Smashing! I went to Dudly once. My mum works a stones throw from Hellaby hall now... most of the time as a kid i went to Bowes road in london, got baptised there in 1993.
Posts by PaulJ
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35Looking for old mates... UK
by PaulJ inanyone from the cambridgeshire congregations of st ives, st neots or huntingdon?
or any rotherham congregations?
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If You See A JW or An Elder, Do You Try To Avoid Them?
by minimus inwhen i was in a drugstore a couple of months ago, i saw the presiding overseer in the other aisle with his wife.
i saw them and made a conscious decision to leave.
what would you have done in a similar situation??
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PaulJ
i wouldnt run away, but i wouldnt talk to them or acknowledge them either. ive moved away from the area i was diss-assd in so that would be unlikely now.
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What are your Healthy Releases?
by GetBusyLiving in.
when you are stressed out of your brains or bored, what sort of activities do you do to make yourself feel better?
gbl
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PaulJ
i play football (thats 'soccer' to a lot of you) but the thing is i havent for ages. why? cos all the ppl i used to play football with are witnesses. Now, my release is listening to Nevermind by Nirvana... loudly. I feel much better after that!
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Gentle Guidance
by AuntieJane inok, i'm the motherly type.
i can't help it.
so, i have a young friend going thru some tough times now.
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PaulJ
Im very new, although i left the JW's a couple of years ago, i never looked for ex-JW's on the internet until 3 days ago. Its a whole new world to me and im still a bit dizzy!! I think there is a variety of different people on here with different views, i agree that some are cynical. But im unsure if that is the case or im still coming to terms with my own feelings. However... i know for certain 3 things- 1) im glad i have found the site 2) i still 'think' like a witness and i am struggling to step back and see a bigger picture because of the way i have been trained to think as a witness 3) at some point i have a lot of reading to do.
Im quite a confident person tho, maybe if he is a little less confident he may find it daunting.
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On a POSITIVE note ...
by ljwtiamb ini have felt that this site is therapeutic for me, in that i can give voice to feelings that i have heretofore had to keep inside.
i also enjoy reading other's stories and learning that i am not alone.
although, many of us feel that we have wasted our lives on wt, there may also be a very positive side.
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PaulJ
I think for me, i suddenly felt a huge weight off my shoulders. Tho in the 'truth' i didnt understand where the pressure was coming from. On one hand the elders said 'do what you can' but at the same time made you feel your best was never good enough. I feel lighter than air now!!!
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Looking for old mates... UK
by PaulJ inanyone from the cambridgeshire congregations of st ives, st neots or huntingdon?
or any rotherham congregations?
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PaulJ
Norwich always seemed to be a hot assembly when i went. i DID go to the Dudley Circuit Assembly once, around 1990. You wouldnt believe how chuffed i am there are a few other brits on here!!!
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The saddest song you've ever heard
by littlerockguy inwhat is the saddest song that brings tears to your eyes just about every time you hear it?
mine is harry chapin's cats in the cradle
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PaulJ
The Scientist, Coldplay and Family Portrait by Pink.
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Make "your own" JW door to door presentation...
by JH inhey!
my name is minister rat, and i just happened to be in your neighbourhood.
have a look at this cool babe on the front page of this june awake.
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PaulJ
Hi! (or Greetings! Do you remember the inro's from the back of the Resoning Book?? Did anyone ACTUALLY say 'Greetings!??')
We are here to talk 'at' you about the bible. Do you have a spare half an hour to talk about stuff you havent thought about since RE lessons at school? Yes I know its cold.... no come back...
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DID ANYONE ON THE DOORS SAY IT WAS a lot of rubbish?
by badboy in.
i understand from someone that they were visited by jws a few years ago.. the lady said that in a paradise earth, they would be lions walking all over her garden(something like that).
she replied `what a lot of rubbish' or something like that.. were there similiar experiences when you were on the doors?
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PaulJ
I just felt that anyone who said that didnt really understand it. I used to hear a lot of people say that they used to 'have a go' at witnesses when they knocked on the door, but never once had someone aggresive when i knocked.
One of my favourite experiences was when i was working with a pioneer sister (who i believe isnt in the 'truth' anymore). She said 'right I hate working this territory, i want to get thru it as soon as possible... so when someone comes to the door just say we are here to talk about the bible, and ask them to go an get theirs...' It worked a treat and we cleared a map in about an hour. It was funny just to see the looks on peoples faces.....
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Who do you miss the most?
by Crumpet inparticularly for those who are shunned for reasons of dfing and daing completely, who do you miss the most that no longer has anything to do with you?
and why?
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PaulJ
I miss my friends, there are too many to list. But recently Ive missed things I never thought I would. Like the feeling you get when you have done your Watchtower or the Days Text. I guess Im so used to having 'spiritual food'... theres a gap. I dont miss the ministry tho!