1. they done me wrong.
2. i'm depressed.
3. i'm gonna act like an apostate (smoke, drink, drugs, sex, outrageous behavior).
I'm at the stage of being me. I've suffered with depression for 12 years, the deep abyss only occurs occasionally now. Is there such a thing as passive activism? I know it's a bit of an oxymoron but I keep quiet about JWs most if the time but once I do get going its all guns blazing.
Kate, hang in there, you are going through life changing stuff, small changes can be hard enough so just keep taking it one day at a time.
dear false brothers and fellow servants of satan:.
this is to inform you that the 4th annual memorial of freedom will be held next monday, april 14th, at sundown.
please make arrangements to bring your own emblems--chocolate milk and pop tarts, or else some other food and beverage or "down, right strong punch" combo of your personal choice.
Mine will be a ready made milk shake from the supermarket and pancakes with maple syrup. Ah, the taste of freedom.
i was invited by my parents, and even though i have nothing but contempt for this religion, things have been good in our relationship so i was considering going just to appease them.
anyone else?.
Nae chance! Haven't been invited either
hi fellow speakers (sorry, brothers only!):.
my first public talk, given in my early 20s, was actually a twenty-minute part of a symposium talk.
my pioneer partner friend and i each had twenty minutes and a "servant" had the concluding part.
I did, but did you also count your preparation time? LOL
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got a cool job, surgery and emergency medicine in a nice holiday town, super happy :d. .
Well done, studying hard the right subjects pays off, have a great time
my girlfriend cult handlers have gotten to her.
they suggested she should no longer communicate with someone who's thinking isn't in line with jehovah's organization.
we argued and she told me to go hang myself.
You've woken up and smelt the hypocrisy for sure. There's lots here who have moved and faded successfully. I faded, then DA'd so can't really advise, only to say be true to yourself and never stop learning, oh and make happy times too
one of my best friend's, who is an ex elder had two elders visit him at his home yesterday to invite him to the memorial.
he was cordial to them because they were'nt over the top.. so far, i have had no invites, thank god..
No, my best friend was so we defaced it and posted it through the KH door
something happened this week to make me think about this again.. it feels like all bets are off and i really don't know what a good person is anymore.. when i left the jws i was so sure i knew what it meant to be a good person.. this has been revised many times since.. i tend to favour the utilitarian approach, the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.. sometimes you have to stick your neck out and say this is not good for me no matter what others may feel they need from me.. no idea where i'm going with this maybe this is a breakthrough in my life or maybe that glass of wine was stronger than i thought!.
any thoughts?.
To be a good person means to think of others. You can't always help but you can be there for them and do what you can in view of the circumstances you are in.
i would love to know where most of our fellow forum members are from.... is there a way to compile a quick list?.
for example, i would love to know how many live near me......
Scotland
this was just posted to facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/xjwrg3/10152073176825835/?comment_id=10152073536380835¬if_t=group_comment_reply.
by christina jones.
I'm in Phizzy's camp (that didn't sound right), I shed a tear over this. What a great person she is, I hope the girl remembers that lesson.
