Posts by juni

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FRIDAY the 13th What your take?

by xjwms in

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do you think something bad may happen to you?.

o r. is just another day?

I'M GETTING REALLY FORGETFUL

by Mary in

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i swear to god, i'm getting alzheimers even though i'm still pretty young (late 30s).

my mind wanders alot (it always has) and i forget things.......hell the other day i put the jam in the bottom of the stove because my mind was wandering.......

anyone else think they've got alzheimers?

I was under extreme stress in my late 30's. Went into a temporary menopause state w/all the symptoms including bad memory. Eventually things settled down and I was back to normal. Then permanent menopause hit and now bad memory is permanent. Goes with the whole thing. Atleast the hot flashes are over!

That's why we women get a few extra years of life! FOR JOY!! Juni~~~~~~~~~

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SIGNS NEVER SEEN ON THE KINGDOM HALL BULLETIN BOARD.

by TresHappy in

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juni

karaoke night !!!

BRING YOUR NEIGHBOR AND ENJOY A NIGHT FREE OF KINGDOM MUSIC !!

GET DOWN AND SHAKE YOUR BOOTY !!

OPEN BAR AT THE LITERATURE COUNTER -

ANY CONTRIBUTIONS APPRECIATED (BOOZE OR MONEY)

JUNI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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SIGNS NEVER SEEN ON THE KINGDOM HALL BULLETIN BOARD.

by TresHappy in

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juni

ARNIE IS BACK !!!!

come join us for a movie marathon Saturday nights (OF COURSE AFTER YOUR FAMILY WATCHTOWER STUDY)

jUNI~~~~~~~~~~

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Coming Oil Shocks - real or myth?

by Qcmbr in

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i've been reading a very persuasive site regarding a potential coming oil shock: .

http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/ .

i've also looked at some of the counter arguements such as the theory of abiotic oil (oil is not a fossil fuel it is generated deep in the earth by geological processes and is therefore not going to run out.

juni

I'm with Ian on this one. My motto: DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF; IT'S ALL SMALL STUFF - Richard Carlson, PhD.

Juni~~~~~~~~~~

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Without naming your city, tell us more about it

by JH in

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where i live, you can smell the odor of paper mills.

it's a port city and people speak french here.

i think the average age of people here is one of the higest in canada.. there is a shrine that attracts many tourists in the summer time.

juni

Forsharry, hi,

You must live in Newport News. VA? Juni~~~

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Without naming your city, tell us more about it

by JH in

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where i live, you can smell the odor of paper mills.

it's a port city and people speak french here.

i think the average age of people here is one of the higest in canada.. there is a shrine that attracts many tourists in the summer time.

juni

This sounds like a familiar Topic.

We live in a small town of 1700 people. Church bells ring at noon and 6PM. People are very friendly with a lot of community get togethers. No traffic lights. A lot of antique stores. It is very Rockwellesse (sp?)

Juni~~~~~~~

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next week will be my last week on here................

by Es in

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for a couple of weeks heheheh sorry i couldnt resist.. we are moving into a house hooray i cant wait.

we have outgrown this two bedroom apartment, now we are moving into a 3 bedroom, two bathroom ,large yard, big kitchen house.. and then two weeks after that we go to fiji.. i will miss you all heaps and will say goodbye next week.. .

es

juni

I'm jealous ES! Good luck w/your move and have a wonderful time in Fiji. Juni~~~~~~~~~

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HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT VIDEO TAPING

by juni in

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my friend, who is still attending meetings, tried to video tape a part on the theocratic school.

he was told to take it down.

is this one individual's opinion?

juni

My friend, who is still attending meetings, tried to video tape a part on the Theocratic School. He was told to take it down. Is this one individual's opinion? Or is it organizational?

Can you vido tape at meetings and assemblies? And if not, is this something new or has it always been this way?

Appreciate all of your replies. Thanks. Juni~~~~~~~~

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How do you choose......

by EC in

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i was born and raised a jw.... right now i know i am still going through the deprogramming, but in the pit of my stomach i so want to believe in something.

i don't know if it is because i always have had a regular "schedule" with god, but to leave and not believe anymore to me is very lonely.

where do you start?

juni

Welcome EC!

I can appreciate what you are feeling. I was in the org. for 21 yrs. And our 4 children (who are adults now) were also. For me I felt that I could never do enough or be enough according to the org. I always felt guilty in that I was always down on myself for one reason or another. Was worse after assemblies where we were admonished to do more.

For my kids they couldn't get past the hypocrisy. It depended who you were (pioneer, baptized) as how you were viewed. I tried to encourage them, but you can't come up w/an excuse for hypocrisy. Things got worse and we finally tried another Hall. Same thing. Then they started talks on wanting more money to finish Patterson educational complex. For my husband that was the last straw. He had given public talks, was a MS and very active as I was. Saw and heard things that would make your hair curl!

Reading on the board here I've found that many others have experienced similar things. I believe there's a difference between being a spiritual person and doing what is right before your Creator and belonging to a religion that is run by men. Remember the scripture that says that, "Let God be true, though every man a liar." All and all the important thing is our personal relationship w/our Creator.

All the other junk that the org. adds to this basic command to "fear God and follow his commandments" is just that. Like the Pharisees, they make it impossible to fullfil and then often times don't set a good example themselves. Just keep pushing the guilt if you don't try your hardest to do all that they command as if it were coming directly from Jehovah. That's where they're wrong.

I feel that a person coming out of the org. has to take time for themselves to meditate on what they want out of life - for themselves and in leading their children towards being productive, loving adults. I feel that you will get support and no judging and good ideas from the posters here as we've all gone through many of the same situations and can relate completely. That helps a lot. Some posters get kind of nuts, but you have to decide for yourself what is good for you to consider and what to ignore.

I hope this helps you. I can appreciate that you are taking a huge leap; I did too. If you want to Private Mail me just click on my name Juni and go from there. Take care. Juni~~~~~~~~