I measure success by contentment and happiness. If a person can lay claim to both in each area of their life, then they're successful. If onr ot more areas fall short of that measure, that's the area(s) that need work..
Frannie
Frannie Banannie
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How do you measure success?
by avidbiblereader inwhat qualifies as successful?
a huge bank account, at work, health, family, friends, education?.
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Who on the forum would you like to meet face to face?
by avidbiblereader inif you had your chance who would you want to meet face to face, talk to them, spend some time picking their brain, have a dinner with, get to know better?.
i have many but want to hold off for now!!!.
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Frannie Banannie
All of 'em. And when I get stinkin' rich, that's what we'll do.
Frannie
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Does Knowing the Truth Make you a Happier person?
by gumby inmany of us who were once jehovah's witnesses had a measure of happiness in our lives.
for me, i had a hope in the future, i had answers as to why we are all here, i believed in a loving god who looked after me and cared about me, i had answers to all of lifes big questions.. when i found out the truth about the witnesses, i was lost in a great big world and now had no answers other than the fact that what i once believed was "the truth" in actuality wasn't the truth.i now had to start all over in my search for truth.
for me, it wasn't long before i found what i thought was the truth since i always believed in the bible.
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I wished I could be content to follow your advise....but there is no hope beyond the "now" with your veiwpoint and to at least myself.....a "nowafter" sounds much more appealing to me if it were indeed true.
Gumballs, if humans were meant to actually KNOW about the "nowafter," I'm almost positive the powers that be would have ridden up on a bicycle and told 'em.....or something.
That's why there's "free will" or "free to choose." It's kind of like you can choose Door #1, #2, or #3, and if you get it right, life is just a bowl of cherries, but if you get it wrong, life goes in the toilet. That way the powers that be don't hafta take any responsibility for what happens to us if it's something bad and they can take all the glory if something good happens for us. The powers that be dump all the decision-making in our laps. And life's a crap shoot. You just better make sure your personal pair of dice are locked and loaded for anything that comes up.
Frannie
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Growth and Decline in churches incl. JWs
by Dogpatch inyearbook of churches issues 75th editionhttp://www.wfn.org/2007/03/msg00069.html.
from "ncc news" <[email protected]>.
date mon, 05 mar 2007 15:00:19 -0500. .
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Frannie Banannie
Thanks, Randy! I'm amazed that our future "Humpty Dumpty" even admitted to a decline. Wonder how these figures compare with the figures over the past decade?
Frannie
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My mom was Kidnapped By the FBI Today She told Me F@#$ OFF!!
by Sparkplug inso friday my brother and i found a nursing home for my mom to stay at.
it was a very hard thing to do.
he had me go hunting.
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Frannie Banannie
Sparky, I've taken care of Alzheimer's patients before, some on a long-term basis. From all you've said about your mother's symptoms/behavior and especially her behavior now that she's in a nursing home, I can see that your Mom is displaying full-blown symptoms of Alzheimer's. You've done the very best thing under the circumstances. Typical of Alzheimer's patients is that any change in environment or routine is traumatizing, no matter that the change to a nursing home is essential to your Mom's safety and future comfort and the family's sanity, and the trauma to them always results in bizarre behavioral episodes. Also, realize that the nursing staff will see to it that your Mom gets the meds she needs to calm her down, even if they have to give them to her intravenously.
You might want to bone up on the drastic personality changes and paranoia that accompany Alzheimer's by getting hold of a book, entitled "The 36-Hour Day." http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446610410/bookstorenow57-20 I've read it myself and you'll be amazed at what you see in it that parallels your Mom's symptoms.
If it were me, I'd talk to her doctor and make sure they are doing something to calm her down, though I'm sure they will, so they can handle her and so she won't harm herself or another patient. Also, before going back to visit, I'd call and find out her condition, whether she's still stirred up or whether she's calmed down. I wouldn't take a child to see her until she's in a much calmer state of mind.
Also, after she calms down, you might consider taking her some personal things (decor/pictures) that she loves, so she'll have something familiar with which to identify.
Hugs,
Frannie
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WHAT CARE AND COUNSELLING DO JWS PROVIDE?
by badboy inits says in many charity commission bits that jw congregation have submitted that they provide care and counselling.. what types is that?.
