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  Just VENTING...

  by Confucious in

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  hey friends,.

  i had a chance encounter with one of the elders in the congregation i was in today.. guys, still today, i feel like a broken man.

  somedays i just want to sit and home a cry all day for all the pain this organization has given me.. i came out from the "world" and came into the "truth.

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  Special K

  (((((((((((((( CONFUCIOUS )))))))))))))))))

  It is sad that any religion can leave a person so " abandoned ", "hurting.. and lonely.

  I think you will be okay,. even though I know there are times that you don't feel that you are.

  Some people say.. "Take it a day at a time".. but sometimes, hurt and pain can be so great that you have to shorten that to "Take it one hour, at a time". If need be try that.

  Sorry about your marriage breaking up. That is another life crises on top of the one you already have exiting the J.W.'s.

  Keep writing, and talking to us all here. We will respond and validate your thoughts and feelings.. something the Watchtower Society is not so hot at doing.

  Free in 89 .. had some good points to think about and check off. I even checked some off myself.

  Also, try to see and pick out at least one good thing that you see or hear per day.

  "The smile of a child"

  " A funny joke"

  "Stars in the sky"

  "Leaves changing colour"

  "a bird at the bird feeder"

  Nature is really good, and can be a healing comfort.

  I find that has helped me through some bad times. Pick out one "kodak moment per day" .

  When I used to get.. really.. too low.. I used to drive to Tim Hortons and buy myself a donut, just to show how much I really did love ME.

  sincerely

  Special k
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  Venus and Serena's sister shot and killed

  by Lutece in

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  i just heard about this shooting on yahoo.

  http://news.yahoo.com

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  Special K

  This is a sad story.

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  The Scripture They Ignore, Ignore, Ignore...

  by metatron in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  once upon a time a guy named jesus founded a new religion.. one of the things he - and his biographers - emphasized was "stop judging!".

  he went even further, saying "stop condemning!

  " (luke 6:37) the context of these.

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  I found J.W.'s organization and it's followers to be extremely judgemental.. in a brainwashed, cultish kind of way.

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  Answer to E-watchman re: Is questioning reporting time just nit-picking?

  by truthseeker in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is e-watchman's latest reply to a witness who is questoning why time has to be reported when it is not in the bible.

  my reply is at the end of e-watchman's reply.

  1. the wts claims it uses the bible as its "supreme authority".

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  Special K

  Field service reports.. are just some kind of measuring post. It's used to tell you that your not measuring up and then they whack with it..

  No wonder so many people lie on these reports..

  special k

  (I always hated field service)..not natural in my opinion..but yet I brought 3 to the point of baptism.. truly the worst thing I have ever done.

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  If you liked Gangs of New York ...

  by Panda in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you liked the above movie you'll enjoy this book, city of eros, newyork city, prostitution, and the commercialization of sex, 1790-1920, by tj gilfoyle.. this work discusses the stages of prostitution and who made the money?

  the landlords took the biggest pieces of the pie and often preferred the protitutes who could pay their rent as opposed to poor working men who couldn't.

  gilfoyle describes the impact of prostitution on police, politicians, moralists, and the middle class.prostitution functioned at the nexus of social relations in the nineteenth century city.

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  There is five in my family.. and none of us liked gangs of new york.

  We did watch "chicago".. though,.. twice.

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  What Surprised You The Most About The "Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  Special K

  ditto with Nathan

  What surprised my the most about the Truth.. was that it wasn't the TRUTH!!

  Big let down..

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  If you could have written any piece of music what would it be?

  by azaria in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  maybe teejays thread inspired me.

  (in the family section) maybe because the church service this morning was especially inspiring.

  there are so many beautiful songs.

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  I've written a lot of songs.. I have 4 guitars.. does that make it a collection..

  however, I don't tend to play much these days. Life changes.

  When my spouse and I did ballroom dancing for a number of years.. I always, moaned that there were hardly any 3/4 waltz music..(in current times).. newer 3/4 waltz songs. .. catchy 3/4 waltz songs.

  Anyway.. I think there should be some 3/4 waltz songs.

  You can always find a current "fox trot"

  You can always find a current "triple jive"

  You can always find a current "cha-cha"

  a current "Samba" is a little harder. but I didn't like that dance particularly anyway.

  There is lots of "country two steps"

  SOMEONE WRITE ME A NEW CATCHY.. 3/4 waltz and take it to the top of the charts

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  A Secret about DF'ing that Elders will not tell you.

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of the big issues affecting ex-jws is being shunned by their close relatives.

  this can be especially painful for parents, children or siblings.

  the jw relative may even make some exceptions to associate in the name of "necessary" business, but then later on their conscience "pricks" them, and they realize that they have pushed the envelope too much and they withdraw their association altogether ... or ... the society comes out with some article or the co comes to town, and manage to ding on some issue that make jws feel guilty about associating with df'd and da'd relatives.

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  Amazing..

  You are thinking man.. you are thinking.

  It all sounds so good in theory...

  Let me know when you go to your relatives and try this.. I would like to know how it works out for you?

  It certainly, is good information to know though.. at least if you show it to your parents who haven't (in my case) talked to me for 10 years.. Then, if they still don't want to talk to me THEN

  ..I guess it truly is THEIR CHOICE not to do so..

  .. they however, may still be affected by their peers in the congregation.

  Interesting, point. I remember one elder.. He only had a grade 2 education and could barely read.. I wonder how he reads and ponders these deeper things..

  thanks for sharing all of this.

  sincerely

  special k
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  Job Prospect

  by Sadie5 in

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  2. friends

  hubby and i went to wal-mart yesterday and the manager checked us out.

  got to chat a few minutes with him, told him i put in an application and really needed a job.

  he said to call him monday morning and talk to him more.

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  Hey Sadie5

  You "GO GIRL"

  Just make sure you have good comfortable foot wear. You don't sit down much in a Department store.

  special k
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  "I Guess We Won"t See It In This System Of Things..."

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  that is a common jw statement.... what could they be referring to??

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  world peace.

  special k