Posts by Purple

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Hello all I am back

by Purple in

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greetings everyone after an absence of several months and being offline all that time i just thought i would pop back in and say hello.

i dont know if anyone will remember me but for those that do i say hello and boy has my life changed.

i am now a divorced woman living in a suburb that she has only ever dreamed of living in and am part owner of a singles club and having the time of my life.

Greetings everyone after an absence of several months and being offline all that time I just thought I would pop back in and say hello. I dont know if anyone will remember me but for those that do I say hello and boy has my life changed. I am now a divorced woman living in a suburb that she has only ever dreamed of living in and am part owner of a singles club and having the time of my life. I am pleased to say that I havent been bothered by the dubs since I moved in here but of course now that I have said that they will be knocking on my door in a couple of hours..LOL! Anyway just wanted to say hi

Cheers

Purple from australia

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EVIL! EVIL! EVIL!

by Nosferatu in

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i swear, these things are going to give me nightmares.

the evil smiles.

the look that says, "i want to kill you.

Purple

Ooo the burnt ones look even eviler if that is such a word!

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The GREAT Cookery Debate. (FLUFF).

by Englishman in

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do you cook with mains gas, bottled gas or electricity?.

which do you prefer?.

is your cooker / oven / stove, whatever you call it, one piece, split level, eye-level grill, rotisserie or what?.

Purple

Its none of the abve, I eat out!

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U

by Carmel in

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Purple

U & me against the world.............

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I will get through it, but am sad at the moment.

by azaria in

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like most people i hate war but sometimes it seems necessary.

watching oprah today saddened me.

she had former pows on today.

Purple

Sorry you feel so down at the moment azaria. War is horrible and no one really wins a war as innocent die on both sides, especially with wars being fought right amongst civillians these days. I too feel sad about the poor younger men fighting older mens battles. Whilst I didn't see the Oprah show as we dont get them hear in Australia for moths and I am work when they are on. I still hear ya.

One thing though and I dont want to start an argument and I am not having a go at any nation and its not overly important but I just wanted to point out to you that america did sit back for years whilst Hitler tried to take over the world until the Japaneese involved them. I mean thank goodness your country did step in when in finally did! However what makes me angry is that australia always supports every nation whether we are directly involved or not and our men are slaughtered without much thought of by the rest of the world. Then the one time we asked for assistance (Solomon Islands) America told us its not our problem go away.

However I know that was not the point of your thread but there is the bigger picture to think about to. I feel just as sorry for the people over in the middle east who also didnt want this war and have been more effected than any one in the west has. When I see the poor mothers crying on the news over their todlers being killed I get so angry because one man wants his way to rule the whole world. Many thousands of innocent people have died because of this one man and he has to be stopped. The ironical thing about that is that if he is caught there are probably several men ready to take up the fight where he left off. Kind of makes the whole thing pointless I feel but where do you draw the line and say enough is enough! I am just glad its not me trying to make those decisions. I dont envy your president one bit. I marvel at how he can decide on something as huge as he does. For that alone he is to be praised. Then I suppose it depends on your view. Its just so hard and so frustrating so I can only imagine how he must be feeling!

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First Post

by Purza in

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i am currently supposed to be working on my homework for a college course i am taking, but i seemed to be hooked on lurking.

i have been lurking for about a week now.

i made an appt.

Purple

Welcome Purza!

Glad you felt able to start talking. I found that was the best release. Unitl I came here I could not be bothered speaking out againt the organisation. I mean I felt I had walked away so it was best to get on with my life and not worry. Sometimes I do wonder why people who have left do go on about things the way they do but I think its because a part of them still remains in the old thinking patterns and ways.

The truth is the truth will only have the hold on you that you allow it to have. No more, no less. How much you allow it to control you and your actions is up to you. It is a part of you and has shaped the person you are, your life experience up till now, how you view and filter life and so on. Girlfriend accept it and move on. You are the sum total of your life experiences so far so embrace them, learn from them and move on.

JW's are only people. They are only misguided people with a strict way of living and relating to the world they live in. You chose to step outside of it so go fully outside. Dont allow them to make you hide in fear. They are only people with a set of beliefs, like any other person in any other cult. They have no real power only that which we ascribe to them. Give them no power over your life and they have none. There is no magical cure all, no words people can say that will help you learn that. You must learn it for yourself and believe it. Then you must live it, You do not need anyone's permission to move on with your life. You have chosen to do it so get on with it. Face life in the face and enjoy the experience. Grow and learn but dont be afraid to move on.

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Global Warming?

by got my forty homey? in

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its 30 degrees cold tonight here in upstate new york.

its april 4!

its been cold like this with lots of snow for the past two years.

Purple

Know what you mean homey. I have noticed big weather pattern changes too. Here in down under land we go straight from a few weeks of decent summer weather to cold with nothing in between. Gone are those beautiful inbetween weather days where its just perfect ane great to be alive wouldnt be dead for quids type days. Its just hot or cold and nothing else. I want those in between days back all year. I hate winter and we are plummeted into coldness now that day light saving has ended! I want a decent summer with days of 110 for weeks on end. Lovely long hot days that you can still see without lights at 9.30 pm. Winge winge winge, balh blah blah! I want summer back. I hate autumn and winter! Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Not happy Jan!

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I'm Back

by Purple in

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just thought i would pop in and say hi!

i have come back from 10 fun filled glorius days at the gold coast in queensland!

hope everyone is keeping well!

Purple

Just thought I would pop in and say hi! I have come back from 10 fun filled glorius days at the Gold Coast in Queensland! Hope everyone is keeping well! What did I miss?

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Whats been your greatest personal Struggle?

by ScoobySnax in

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whats been yours?

be honest.. i know mines always been trying to reconcile being gay and being jw.

as i was growing up it was like being in the middle of 2 polar opposites both tugging at me day in day out, sometimes trying to understand one whilst ignoring the other and vice versa.

Purple

Life.....I struggle with it everday

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pissed off satan

by dustyb in

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always at the kingdom hall, you hear blah blah blah, satan did this and satan did that instead of humans taking the responsibility of our own actions.

he gets blamed for everything, no wonder he's so pissed off!

wouldn't you be mad if you got blamed for everything that you didn't do?

Purple

Yes I do get pissed off for being blamed ofr stuff I didn't do! I used to get blamed for heaps when I was a jdub, even after I left the cong. However its my life and I will live it my way and if that means people feel better about their shallow empty lives and blame me for everything, well then so be it...oh no hang on you said satan gets the blame for it not me! Well anyway YES!