DevilsAdvocate_DA
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BigRocksFirst
by DevilsAdvocate_DA inone day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used a illustration those students will never forget.. as he stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said,"okay,.
time for a quiz.
" and he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth mason jar and set it on the table in fornt of him.. he also produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar.
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I Look Death in the Eye
by COMF ini have always had trouble breathing.
in track i was great for a quick burst of speed in the 50 yard dash, but couldn't move enough air in and out to keep myself going for the longer runs like the 330. i had sleep apnea really bad, with the classic symptoms where i stopped breathing for a while and then suddenly snorted myself awake gasping for breath.
for most of my life, surgery wasn't an option due to my jw lifestyle and employment choices (cleaning business = no insurance).
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DF'ing: SPIRITUAL ASSAULT
by DevilsAdvocate_DA inthis is a post made by rick on h20, back on january 17, 2001. for those who have read it before, read for encouragement again.
for all those who will be reading it for the first time, read it over again, please.
it takes several readings to really appreciate its full impact.. in my professional opinion, ricks post is the master of masters when it come to the issue of disfellowshiping.
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I agree, LW: Women Should Know Their Proper Place!
by JanH inlike lonewolf, i am much dismayed at the haughty nature of many women on this site.
what is this world coming to, when women dont know their correct position in subjection to men?.
thankfully, gods channel of communication to mankind (tm, patent pending) have always been aware of the matter and addresses the respective positions of men and women.
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Emotional Bankruptcy after the Tower
by Esmeralda in"in many ways, poverty is a state of mind.
emma bromon, ~founder of liberty house, a halfway house in new orleans for homeless girls with children, or who are pregnant.. this quote inspired me tonight, on an evening where i certainly needed to feel inspired by something.
it made me question the way that i feel sometimes, that sickening out of control emotion that keeps me awake some nights.. nights like last night.. the feeling that carries over into days like today, .
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Is the Organization really free from racism?
by dedalus inone of the claims witnesses like to make is that they are color-blind, that their religion transcends matters of race and culture.
by and large, i think most "apostates" accept this, though it's all too obvious that witnesses are bigots when it comes to all non-members.. but how true is the claim that witnesses escape racial stereotyping?.
i attended an inner-city congregation with mostly black brothers and sisters.
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To Rick on H2O...
by Simon ini just posted this on h2o and though i'd put a copy here as well.... hi rick,.
i just thought it may be appropriate for me to express my appreciation for your site and what you have accomplished over the last few years and i'm sure will continue to do.. like many others, h2o was one of the sites which helped to open my eyes to the watchtower society and beliefs and practices of jehovahs witnesses and realise that there were things seriously wrong which a lot of other people saw as well - it wasn't just limited to our local congregation.. i did participate on h2o occasionally as caliban but never really kept up-to-date with all the posters, personalities and what was going on between them.. the reason i decided to create an alternative forum, www.jehovahs-witness.com, was because at the time it appeared that the very pro-jw community was well served by witnet and the anti-jw's had h2o but that it may have been a bit too much for the 'mildly curious' jw to visit.
my idea was to have a forum more like witnet which would gradually allow more open discussion than was allowed there without being too off putting to many as a way of introducing the issues to them more gently.. i'm sure your views and standpoints have changed over the years and mine have too.
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"Change Is Inevitable"
by DevilsAdvocate_DA in"change is inevitable".
...make it your friend.
some say opportunity knocks only once.
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any similar experience?
by chris_mj_gum18 ini'm also a newbie & was wondering if any brother or sister had gone thru this same experience?
any advice is welcome.
one knows 1 co 7:39 quite well among the witnesses.
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Be Thankful
by DevilsAdvocate_DA in"be thankful".
be thankful that we don't already have everything we desire.. if we did, what would there be to look forward to?.
be thankful when we don't know something,.