Stop following others! (page 5)

Gopher

Here's a lesson learned and put to music:

Garden Party
[Words and Music by Rick Nelson]
 
I went to a garden party 
To reminisce with my old friends
A chance to share old memories 
And play our songs again
When I got to the garden party 
They all knew my name
No one recognized me 
I didn't look the same
 
But it's all right now 
I learned my lesson well 
You see, ya can't please everyone 
So ya got to please yourself
 
People came from miles around 
Everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus 
There was magic in the air
'N' over in the corner 
Much to my surprise
Mr Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes 
Wearing his disguise
 
But it's all right now 
I learned my lesson well 
You see, ya can't please everyone 
So ya got to please yourself
 
Lott-in-dah-dah
lot-in-dah-dah-dah
 
Played them all the old songs 
Thought that's why they came
No one heard the music 
We didn't look the same
I said hello to "Mary Lou" 
She belongs to me
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk 
It was time to leave
 
But it's all right now 
I learned my lesson well 
You see, ya can't please everyone 
So ya got to please yourself
 
Lot-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
Lot-in-dah-dah-dah
 
Someone opened up a closet door 
And out stepped Johnny B Goode
Playing guitar 
Like a-ringin' a bell 
And lookin' like he should
If you gotta play at garden parties 
I wish you a lotta luck
But if memories were all I sang 
I rather drive a truck
 
But it's all right now 
I learned my lesson well 
You see, ya can't please everyone 
So ya got to please yourself
 
Lot-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
Lot-in-dah-dah-dah
 
'N' it's all right now 
Learned my lesson well
You see, ya can't please everyone 
So you got to please yourself

LittleToe

Ermmmm....

...No.

I don't buy it.

Kindly re-read your initial post and explain why anyone would think that you "just wanted to talk about the topic".

It comes across as confrontational from the start. The language is loaded and emotive.

If that wasn't your intent, then fair enough, but the way you've arranged your vowels and consonants leaves little other interpretation.

Little Toe my love, Hisbiscus can't or won't hear you. She has an agenda of her own and damn anyone who tries to get in her way of spouting the obvious. I think in her little brain she believes she is imparting much needed wisdom to this board but she doesn't realize that she is only coming off looking like a irritating jackass.

Josie

hibiscusfire

If that wasn't your intent, then fair enough, but the way you've arranged your vowels and consonants leaves little other interpretation.

Well you see I'm not exactly from your area you know. Different part of the world. Maybe the way I type may sound harsh or accusing but I'm sitting down cool as a cucumber and wondering why you all quarrelling.

Hibie

LittleToe

Let me break it down for you from the perspective of an exJW who has seen the controlling methods of the WTS at work and is sensitive to manipulation:

For this New Year it would be nice to do some soul searching.

Ah, it's nice and it's the Holidays, so maybe this should be worth considering. Kinda rankled about the introduction of the idea that we haven't done enough "soul searching", but we'll let that slide...

Do you know who you are?

Nice hook.

Do you like yourself?

Nice appeal to self-analysis and appreciation of our shortcomings.

Do you follow others just to "FIT IN" the IN GROUP?

Here's the introduction of a doubt that will lead to some counsel.

It's time to stop playing games with yourself and accept who you are and build on being a better person inside out.

Here's some more counsel to undermine our self-esteem and direct us to what we should be doing.

Are you a people-pleaser or a God-pleaser?

Here's the black and white thinking with the "obvious" conclusion introduced.

Or you couldn't care less?

Here's the argument defeater, in case we still feel like arguing.

If you don't care then you don't even care about yourself.

And a final appeal of circular logic to completely confound the obtuse and irrational reader.

mrsjones5

I dont think she's deep enough to get it

Am I stating the obvious by saying that she's pretty shallow?

LittleToe

MrsJones:
I know, but I'm passionate about people, period, not just exJWs. I can't help but hope beyond hope that some can be educated

Hib:Your coolness under fire isn't in question. The quality of your post is.

For all your accusations of "quarrelling", believe it or not I'm sitting here cool as a cucumber, too. Be a dear and pass the tea..

lonelysheep

I'm sitting down cool as a cucumber and wondering why you all quarrelling.

So am I.

Quarrelling is not what's going on. I'm simply telling you you're annoying me with your presence here. You always have. You need attention that bad? I asked you why you were on this board becuase we are the least of the world's population who wants/needs to hear your evangalizing.

shark attack

IM A WIFE PLEASER IT'S SAFER THAT WAY.

kls

IM A WIFE PLEASER IT'S SAFER THAT WAY

What a good boy you are. And smart to

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