Topics Started by Tina
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10 Nutty Beliefs!
by Tina indr albert ellis has identified 10 irrational beliefs that can influence us and contribute to over reacting in specific situations.. knowing them is the first step in taking back your personal power and not becoming a casuality of such irrational thought.these screwy beliefs tend to make us 'awfulize,think in terms of 'they should,i should' and dysfunctional rationalizations.. 1. worrying too much about what other people think of you.
excessive worrying creates a strong fear of rejection.. these folks will ignore the self to please others or will display this insecurity by attacking others in order to stay distant and detached.. 2. i must not fail at important tasks,and if i do it's terrible and i can't stand it.. 3.people and things should always turn out the way i want them to-and if they don't it's awful,terrible and horrible,and i can't stand it.. 4.if any of the first 3 bad events happens(if im not liked or respected,if i fail,or if things don't turn out as i'd like-then i'll always blame someone for it!
they acted wrongly,as they should not have done,and they are rotten people for acting in that terrible way!.
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Happy new year my Luvies
by Tina inon my way out to a few parties.won't be here at the exact time to wish y'all happy new year!!!!!!
luv and hugs,tina.
psssssst ill get some great pix i think,will post when i get them.t.
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Go Tell it on the Mountain.......(merryXmas)))))))
by Tina inmerry xmas everybody!!!.
a friend and i were out earlier,saw a salvation army band playing ,some singers.sooooooooo we joined in with the above song with the streetcorner choir!
what fun!!
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XMAS ITALIAN STYLE lol
by Tina intwas da night before christmas.
da whole house was mella.
not a creature was stirrin'.
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Looking for an Awake article
by Tina insome time ago there was an awake article about humanitarian aid in africa.
i remember making a post after reading it.
i can't locate the mag.
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Awakening of a JW/new book/Wilson,Bergman
by Tina injust received the new prometheus books catalog.. ' awakening of a jehovah's witness-escape from the watchtower society diane wilson, forward and appendix by jerry bergman,ph.d'.
the catalog gave it some major space.. i'll convey the blurb as written.. 'this tale of mind control,the use of fear to manipulate vulnerable people,and final escape from a suffocating cult enviornment is a revealing expose of a secretive contemporary sect,as well as a true psychological thriller.
diane wilson spent 25 precious years of her life,first becoming indoctrinated by the dogma of the watchtower society,and then struggling to free herself from it's pervasive,intimidating clutches.. what she reveals about the goings on within the closed watchtower society will shock the average person who assumes the polite,well-dressed people who pass out leaflets are much like any other conservative religious group.
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What R U Reading lately?
by Tina ini'm interested in finding out what everyone is reading these days.. or what books have had an impact on your worldview since leaving the org.. what have you found helpful in re-constructing and broadening the way you think and feel?.
what have you found to be particularly enlightening on 'your journey?'.
thanks in advance,luv to all.tina.
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GOOD STANDING-what does it really mean
by Tina ini asked this question in hillarys thread.since it may get lost and was a whole nother topic,thought id ask here.. i've been wondering about this label for some time now.. in my old cong.
'good standing' meant someone attending mtgs,fs etc.
i had never heard it applied to walkaways.