add to the list and let's see the weekend out on a positive note!
1. sunday mornings.
alarm not set, cuddles with the mrs, tunes in the bedroom, coffee, bacon, another lazy coffee in the garden .
Having time all spread out before me .........no mtg Tue nite, Thur nite Sun morning, service Wed & Fri. No funerals to 'support', no driving some poor shmuck around because their car is worn out. No babysitting so mothers can get out in serve-us! No making meals for the CO. No cleaning the hall on Saturdays or ASSembly hall along with landscaping!
Geez ........where were OUR LIVES in all of this!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh ya ........the no pants for sisters thing. Now jeans pretty much 7 days a week!
quote from the watchtower, simplified edition, september 2015, "how can we show that we love jehovah?".
higher education often makes them lose their love for god..
education often makes them lose their love for God.
No kidding ............ because it exposes that it is all a fricking lie!
everyday i wake up with knots in my stomach and trouble breathing.
my life continues to go into a downward spiral.
in the past, i had my dependence on god.
no matter how hard i try to live my life according to God he will never forgive me and i suffer the consequences by being destroyed or eternal hell fire.
06 .................... sweetheart, spiritually speaking there is no unforgiveable sin! It is all made up to control & extort! Don't fall for it anymore. You are FREE.............if you want to be free. There is no Armageddon .......all made up.! You don't need a sky-daddy to forgive anything!
From this day forward, see yourself as a good, caring person. Live your life without looking over your shoulder for an invisible killer ......he doesn't exist. If there were a god of love he wouldn't be making you feel so scared. Learn to love yourself and stand up for your natural rights for a decent life.
clarity
it has been 2 and a half years since my departure from the religion.
i was told by my parents from the start that i would never speak to them until i returned to jehovah dog.
a few months later they told people they hoped i died before the end came, then all of this culminating in them telling my inactive / fading sister that they don't consider me a child anymore and they have given me up to satan.
A BIG hug to you Paul........ sorry you had such a crackpot for a mother!
Think good thoughts and hang around warm wonderful people .....that's what I am wishing for you right now
clarity
so far i have worked out 2 challenges to this ridiculous, stupid cruel imposed rule that results in disfellowshipping.
(1) if someone is still scriptually married after a divorce, and moved back in with their ex, they would be disfellowshipped.
so then on what grounds did you ever mean someone was still married?
Two of our exjw's were given such a hard time by the elders. They were both free to remarry but the 'sister' had no proof to show the elders without outright stalking her ex to take pictures etc of his actions. They did marry but suffered the wt consequences of 3 yrs of being df'd for disobeying elders & getting married!
Their story is well documented on a collection of videos. Starts @ about 2:57
clip 3 minutes long.
ron and brenda sutton ................warwick 3 children
it was the missed association with family that brought them back.
Wow ...watchtowerfree....very well put. Thank you for this important post.
Hopefully this reasoning will open many eyes!
clarity
considering the language, wording and grammar of anthony morris iii, if a teacher on the english language, at a prestigious university were to analyze anthony's public speaking, what comments and conclusions would they come to?
i say public speaking, because i would assume that an individual would be more careful with their words when spoken in public, than in private.
serious comments would be appreciated, however, i realize that outlaw and a few others are probably on a page of their own.. .
For me the real kicker was that old rubber face Lett was the first GB to give his "welcome" and with arms flinging about ...give his momentous talk! hahahah biggest mistake they ever made was to take those dopes out of hiding!
clarity
i took a quick trip to the store and i happened to see a young man (about 26-28 years old) who got baptized about the same time i was leaving- about 2 years ago.
a couple of pioneer sisters found him in the door to door work.
one of them, a very attractive girl.
Wow that is just terrific! Grinning from ear to ear over your post, thank you for telling it. Young persons today are more astute than those of my generation....so he had that going for him too. This made my day also.
clarity
my father served in the second world war.
he served in the south pacific.
he loved his time in the military and my mother was more than supporting.
No one really knows.......so feel your emotions & think your own thoughts, they are as correct as anyone else's.
Compassion & hugs to all here who are so painfully grieving right now.
Somehow this quote helps me, thanks Adjusted for posting it.
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
i'm writing this here because i need someone to talk to, and you're the only folks i know who will understand.
most of the time i think i'm a pretty happy and together person, but lately, i'll see something that reminds me of my family and i'll spontaneously start crying.
i miss them so much and my heart keeps breaking, and even though i have kind people i work and volunteer with, i feel so incredibly lonely sometimes.
Dear Miss.... sorry about your situation, I know it hurts so bad. Most exjw have been or are there too. Try to see the healing process as steps you are climbing........some steps are really high and broken but keep struggling upward ....you will reach the top where your life becomes normal. There is always the hope of family waking-up as wt gets more crazy & is exposed for the haters they have become.
clarity