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Frannie Banannie
And when the WTS heirarchy isn't riding its members about various personal dress and deportment matters that are none of their business and for which 99.9% of the WTS heirarchy is totally unqualified, they resort to the ol' "Do more, get in more FS time, study more, get to more meetings, etc., etc., ad infinitum."
That about sums it up.
Frannie
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Does Knowing the Truth Make you a Happier person?
by gumby inmany of us who were once jehovah's witnesses had a measure of happiness in our lives.
for me, i had a hope in the future, i had answers as to why we are all here, i believed in a loving god who looked after me and cared about me, i had answers to all of lifes big questions.. when i found out the truth about the witnesses, i was lost in a great big world and now had no answers other than the fact that what i once believed was "the truth" in actuality wasn't the truth.i now had to start all over in my search for truth.
for me, it wasn't long before i found what i thought was the truth since i always believed in the bible.
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((((Gumbunny)))) I've felt lost a time or three post-borganization daze, but I realized eventually that the pseudo-happiness as a jdubya has been replaced with a great deal of relief and different, but realistic hopes. Making the very BEST of what's left of my life and movin' right along with it. That'll be a sucker-punch right in the ol' WTS nutsack.
The TRUTH is that life is for living. Get the most you can out of it while you're here, chere.
Start by listing all your good points and talents (you don't hafta include the nutsack) and go over that list, realizing that you can be terrific at just being who you ARE, Gumbolicious! Then make a list of realistic things you can accomplish to improve your life and go from there, chere.
Frannie
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God wears clothes? - NEED A SCAN
by pixel inthis is nasty.. "god wears clothes" {ga may 19 1926 534}.
it's a quote from the ga magazine.
does anybody have a real scan from that magazine to read what is the context?
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Frannie Banannie
Also, Pixel, I googled that "Golden Age, May 19, 1926, 534" and came up with the following info:
http://e-watchman.com/questions/nwt-questions-jws-11-20.html
19. Is it true that the WTS once taught that: The second presence of Christ started in 1874 (WT, 11/1/22, pgs 332-337; Prophecy, 1929, pg 65-66); Vaccinations never saved a human life, doesn't prevent smallpox, and are condemned (Golden Age, Feb 4, 1931, pg 293-4); The great pyramid of Egypt is a witness of the Lord (WT May 15, 1925 pgs 148-9); God governs the universe from a star called Alcyone (Thy Kingdom Come, 1903 Ed, pg 327); Leviathan of the Bible is the steam locomotive (The Finished Mystery, pg 84-86); Tonsillectomy is condemned; better to commit suicide than have a tonsillectomy (GA, April 7, 1926, pg 438); In the new world, Abraham will rule New York City (GA, Oct 5, 1927, pg 26/29); The black race originated with Noah's curse upon Canaan (GA, Jul 24, 1929, pg 702); Jews are no longer important to God (Vindication, Vol 2, pg 257-258); GOD WEARS CLOTHES (GA, May 19, 1926, pg 534); The WTS stands for the principles of Nazi Germany (Yearbook 1934, pg 134-137); Aspirin is the menace of heart disease (GA, Feb 27, 1935, pg 343-4); Do not use X-rays (GA, Sept 23, 1936, pg 828); In 1938, people should not get married (Face the Facts, pg 46-50); Organ transplants were condemned as cannibalistic (WT, Nov 15, 1967, pg 702-4)? The WTS teaches that it is the mouthpiece for Jehovah and God's one and only channel of communication to the world. Since God does not tell lies or change his mind (Num 23:19, Ps 89:34, Heb 6:18), and since it is clear that the WTS could not have possibly been speaking for God when they proclaimed these teachings, then how do you know that the WTS is speaking for God now? See Zeph 3:13 and Isa 28:15. To see many direct quotes from the WTS, click: WTS Quotes
To put things in perspective: The official teaching of the Catholic Church used to be that the earth was the center of the universe. The Vatican even forced Galileo to recant from his scientific observations to the opposite. If the Catholic Church's Dark Age policy were still in force today, we would be burned at the stake for merely discussing the Bible outside their approved liturgical boundaries. So, it seems appropriate to point out the gross hypocrisy of our Catholic questioner. Not only that, but this line of reasoning is devious and dishonest. For one thing, statements taken out of their historical and contextual setting are intended to nudge the reader to form the biased opinion that you wish upon them.
