished it was she who had the cancer and not me. THAT brought me to tears
Well, that got me to crying too. Now I'm sopping all over my keyboard.
Glad that you too have mended that bridge between your sister and yourself.
I guess it moves me even more so, not only because it is you (((Dansk))) but also because I have been so cut off from my family of origin since being disfellowshipped in 92. Sometimes the longer I am away from my mother and other sibblings the harder it gets to go back to them and ask them what would be the status of our relationship if I started calling or visiting. (Fear of rejection is a big thing)..and the yo-yo ing back and forth as J.W. doctrine. I think I fear the emotional yo yo-ing. Stress of it all I guess.
Oh well, relationships can be difficult at the best of times even if it's not messed up with the J.W. baloney.
A wise person once told me that the price we pay to be in any relationship is that the relationship will at times be in turmoil. If we don't want any turmoil in our relationships with other people, .. then we all need to go live a life of a hermit, and a loner.
I think, most of what she told me is probably very true. What do you think?
wishing you well (((( Ian )))
love
Special K
i thought about this topic last night for the board when watching one of my favorite movies.. 1. the man from snowy river- the part when they are going after the expensive colt and they get to the edge of the cliff and all the other riders stop and "jim" keeps going and leaps down the cliff after the wild horses.
i absolutely love that part of the movie...everytime its on i have to watch it, if not just to see this part only.. 2. love and basketball- when she tells him she will play for his heart...awwww first time i started crying.
and then the music they had playing in the background made it even worse.
Back to the future..
when Marty hooks up his electric guitar to these big, mother of a speakers in doc's lab and when he strums his guitar once.. the sound is so loud it blows marty right off his feet and hurls him backwards through the air.. (funny)
Spiderman 1
when spiderman is hanging upside down and maryjane folds his mask up far enough to give him that first kiss... (dreamy)
Special K
Hi mona
Welcome to the forum.
There are a lot of good people here who have gone through things much similar to you.
Sounds like this is a Judicial Committe with one thing on their mind.
Do what you feel is right and know that you don't have to give up control of your life to the Watchtower Society.
You don't have to meet with them if you don't want to or if you think it is too upsetting for you. Call and cancel and take your power back.
They have no rights over you, (((( Mona ))))
Special K
