If you ever read the book 'Tuck Everlasting' or have seen the movie...the best line that sums it all up...."Don't be afraid of death..., be afraid of the unlived life".
Enjoy your life, and live it....
Evesapple
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Hard to get over: No New System
by confusedjw ini have to tell you something.. i really find it hard getting over the idea of no new system and all that it meant to me.
to be with my children and their children forever in perfect health.. too many days it just leaves me empty.
i just wish i could shake it and enjoy life, but the idea that we just live for 70 years and die kills me.
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Why I will never be a Christian.....
by outbutnotdown ini have read a lot of books about spirituality, religion and self-awareness.
the one major problem i have with christianity (and despite the fact that people may suggest that i am just turned off by being raised as a jw.... i think that my point would be valid without having experienced that negative start to life).. the one common premise of christianity is that we are sinners at birth and that we need salvation, otherwise we are disrespecting god.
i have also read other books that use the premise at the exact opposite end of the spectrum...... namely that we are perfect at birth and that we, through choice, use prejudisms and negative thought patterns that end up making this "sinner" theory more believable.. i'm not suggesting that either of these theories is absolutley correct, but i choose to lean more towards the "perfect at birth" theory.
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Evesapple
My husband is reformed Jew, we are a part of the temple though I never converted, before meeting him, I was attending Unity church....though it is Christian based, it embraces all religeons and doesn't highlight negativity so prevelant in Christian churches today, their approach is summed up on their web-page which I visit often....
http://www.unityonline.org/index.htm
I just don't believe that their is a right way nor a wrong way in worshipping God....
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Memory trapped in a song
by Nosferatu ini'm listening to an mp3 cd at work today, and the song "driver's seat" by sniff n the tears came on.
this song immediately triggered a memory.
it was 3 years ago that my ex left me.
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Evesapple
"Shut up and Drive" By Chely Wright....After I was heartbroken, my best friend made me sit down and listen to that song....it's become a great break up theme song.
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hangovers
by Lostreality in.
simple.... got any home remidies?.
ive heard that water and a multivitamin help.
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Evesapple
Take any pain reliever, advil or tylenol with pseudephedrine...such as tylenol sinus, or advil sinus...make sure it does not contain an antihistamine.....the pseudephedrine is like caffeine it will wake you up a little and coupled with the pain reliever it's a GREAT! remedy.....trust me, it really, really works......also you may want to try before going out and the morning after, Emergen-C it's a powder that you put in your water that is full of vitamins....I use it b4 and after a work out, but it works great for those big drink nights especially since you've just put your liver through hell......good luck....I feel for you....
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Can you believe it?
by flower in.
remember me and my little munchkin?
this is what he looked like two years ago and today for his first day of kindergarten!.
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Evesapple
Oh my gosh...I remember my daughter's 1st of Kindergarten...I cried. Yesterday was her 1st day of H.S....it goes so fast.
Hope he enjoys Kindergarten!
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What Qualities Did You Find Most Attractive In The Jehovah's Witnesses???
by minimus inone thing i took pride in as a witnesss was that we knew our bible.
we could talk to any clergymen and smugly decimate them with our knowledge of the "truth".
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Evesapple
I now see that what they said was true. There is not much love to be found in the world.
Robyn...where have you been hiding? That's BS that there is not much love in the world....the world is full of it...since I've been out, I have found nothing but quality people with Unconditional love. Maybe you should join a group or something, meet some people....
Now, to answer the question.....I was raised as a JW, but I can also say that they had very strong convictions....it was their certainity that is most attractive to many....when you stop depending on other people convictions and philosophies and start thinking for yourself, outside of the orgainzation...you see that their convictions are based merely on other people opinions....I mean when you see someone so certain about something, how can it be wrong? That's why sometimes it takes a little longer to leave...and also as far as love...maybe there are some genuine people, but not as a whole....there are a lot better people on the outside.....I have found....and I had attended atleast 4 different congregations in different areas on the nation.
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My daughter started high school today...
by Evesapple inmy husband asked me how i felt about that...did i feel sad, etc..??
well, i'm definetly touched by how precious time is and how fleeting it is, and so makes me apprecitate each new milestone even more.
i was very excited about her new venture, and i can't wait to hear all about it.
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Evesapple
1st of school was great! She was very excited and made atleast one new friend so far...none of her former girlfriends are going to this school, they've all chosen other ones. This was also her first time taking public transportation alone, I think that was the most nerve racking part for her, but today she was fine with it.
Need for speed...thanks for your input too....after reading your posts, you and my daughter have lots in common. Stay strong!
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My daughter started high school today...
by Evesapple inmy husband asked me how i felt about that...did i feel sad, etc..??
well, i'm definetly touched by how precious time is and how fleeting it is, and so makes me apprecitate each new milestone even more.
i was very excited about her new venture, and i can't wait to hear all about it.
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Evesapple
My husband asked me how I felt about that...did I feel sad, etc..?? Well, I'm definetly touched by how precious time is and how fleeting it is, and so makes me apprecitate each new milestone even more. I was very excited about her new venture, and I can't wait to hear all about it. I missed out on that excitement when I was her age....I guess it's kind of living my life over through her in a way without taking it over. When I went to high school, it was hard being excited about things, there was no future really to look forward to, it was just a matter of passing the time figuring their was no point to it, except that it was the law. My only future too look forward to was the ministry, and marriage perhaps....so I stifled any feeling of anticipation or passion for something....because it wasn't going any further than high school. Now, opening up more opportunities for my daughter, seeing her excitement over all the things she could get involved in...the plethora of options for her future...nothing else really matters now. We can't change what happened in the past...but we can make a brand new future :) for that I am thankful.
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Evesapple
No bitterness, ever...I've never been happier. I often look back and think WOW! I am so proud of my life and the outcome...I look at my daughter and all the positive choices and path she has chosen now in high school. I'm married to a wonderful husband now, who is so richly caring and sensitive, and loving...( I could go on ) and nothing of what I had ever found in the "truth"....I have the most awsome little boy, now 15 months old....the only thing that saddens me, is that my mother, father, and sister cannot comprehend it, nor truely appreciate it. I have too many good things in my life now to ever be bitter.....what a wasted energy.
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letter from mom/letter to mom
by MerryMagdalene inif anybody feels up to wading through what follows and giving me any feedback on it, i would really appreciate it, but, if not, that's cool too.... letter from mom (9/29/04):.
my dear one,.
i guess you know no one on earth is as dear to me as you.
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Evesapple
Merry...welcome! and thanks so much for sharing that. I had received a long time ago when my daughter was 4 a letter similar to that from my mother, she even asked if she could take over as my daughter's spiritual guide and start studying with her....I told it wouldn't be necessary and that I was still taking care of that in my own way. We had exchanged several letters, but to no avail...she will never understand and just feels that I'm lost...my daughter turns 14 now, and I have a son 15 mos old....she doesn't keep in contact anymore, even after I've sent pictures.
You are very brave for going at this on your own, with all of your family still in that faith...good luck.....it's very strengthening to hear experiences like yours.
Sincerely....