AllTimeJeff
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Forever Young
by AllTimeJeff inhey everyone.
so this is what 10 years out feels like.
employed, paying bills, and watching the slow demise of planet earth.
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One reason behind the slow steady decline of JWs
by AllTimeJeff inhello first of all to those that remember me.
i'm doing well, 10 years since my missionary trip to cameroon.
i've met a couple of goals.
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Humility? Screw Humility.......
by AllTimeJeff in.....said the exiting jw.. this jw saw it all, the games, the politics.
oh, and how this quality of "humility" was used as an anvil to keep, not just your actions in line, but your thoughts and feelings as well.. the leadership of jw's is an extremely talented bunch.
they know exactly how to reframe concepts to their own ends.. so, once you have your awakening, and you leave, and you remember how often you were symbolically on your knees all the time, you say "never again!".
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Don't Ever Forget, the GB only makes Practical Decisions, Not Ones Based On "Faith"
by AllTimeJeff ini have been reading a lot about the downsizing of branch offices and congregations lately.
i know of a few being downsized personally.
this addresses two critical issues that the gb is facing.
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Hello, its good to be back, seriously!
by AllTimeJeff infor the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.
never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .
(btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).
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Interview with an Apostate: AllTimeJeff
by AllTimeJeff intell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born to jw parents.
which is ok, i haven't actually tried to make new friends.
this is actually a really big deal in my life and one i have been working through.
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No longer a former JW, I am now a Human Being
by AllTimeJeff inlurkers, debaters, haters, lovers, the lost, the found, and the misplaced.
it's been a while, and i wanted to pop in.
the point isn't to agree.
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Lets get real and heal, and give some space to those that are trying to do both
by AllTimeJeff ini didn't mean being real and trying to heal to rhyme, but essentially, that's why people come here.
and depending on where we are, we need space.
when you leave, one thing you will learn, quickly or otherwise, is what is reality.
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Just saying hello
by AllTimeJeff ini'm still around.
i'm waiting to post till after the election because i don't want to waste my energy arguing politics, and i know i'm still not mature enough to ignore the bullshit.
hello to old friends.
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The Way Things are, Not How You'd Like Them To Be
by AllTimeJeff inat 37 years of age, i'm much to young for feeling this damn old, so apologies for sounding less than idealistic, but...... we need people who will be honest and true to themselves.
having offered jws the entire decade of my 20's while they tried to suck out my soul, i have come to appreciate how little of a desire these days i have to change the world.
which was sad at first.