MerryMagdalene
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social retard
by MerryMagdalene ini finally figured out why i'm so socially retarded...it just hit me.. here i was sitting and wondering why i have such a hard time meeting new people, making friends, thinking of relevent things to say, and so on.
it really is painful and scary for me.
i was told who i could talk to, who i couldn't talk to, what i could say, what i couldn't say.
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Disposable People
by MerryMagdalene insince my mom decided she needed to put full shunning back into effect again (an unconscious new year's resolution to be a better jw?
), i've been ransacked by a whole bunch of emotions which have been gradually resolving into thoughts.
the sense of being completely disposable, expendable, replaceable.
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I'm missing Seven006!!!
by MerryMagdalene inhe's a gentleman and a scoundrel and really adds a lot to this place.
for those who haven't had the pleasure.... his great art: http://www.maloneillustration.com/art/fineart/programed.jpg .
some favorite snippets: .
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The Manipulated Mind
by MerryMagdalene inhas anyone read this book?
looks interesting.book description.
ever since american prisoners of war in korea suddenly switched sides to the communist cause, the concept of brainwashing has continued to fascinate and confuse.
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PLEASE TELL ME...
by MerryMagdalene inhave i gone off the deep end with this one?
a brief conversation tonight with my jw mother, who has been ill recently, triggered this.
i called to see how she is and she warned me that she has sent me a note and hopes it won't hurt my feelings.
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Did I Miss Something?
by MerryMagdalene inare there any of you who actually experienced this?
(from awake 5/22/94 young people ask--what if i fall for an unbeliever?).
think of how much your religious values have shaped your emotionsthe joy you experience at christian meetings, the thrill of sharing the bibles message with a receptive person, the pleasure of studying the bible itself.
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Who's more ignorant--
by MerryMagdalene inthem for believing this or me for not being able to believe it (and not being able to stop chuckling)?it should be realized that the bible does not say that any mountains in noah's day were as tall as mount everest.
scientists have said that in the past many of the mountains were much lower than at present and that some have even been pushed up from under the seas.
furthermore, it is believed that there was a time when the oceans themselves were smaller and the continents were larger than they are now, as testified to by river channels extending far out under the oceans.
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And Suddenly I Understand the Muslim "Cartoon" Riots
by MerryMagdalene ini've been thinking a lot about this, watching the news, noticing the problems in communication during interviews.
i have a friend who is a muslim and we try to explain to each other our cultural and religious differences.
there is a language barrier in addition to the aforementioned challenges, but we are still friends who respect and care about each other.. i also have an acupuncturist whose wife is a jw and he gets as frustrated trying to reason with her as i do with my mom.
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The Happiest People in the World
by MerryMagdalene inaccording to the results of the global "happiness study," australia has the happiest population with 46 percent saying they are very happy.
the united states is the second happiest country in the world at 40 percent followed by egypt (36 percent), and india (34 percent).
the u.k. and canada share the fifth spot with 32 percent claiming to be very happy.
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HELP PLEASE
by MerryMagdalene indoes anyone have the mailing address for the governing body/wtbts ?
i need to send my letter to them and it won't go very far without it.
of course it probably won't go much farther with it, but i gotta give it a try.. ~merry