Posts by SophieG

When I was little, we lived in this house where supposedly the previous occupants were into “spiritism”. I was the only one to hear footsteps (in heels) walking down the hall, the front door being opened and closed at night. But the creepiest thing that happened to me was a voice that called out my name: “Good Morning Sophieeee!!! Deep, guttural and to this day I can still hear it in my head. I recall instantly screaming out of fright so loudly I woke the entire house. …and I was WIDE AWAKE when it happened.

It has happened again as an adult. Laying in bed one morning… calm, rested and a voice, a cross between male and female, chidingly called my name. I just laid there and did the whole “Jehovah’ thing. But I know I heard it.

I have also experienced what I like to call “Missing Things”…where you are looking for something, and you tear the whole house up and then presto! somewhere you KNOW you had looked earlier the item is sitting right there! It’s like someone came behind you a put it there.

I mean, don’t most of us agree/think that there are many things out there unseen to the naked eye that exist in our space?

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The BEST way to "wake up" a JW

by Phizzy in

we have debated this over many years and in many threads, as all of us have family and/or former friends still in.

it seems that there is no "best" way to wake up a jw, it is as elusive as the "true" religion it seems.. but a comment made by poster "emery" on another thread stood out to me, he/she said :.

"what i have gathered is that most witnesses seem to be in it for emotional reasons.

SophieG

I also agree with Ding. That’s a great idea!

I know my friend who talked to me has always felt like she does not fit in, no matter how hard of a JW she tries to be. The JW Clique system is the worst. I think she has always looked at me (when I was in) as someone who never bought into the cliques and had a social circle outside of JW world. I try to encourage her to widen out…WAAAAAAAY OUT!

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The BEST way to "wake up" a JW

by Phizzy in

we have debated this over many years and in many threads, as all of us have family and/or former friends still in.

it seems that there is no "best" way to wake up a jw, it is as elusive as the "true" religion it seems.. but a comment made by poster "emery" on another thread stood out to me, he/she said :.

"what i have gathered is that most witnesses seem to be in it for emotional reasons.

SophieG

I know for me it was a slow emotional wakeup call that started my personal exodus. I was emotionally EXHAUSTED by trying to live that life.

When I (carefully) talk to friends and family, what I hear most is mainly an emotional reason why they are still in. One friend said that the truth helped her clean up her life and that without it she would be a “ho”. That statement in itself tells me that what the “truth” teaches is not sustainable. Yes, learning to live “morally” is awesome but she did not seem to grasp that now that she is living that life SHE can sustain it by making good choices and not because the “truth” makes her walk straight. I know I have family members still in who have been presented doctrinal flip-flops but the thought that this is not the “truth” scares them. “Where are we to go?” is that common statement I hear all the time. It’s a fear of the unknown/Big A/missing out on pet lions… that will keep a lot of our loved ones in.

The WTBS has definitely used the “E” in BITE to keep folks from ever believing that they can really LIVE.

In my efforts to help others out, I think actions speak louder than words. They see it’s possible to live a normal good life. Then maybe when they see that, they will be more susceptible to the drip method of breaking down the lies the WTBS spews that keeps them captive.

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Speaking of stage play / film musicals ,what did you enjoy ?

by smiddy in

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here are a few of my favourites ,both film and stage , not in any order.

seven brides for seven brothers, movie.

oacklahoma ,movie.

SophieG

The ones I remember vividly:

Dreamgirls

Les Mis

Riverdance

The Mikado

On my list:

Cats

Phantom ( -the movie: loved it)

Chicago

Wicked ( will go now that I heard there were specific parts of the book that traumatized me so badly that I could not finish it that are not in the play)

Lion King

All the latter have passed thru my city but going to the Theatre Disctrict here in my city gives me a rash!

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Anyone Else See Les Miserables?

by BizzyBee in

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i went to see it today - by myself (mr bee is on a golf junket).

i was glad that that i was by myself because i cried so much at the end, i wouldn't have wanted to be with anyone who wasn't crying - and that would not have been mr bee!.

les miserables the current film is adapted from what is considered one of the half-dozen greatest novels of the past 150 years and one of the longest novels ever written.

SophieG

I just saw the musical on stage in November! 3rd row! It was awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing the film!

i heart Lea Solonga's version of I Dreamed a Dream!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MU9OWdIDGL4&feature=related#/watch?v=MU9OWdIDGL4&feature=related

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Interesting District Convention News.....

by Pyramid Scheme in

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i wanted to share some news from a family friend (he is my wt mole - still an elder, hates the shenanigans, but is still hanging on for all the reasons often discussed on this site) i know the various rumors have been discussed on here, and unfortunately the rumor about the conventions being eliminated weren't true!

(what a burden on the jw community - financial hardship for a good portion of them, guilting people into actually quitting their job to attend, physically exhausting for many, etc...etc......).

anyway, he told me that the district convention is being moved to 11 weekends at the jw-owned circuit assembly hall, and they are no longer planning on renting stadiums/large facilities in our area (northern ohio/southern michigan).

SophieG

I heard about them moving DC the AH in Texas also sometime last year. They lost a really good location to a local church who did not want to share space with JWs. HA!!!

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Black JWs voting

by turtleturtle in

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i heard from a fellow jw that there was scandal in the dc area because black jws were voting the 2012 election (or maybe its was the 2008 election).

is this true?.

SophieG

I usually don't get into political discussions...but

i heard about this after the 2008 election! Could it have been a motivating factor was a historical one, to be a part of voting for the first black president why black JWs got involved?

When BA spoke at the 2004 DNC I recall telling a friend to pay attention to this guy, he's gonna be president next. I started following him after 2004, so when he showed up on the ticket in '08 and WON I wasn't surprised.

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You guys rock!!!

by SophieG in

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usually around the end of the year i look back at what i have experienced over the 12 months.

one of the things that i must say 2012 has been a year of change and freedom and learning for me.

i could not have gotten where i am mentally if it was not for you guys here are jwn.. .

SophieG

Thanks Carla!

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