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  Tribal Culture

  by purplesofa in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this information very helpful in understanding thoughts and feelings i have had exiting the organizatoin.

  hope it is helpful to another.

  from anatomy of the spirit by carolyn myss, ph.d.. tribal culture.

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  I read this book about a year ago. I loved it. the stuff on tribal culture helped me a lot also.
  
  
  thanks for refreshing my memory.
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  The Whitfield Wedding

  by KW13 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  these arent the best pics we have but not all of them are with me.. signing teh book (well just after, sorry i look miserable lol - i hate smiling on pics).. .

  me and my cousins, freya was a bridesmade and joe was there cos we love him anyway!.

  me and megan - i had consumed a few beers but was not drunk in this picture!.

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  KARL AND MEGAN! congrats and thanks for sharing the pictures of your lovely day.
  
  I can't wait till the baby comes and we can see the little cutey.
  
  I'm very happy for both of you...well, all three of you! ;)
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  For women over thirty!

  by helncon in

  1. social
  2. humour

  this is for all you girls 30 years and over.... and for those who are turning 30, and for those who are scared of moving into their 30's...and for guys who are scared of girls over 30!!!!....

  this was written by andy rooney from cbs 60 minutes.

  andy rooney says:.

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  great read. I love andy rooney.
  
  I'm loving my thirties. I was terrified of turning 30 but I'm loving this side of the decade way more than my 20's.
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  60 YEARS OLD.......MY FIRST TATOO

  by HappyDad in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my foot tastes kind of nasty......like the recent response i made to a post about "sexual positions" (what is sex?

  ) it is a done deal and i apologize for it as i have done at other times here.. ok.....i'm done with my apology......i have salved my conscience.

  ok.......you get my point.

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  AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME!
  
  I love it! good for you Happy Dad....
  
  it does make you feel young and the adrenaline that gets pumping is what makes the experience very memorable.
  
  I am still planning my second and third ones. I can't wait to get them done...
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  my "father" decided to send me an email!

  by theinfamousone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  before we even begin, if you have not read my story, you may not understand why this is such a big deal to me... this is a part of my story and it can be found at: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/101870/1.ashx.

  and here we go... my "father", an abusive bastard of a jw, recently sent me an email that put me in a tizzy!

  it was late friday night, i had just gotten home from a shift at a local bar where i bartend on occasion!

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  it's amazing to me how people can do the things your father has done and then act like they've done nothing wrong. my mother and stepfather are the same way. truly sick people.
  
  do whatever feels right for you. nothing wrong with just letting it be whatever it needs to be.
  
  peace and love to you.
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  Man's search for meaning

  by ithinkisee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a book that i cannot recommend enough.

  one of the more balanced views of life from someone who was stripped down to his very existence as a prisoner in the nazi concentration camps.

  the book is short - half the book is dedicated to covering his actual experience in the camps.

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  I really enjoyed this book also. there's an excerpt in that book where he talks about speaking with a woman in the camps who was close to death. she was laying in a tent for days waiting to die and she tells him about a conversation she had with a tree that was in her view through a window. at the time the author thought she may have been crazy but she wasn't. she had come to a higher consciousness due to her experience and she had a tremendous peace that is still awe-inspiring to me whenever I think of that story.
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  Nothing.

  by Narkissos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  perhaps this paradoxical "topic" is one with which we here have dealt a little more, or a little more consciously, than the average population.. we used to have our heads full of beliefs (which we called "truth") in every direction: on theology, on cosmology, on paleontology, on past history, on so-called prophetic future, on heaven above, on earth, on she'ol beneath.

  on many things -- current events, traditions, other peoples' beliefs and behaviours -- we had strong opinions which were directly or indirectly (the famous "conscience" matters) part of the same deal.

  and of course our life was filled with activities and relationships, a community of "friends," people to "help" or "teach," etc.. then, gradually or suddenly, we came to suspect, often with a measure of terror, that all of this was not what we had thought and might sooner or later turn into... nothing.. this "nothing" is perhaps one of the most scary thoughts to people contemplating leaving the org one way or another.

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  ahhh another thread where Nark makes "music with words." I love it.
  
  
  ***the fear of nothing many of us find on their way -- a fear that often scares us into additional, unnecessary painful and vain experiences****
  
  that fear of *nothing* was paralyzing and made me quite literally lose my mind for awhile. it wasn't the fact of having nothing that was so scary, it's *anticipating* the thought that you may have nothing that is so paralyzing. when you come face to face with that monster and look in it's eyes you find it's not *too* scary. ;) ha! yeah right.
  
  
  it's curious to me that the idea of having nothing was so scary to me once upon a time. I rather like having no definite lines or labels any longer. it's quite comfortable to me to learn to shed the ego and have *nothing*
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  How rare is your personality [FLUFF]

  by diamondblue1974 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i havent posted for a little while so i thought i would get back into the habit (i have had withdrawals, seriously .

  it isnt big, it isnt clever but its a great bit of fun if your bored.. http://www.blogthings.com/howrareisyourpersonalityquiz.

  gary.

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  Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ISFP) Your personality type is caring, peaceful, artistic, and calm. Only about 7% of all people have your personality, including 8% of all women and 6% of all m You are Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Perceiving.
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  One more newbie, yeiks!

  by wings in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my story as a witness follows much of a 'dumb and dumber' sort of path.

  i get to be both dumb, and dumber, of course.

  what drove me to post on this site was sheer despiration.

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  freedomloverr

  welcome wings.
  
  what a story. It always amazes me how fast some of us decompress when we start the reading and researching.
  
  you are on a good path. it sounds like it may have some bumps along the way, but you sound incredibly smart and sensible to handle come what may.
  
  I truly hope you find the help and encouragement you need here.
  
  -freedomlover
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  I cant believe........

  by Es in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that my baby is 6 months old tom, its going so fast.. she is a great little girl couldnt have asked for a better baby.

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  beautiful pics Es! I can't believe it's been 6 months already...
  
  that last pic is precious. enjoy the cuteness - she'll be saying "NO!" really soon... ;)