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  Getting Baptized, did you really want to, or did you feel extreme pressure?

  by run dont walk in

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  i was never baptized, but boy did i feel the pressure ....... what are you waiting for ???

  don't you love jehovah ???

  (i was in my late teens and brought up in the borg)

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  EXTREME PRESSURE!!!

  I was a young teenager when I got "dunked" and was told that I was going to get "zapped" if I didn't. So many of us "took the bath" at the same time (circa 1975) that it almost looked like a pool party!!!
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  Favorite Music Video

  by WildTurkey in

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  what is your favorite music video?

  after shes my cherry pie, i like foo fighters learn to fly

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  Mercury Rev "The Dark is Rising"

  Also agree with DakotaRed... The Cars "Drive" (the message in the song is touching and sobering)
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  What's The Worst Insult You've Ever Received?

  by minimus in

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  i think for me, it is if someone doesn't believe that what i say is sincere or honest.

  i find that insulting.

  what about you??

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  Know what Mini..?

  I struggled, grew up, married and we became among the "elite" (Elder, elder's wife, model kid...you know the spiel). Our family is an "example" (tee hee). However, whenever we gave get togethers, we made it a point not to invite the prominent ones. This really throws people off their tracks. I am tired. At this point in our lives, we've just about had enough. You could call the P.O, the D.O., the B.O., and Heigh Ho the Merry Oh right about now and I would probably say "I give up!!! I'm holding out because of the love I have for my spouse and immediate family. Thanks to all on this forum for their quiet support.
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  What's The Worst Insult You've Ever Received?

  by minimus in

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  i think for me, it is if someone doesn't believe that what i say is sincere or honest.

  i find that insulting.

  what about you??

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  Ooh...this brought back memories...

  This happened years ago, when I was a youngster... (You have to remember how impressionable kids are)

  Went to the KH one Sunday. After the meeting one sister stood in the back with a stack of invitations to a barbecue (or some shindig) she was having at her house. As she passed certain ones, she would whisper in their ear and quietly slip them an invitation. Oh, how I wished that she would whisper in my mother's ear and slip her one of those prized invites!!! As I stood watching, (I was about 7 at the time), she looked straight into my mother's eyes, walked past her and moved on to the next lucky person. I watched as almost EVERYONE got an invitation except for us. Not receiving an invitation was bad; but adding insult to injury was the fact that she thought we didn't notice that she intentionally overlooked us. The next week we had to live through everyone hugging and recapping what a "fine time they had"!!!. I'm a tough old bird; but every now and then I think back, my eyes get moist and the memory still "stings" a little. That's why I'm nice to every damn kid I know and I'm teaching mine to do the same; because I remember!!! (Gosh y'all...getting this repressed memory off my chest is better than therapy)
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  It's the "YOU ARE WRONG!" Game!

  by Yizuman in

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  ok, so here's the idea, for anyone who doesn't know... .

  the first person makes a (supposedly) undeniable statement.

  the next poster has to somehow prove him wrong, and make a statement of their own.. .

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  You are wrong!

  5CM=E (5 Congregation Meetings =Exhaustion)

  Now following is an absolute truth:

  An ice cold beer would sure be good right about now!!!!
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  It's the "YOU ARE WRONG!" Game!

  by Yizuman in

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  ok, so here's the idea, for anyone who doesn't know... .

  the first person makes a (supposedly) undeniable statement.

  the next poster has to somehow prove him wrong, and make a statement of their own.. .

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  You are wrong!!!

  If computers were all that great a communications device, how come no one gets df'd via email?

  Next?

  "Used diapers smell good"
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  My newest gig........

  by Dawn in

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  whenever i run into jw's that were my friends in the past....who of course snub me now....it still tears at my heart and self-esteem.

  i know that it shouldn't - and i know logically that i'm on the right path now - but it's like a victim of abuse who has broken free from their abuser..they still flinch.. well - a while back i decided that i needed a "new me" - so i've been making a lot of positive changes.

  i have been working out regularly (weights & running), i'm back into a size 8 dress, and since i'm 5'7" that's not bad - i got a new hairdo, been tanning - the works.

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  Dawn dahling!!!

  I have been a lurker and an infrequent poster for some time;because of cirumstances at the time being, I intend to remain so (thus my screen name). Because of my independent nature I happen to be one of those folks who don't need validation and acknowledgements to keep me going and will probably slip back into the shadows after responding to this. However, you struck me deeply with your post and I have to say...You go girl!!! I am still "in" out of respect of my spouse. I am not free to elaborate; but It's funny, everybody loves to say "since he/she left the "truth" , he/she sure looks bad! Jehovah's spirit truly has left them!". My advice to you: Buy a tight red silk dress, go to a Sunday meeting, stroll in late and leave early!!" Lips will be flapping for months after. My spouse knows that I am unhappy but just cooperating so as to not cause problems. However, I am a natural rebel; educated, unpredictable and quite frankly a good singer. (the elders know this and are as scared as he11 of me because of unsuccessful past encounters!!! ) You struck a nerve with your post. Last night out of pure orneriness I loudly added a "gospel touch" to the kingdom songs. Although everyone seemed to want to "pass out" from my audacity, there was a certain enjoyment that I detected because I displayed the nerve. I dare 'em to counsel me on it!!!. You are wonderful. Back into the shadows I go....
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  Define/Describe "Spiritual" please

  by anti-absolutist in

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  i am curious to see how many varieties of opinions there are on what it means to be spiritual.. brad (i will post my interpretation at the end)

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  • Highlight all the answers in your study publications in yellow. If you sit up front, everyone will know you have “studied”. The yellow will be able to be seen even from the rear of the KH. Ink and pencil are not quite as effective as they do not amplify properly over distances
  • Make sure you casually incorporate in your answers the fact that you did “research”
  • Put yourself in line for display at circuit / district conventions and assemblies. (Hubba Hubba with the right dubba !!) Have a “way out there” experience in your pocket ready to relate.
  • Hang out with mega hour publishers and pioneers only
  • Walk in the hall and start hugging everyone while addressing them as “my brother” and “my sister”. Augment this activity during CO visits with lots of hand shaking and baby kissing
  • You aren’t spiritual until someone declares you as such. Keeping this in mind, make sure that at least once a week, someone in the congregation refers to you as “spiritual”. For example: “You know that fraidycat9? He/She sure is a spiritual brother/sister”
  • Don’t carry a green or black hard cover bible. Get a deluxe!! Extra points for you if you have your name engraved on it. And make sure you wear that shiny edge off of it and wrinkle a few pages. We don’t want anyone to get the impression that it’s new!!!
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  Help!!, I have to do a presentation!!!

  by ScoobySnax in

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  for my project i have chosen "better communication within the nursing/medical team" and i've got a rough idea of what i want to say, but i just want to know if any of you have any good advice about presentation skills i need to employ.

  in my own ward environment i'm, if anything over the top, laughing and joking, have plenty of confidence, because i know them, and they're my staff.

  but the thought of having to present infront of a room of 100, made up of all the hospital managers and directors is starting to make me quake a bit!!!

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  Also... (and trust me on this one)!!!

  Be careful with the special effects (zooms, wipes, etc;) Use them sparingly!!!!.
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  Your most powerful spiritual saying is?????

  by anti-absolutist in

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  we all go through times of stress and sad times.

  what is a simple, yet profound saying that you have reminded yourself of to make these troubling times easier?

  you don't have to believe in a literal god, just that there are higher thoughts within us that we all are able to draw from.. the one that has worked the best for me is: .

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  Excerpt from "All This Time" -- Sting

  "Men go crazy in congregations, they only get better one by one"