For example, the statement that vaccinations never saved a human life was made in 1931. Vaccinations were in their infancy at that time, so it is quite likely that there was no real proof that vaccinations were effective. Obviously, the questioner's intent is to show how silly such a statement is now, but back then it was not at all an inappropriate statement. Furthermore, the questioner reveals his own ignorance on this issue. That's because vaccinations were controversial back then and they are still controversial to this day—if not more so. No doubt, in 1931, the comment in the Golden Age did not seem at all unreasonable. Many people, in 2003, suspect that immunization has contributed to weakening the body's natural immune system and may be one of the underlying causes of the many new immunodeficiency diseases that did not exist in the previous generations. Also, vaccinations are suspected in many child deaths. While there is no question that vaccinations have saved many lives, immunization is an ongoing experiment with the long-term results still unknown.
The same thing applies to other health issues. Tonsillectomies are considered routine surgeries; but some doctors now think that unnecessarily removing the tonsils can lead to serious health problems later on in life. Similarly, the Watchtower was been criticized for putting in print that aluminum cookware was dangerous. But, there are those today, 70 years later, who suspect that aluminum might be a contributing factor in Alzheimer's disease. It would seem that the Watchtower was way ahead of the curve on that issue.
Same with the aspirin issue. While the giant pharmaceutical companies have convinced people that taking aspirin prevents heart problems, others feel that aspirins are detrimental to health. So, on these trivial issues we must conclude that the questioner is simply pandering to popular prejudices and ignorance.
That is not to say that the Watchtower hasn't made a lot of dumb statements, but many of the things cited above have nothing to do with the Bible. They were just the opinions of certain men. Besides, the apostles had many wrong ideas. In fact, Jesus corrected them all the time, and yet, Jesus used them as the foundation of his congregation. But, the Scriptures allow for the children of God to go through the awkward phase of adolescence before attaining spiritual adulthood. Paul said of himself, in illustrating the growth of the congregation of God leading up to the time of Christ's return: "For we have partial knowledge and we prophesy partially; but when that which is complete arrives, that which is partial will be done away with. When I was a babe, I used to speak as a babe, to think as a babe, to reason as a babe; but now that I have become a man, I have done away with the traits of a babe. For at present we see in hazy outline by means of a metal mirror, but then it will be face to face. At present I know partially, but then I shall know accurately even as I am accurately known."
Jesus said, "Wisdom is proved righteous by works." What does that mean? It means that you judge the end result. The end result of the Watchtower's teachings back then was that it produced a people who demonstrated the same strength of faith as the original Christians. For example, during WWII, Catholics, Lutherans and Protestant Trinitarians all engaged in mutual slaughter on a level that surpassed all previous wars. On the other hand, Jehovah's Witnesses went to prisons and concentration camps by the thousands in Germany and through out the English-speaking world because they were determined to follow the teachings of Christ, regardless of the personal costs involved. If the Watchtower was as inept as our opposers would have us believe, how do you explain the fact that Jehovah's Witnesses back then demonstrated to the world that they had an unconquerable faith that proved to be far superior in quality to anything produced by Christendom?
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God wears clothes? - NEED A SCAN
by pixel inthis is nasty.. "god wears clothes" {ga may 19 1926 534}.
it's a quote from the ga magazine.
does anybody have a real scan from that magazine to read what is the context?
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Frannie Banannie
Also, Why can't I change my password? I do it and update, and then nothing happens. I've uploaded also an avatar a lot of times and it does not appear. And, I've checked myself as "Male", and I still appear as some sort of sex mix. Can somebody explain to me how to update the profile? Thanks again.
Pixel, the following link will take you to Lady Lee's "JWDFAQS" thread and you should find what you need to know about editing your profile and how it takes a while for a new avatar to show up there:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/32/77659/1.ashx
Frannie
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"Apostates end up bitter and angry"
by XBEHERE ini actually attended the bookstudy on friday, don't ask me why.
anyway the revelation book is being considered and we're at the paragraph where the congregation in ephesus is comended for "not bearing bad men.." apostates.. .
the comments from the ones attending were so baised and ignorant.
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Frannie Banannie
Initially, it's natural to be "bitter and angry." The condition resolves itself over time, which varies from person to person.
However......notice that none of them addresses the CAUSES for the "bitterness and anger."
Frannie