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  Feeling sad over a wasted life in watchtower

  by wannaexit in

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  it's been 12 years since i first read ray franz's books and the scales came off my eyes.

  by that time i was in my forties.. since 2002 i went back to school and have worked with 3 very professional organizations.

  but my biological clock is ticking away and while my peers are looking forward to retirement, i am only beginning.

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  There's no difficulty in life that can't be made even worse with a little guilt, regret and the comparing of oneself to others.

  My biggest regret in life is that I'm not someone else, especially when I start comparing myself to others.

  But if I look closely enough I realize that there are quite a few experiences I had and things in my life today that I wouldn't have if my past been different than it was. I also realize that had my past been different, I may likely be ruminating over a whole different set of regrets.

  Sometimes in order for things to change for the better, you have to create an uncomfortable vacuume. You have to burn the old forrest down so that a new and better species of trees will grow. Typically this process isn't pretty or comfortable and is often accompanied by doubt and regret.

  If one looks hard enough, one can find ants at any picnic however if a person can find even one thing in their life that they wouldn't change for the world, then their life hasn't been a waste of time. Sometimes regretting the things one didn't do, is preferable to regretting things that one has done.
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  My Memes

  by ozbrad in

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  i've been using my photoshop skills for good rather than evil.. and it also helps relieve the shunning frustration.. .

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  When I was a kid, I called the "Truth" Book..... The Truth That Leads To Internal Strife . (I must have known sumpthin' was wrong way back then.)
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  Fibroids UK.

  by quellycatface in

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  i have just had a radiology appt where i was told i had fibroids.

  great.. i had a mirena coil fitted 2 months ago to control heavy and prolonged periods, suffering for about 14 months.. i wonder what my gp will suggest now??.

  i'm gutted.. thanks for listening.

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  (I havent read all of the posts and apologize if someone has already suggested this )

  About 15 years ago my wife was dangerously anemic and weak and in a lot of pain each month. They discovered it was caused by Fibroids. They treated her with a new non invasive procedure at the time called Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) that was invented by a Physician in our area. Basically they release tiny granuals into the main artery of the Uterus, via a tiny incision in the groin. The granuals are carried into the tiny capilaries that feed the fibroids and blocks them off. This basically starves the fibroids of blood and they shrink (they are eventually absorbed by the body I believe) .

  It worked like charm. The recovery time was short as there was no surgery. The results were immediate. Her blood count became normal, her cycles were normal again...actually lighter and less uncomfortable (etc) than they ever had been. It's been 15 years and she's never had a problem with this since.
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  Bible amusement parks, haunted houses, etc.

  by rebel8 in

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  this thread has no point except...i find this weird.

  (also, i haven't run into outlaw in a while and i know this is bound to make him show up.).

  i accidentally spent about 5 minutes on kpaz channel.

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  #32 Esther's Banquet Hall has an "All You Can Eat Last Supper Buffet " on Wednesdays.
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  That is what New Light is all about

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  sometimes small children can see through stupid.. .

  len miller.

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  Funny how Jehovah lovingly provides "New Light" when the old light has been or is about to be, proven false.

  But it seem's like lately they've even had some "New Light" about the term "New Light" itself. They seem to prefer to use the term "Adjustments" these days.
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  What's Your Definition of TTATT ?

  by Pete Zahut in

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  i need to explain this to someone later and need a concice way of putting it.

  f you had to give a "in a nutshell" definition of ttatt, what would you say or what main points would you use to define it ?.

  ( thanks in advance for your help ).

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  Some people say things changed forever once they learnend TTATT. For instance some say it was when they found out about the Watchtower/UN affiliation. Other's say it was when they learned about Beth Sarim or about the Gay former GB member(s). If you were to make a list of the top three disillusioning things you found out about the religion you once thought of as "The Truth",what would they be?
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  What's Your Definition of TTATT ?

  by Pete Zahut in

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  i need to explain this to someone later and need a concice way of putting it.

  f you had to give a "in a nutshell" definition of ttatt, what would you say or what main points would you use to define it ?.

  ( thanks in advance for your help ).

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  I need to explain this to someone later and need a concice way of putting it. f you had to give a "in a nutshell" definition of TTATT, what would you say or what main points would you use to define it ?

  ( Thanks in advance for your help )
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  My prophecy about the tight pants comments

  by stillin in

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  ok, so, brother morris seems to have gone out on a limb with his comments about tight pants.

  yup, he's an opinionated man.

  but, i fully expect that there will be some reference to the scientific wisdom behind his words.

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  My Father in Law once jokingly said about some guy on TV wearing tight pants " That guys pants are like a cheap Hotel....there's no Ballroom"

  There likely are health benefits in men wearing loose fitting pants just like there are health benefits from not eating birthday cake but that's not the point they're trying to make . They are indicating that what they proclam on any subject no matter how petty, is Biblically based or directly coming from Jehovah.

  You can find ants at any just about any picnic, if you look hard enough so when they hauled a million basically clean living JW's together, instead of being glad that these Spanx wearing Sisters and clean cut young brothers with their snug fitting pants are still trying, they start nit-picking about thier clothing and shaming them for not being Ministerial Servants. Those GB members need a good dose of reality. Perhaps a week away from their insulated cocoon, spent physically helping real people with real problems would give them some much needed perspective.
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  Ever since I learned TTATT, I stopped contacting a sister who I wanted to date

  by Yondaime in

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  i was head over heels for this girl, but when i realized i was in a self destructive cult i realized tieing the knot with her would screw up my future.

  this makes me think of the highschool sweethearts i turned down that were worldly.

  now she gives me dirty looks whenever our eyes meet a the hall or at gatherings.

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  If she's the kind of girl who resorts to giving dirty looks rather than finding out what is bothering you, then you're better off without her. If you weren't able to bring yourself to tell her what your true feelings are about such an important matter, then you really didn't have much of a relationship even though you were "head over heels" about her .
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  Montreal Gazette: 'Homosexuals like you in tight pants,' JW leader says

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://montrealgazette.com/life/turning-the-page-homosexuals-like-you-in-tight-pants-jehovahs-witness-leader-says-reportsturning the page: 'homosexuals like you in tight pants,' jehovah's witness leader says reportsjillian page, montreal gazette more from jillian page, montreal gazette.

  published on: november 12, 2014 last updated: november 12, 2014 11:33 pm est.

  skin-tight pants are a no-no in public, church leader says,.

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  I wonder if anyone here has any connection with a LGBT publication or group that could make a big stink out of this and demand an apology or at least embarrass them publicly . I wonder if enough of us sent a copy of the talk or newspaper articles in to places or groups who deal with discrimination and human rights, they'd be motivated to make these narrow minded comments go viral. They could also mention that gay people are thrown out and their freinds and family are no longer able to associat with them lest they be thrown out themselves for doing so.

  I'd love to see these arrogant SOB's who mislead so many of us into wasting our lives, pay in some way. This may be the only chance there'll be for something like this to happen for a long time.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_rights_activists

  http://www.glaa.org/resources.shtml

  http://www.takepart.com/photos/fearless-gay-activists

  http://www.hrc.org/