W E L C O M E
Looking forward to sharing with you.
hi guys and gals....... .
i would just like to extend greetings to all those poor souls who had to endure the torturous childhood of growing up in a strict jw lifestyle as i had.
i didn't know that there were such forums on the net, and i was made aware of this by my sister who is also a member here, i believe.. i find this kind of funny really.
W E L C O M E
Looking forward to sharing with you.
friday february 18 i arrived in orlando for a tony robbins event: "unleash the power within".
i went to cleanse the mind of anything unwanted, ... and to replace with strong, powerful, positive direction.
by sunday at 7pm.
A big Thanks to all who responded to my weekend.
I asked for opinions and I got em. All I will add is this ...With a follow up phone call from a mentor, from the Robbins, group made a point
that I did not like. At one time you thought what you were doing was right. And this is correct, I did think it was right.
So that was a decision to stay, and nobody made you stay. Now, that you made a decision to leave don't regret your that you stayed.
After all that was your decision. I am still thinking about this.
It reminded me, ... once upon a time I had a down and dirty chat with someone I thought was a friend. After I rambled on and on what I gave
up to, ... pioneer, (for two years) and the TIME teach bible studies, and TIME for talks, and the TIME for field service, and the TIME to be
a servant. and the TIME, TIME, and more TIME. All he said was ....... "after all, it was, your decision."
The only winner now is me ... because I don't give anymore TIME.
here in quebec, ordinary unleaded is 94.4 cents a litre.
(that's the cheapest gas!!!).
there are 3.78 liters per american gallon, so this would give $3.57 a us gallon..... what's the price of gas in your area?
Today 2.15/9 per gallon
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i was noticing, how the great majority who are fading, or are df or da, and post here, seem to go through a sincere personality change for the better.. it is of course a very humbling experience to find out how wrong and judgemental we were.. but is there a witness or two, who even if they posted here, you wouldn't trust them or like them.?
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Yes, how about the elders who said
"We would like you to go to another hall"
dear all,.
it's a little over a year now (2 years last february) that my family and i left watchtower and i can't begin to tell you how wonderful life has been!.
ok, i'm saddled with a serious illness at present and enough has been said about it, but i'd just like to focus on how much a family can really grow once it has been freed from watchtower's yoke.
Right after I read you good feelings
I just had to write how I feel in the post below you
I feel better everyday, and I am also losing a few pounds, because I feel better about me.
friday february 18 i arrived in orlando for a tony robbins event: "unleash the power within".
i went to cleanse the mind of anything unwanted, ... and to replace with strong, powerful, positive direction.
by sunday at 7pm.
Friday February 18 I arrived in Orlando for a Tony Robbins Event: "UNLEASH THE POWER WITHIN"
I went to cleanse the mind of anything unwanted, ... and to replace with strong, powerful, positive direction. By Sunday at 7PM. I felt better
than I had in years. I was free. Today a few weeks later I feel as good as I ever have. And I want to SHARE something with all of you.
After registration, in the welcome pack was a sheet of paper with a frame around the border. We were told to write down the "One Thing"
that HAD to be out of your life. It had to the biggest thing that you wanted to rid yourself of. It had to be what you believe is holding you
back from moving forward in every aspect of your life. Then in small groups they led us down to the parking lot. There was a fire.
Huge logs burning at least 15 feet wide and 5 to 6 logs high ... full flame. The heat was unreal. We lined up in along the fire and
one man, loud booming voice said we will have a change in our lives this weekend. And it begins with burning the first of many
burdens that we will discover, we were to crumble the paper, approch the fire, through it in, and watch it burn. This is now the beginning
of freedom. I wrote: ""The Watchtower Org and all of its teachings!"". Oh my God please free me of 50 years of Pain. And Hurt.
I will never forget the burning paper in that fire, It so real to me now, today, as it was then.
In the first few hours of this event we learned : Why humans do the things they do. And, The universal force is human need.
There are six human needs -- fundamental drives within each one of us -- that compel us forward in a quest to experience a
life of meaning. Now these are NEEDS, not wants or desires, just NEEDS.
Certainty Everybody wants stability about their basic necessities, food, shelter, and other material resources. THIS IS THE PART--
When people cannot control their physical circumstances they may seek certainty through a state of mind such as religious faith.
Uncertainty People have a need to change their state, to exercise their body and emotions. We like Sports Games, -- Who
is going to win. We like movies, can't leave now, how is it going to end.
Significance Everybody needs to feel special and important in some way. Some have careers with titles DR. or RN. Some get
angry, forcing others to do things out of anger. Some get depressed, so others will feel sorry for then And, as we all know
some seek fancy names in the cong as elder or ms or pioneer etc.
Connection Humans need to feel connected with someone or something, -- a person, an ideal, a value, a habit, or sense of identity.
Growth Everything in the universe is either growing or dying --- there is no third alternative.
Contribution Just as people cannot surivive without others contributing in some way to their welfare. Contributing to help others.
No baby grew up on its own.
This was only the beginning of four days, of solid steps to lasting change. We laughed, and cried, -- and by the peak of Sunday
3800 people attending moaned in agony, and the intensity of raw feelings, as we saw how the future would be if we did not get rid
of the pains of our past. Now as I look to the future I see some one different, someone who better, and getting better everyday.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF SHARING THIS WITH ALL OF YOU, ... HELPS IN ANY WAY.
this site has been a place that i have visited many times.. i would like to make some friends and meet local people.. to blondie ... words cannot explain how much i appreciate.
the reviews.
i can see so clearly how the studies keep members.
I just now was able to read all your warm welcomes. I just can't believe it. You folks are so great.
I was in chat, and that got me going, thanks Sassy.
Nina, if you read this, I read your story about your father. My heart goes out to your big time. I can relate
becaue I know first hand how elders treat the flock, when others cannot see. The worst was the reply from
New York, I just about through up. Your story was on my mind when my dad died recently.
Some of you noticed when I signed up, I was not strong enough to post, UNTIL NOW.
Thank you, Thank you, Thankyou.
there has been a few new to board so what's one more?
i've been reading the board for a few weeks and i'm impressed at the amount of research that goes into many of postings.
there are two topics that really get me going, one is "607 bce".
WELCOME
as well
I posted new today too.
this site has been a place that i have visited many times.. i would like to make some friends and meet local people.. to blondie ... words cannot explain how much i appreciate.
the reviews.
i can see so clearly how the studies keep members.
AlmostAtheist
Hi Dave: I have been fading. My last real meeting was
August 2001. I just had more than I can handle.
I wish I could go once in a while JUST for my wife, I can't
I just can't. I will go to the memorial for her. And here the
same thing I heard for 50 years. I keep peace because she
will not bug me about going at all.
this site has been a place that i have visited many times.. i would like to make some friends and meet local people.. to blondie ... words cannot explain how much i appreciate.
the reviews.
i can see so clearly how the studies keep members.
I want to say "Thank You" to all of you.
This site has been a place that I have visited many times.
I would like to make some friends and meet local people.
To Blondie ... words cannot explain how much I appreciate
the reviews. I can see so clearly how the studies keep members
in a state of mind not to question.
As much as I was IN, ... that is just as much as I am OUT.
I hope to share.