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All the "fake it 'til you make it.", "If I act excited, I'll be excited.", "Life is tremendous!" sort of doctrine that was being promoted by The Way during the 1970s is straight out of secular sales training classes and books (ie:Life Is Tremendous!/Charlie Jones, The Greatest Salesman in The World/Og Mandino, How To Make Friends And Influence People/Dale Carnegie, etc.) So, then, you might ask yourself... why were we being groomed as salesmen instead of servants of our fellow man? Well, the answer is obvious, PFAL was VPW's product and we were his sales force. After that reality sets in, you can start to ponder this... If the Bible really has every thing you need to know about everything and anything, why weren't we trained using scriptural materials rather than all these non-Biblical/pseudo-Biblical sources?

Had a High School Diploma when I got in. Got an Associate of Applied Science while still involved.

This Diamond Ring---Gary Lewis and The Playboys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-lF10HMjdw

Has anyone mentioned Christian Cloud Abraham yet? HERE HERE

Sorry, it's Connection by The Rolling Stones Free Post. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtHwJ0nNOSE&feature=related

I think that was standard M.O. for any of the so-called "programs". People outside of The Way just call it self delusion.

In the Jonestown documentary that aired on TV a couple years ago, one of the people commented (I'm paraphrasing) that no one joins a group they already know to be a cult.

This reminiscing reminds me of something that happened in my high school days. I hung out with a bunch of guys who were 2 years ahead of me. (Do you think it's a coincidence I had a cute sister who was the same age as them? ) Anyhow, sometimes for fun, they would go out around midnight, find a house with all the lights turned out and hot-wire the car parked in front of the house. (I only partook of this one time, myself.) Then, they would joy ride around town, being careful not to mess anything up or cause any damage. At the end of the joy ride, they would park the car about a block away from where they found it and laugh about how the owner would wonder why he parked so far away. They never got caught. That brings me to my point. It was a lot of fun. So, suppose they should reconnect after all these years and reminisce about this whole thing. I don't think it would be wrong for them to remember how much fun it was. But, shouldn't they, along with remembering the fun, also acknowledge it was a very foolish thing to do? I think you already know my opinion.

No, Cindy A. was the Womens' coordinator our first year. She left during that year, but, I don't know anything about the circumstances. Larry W. left with Pam S. If I understand correctly, they were dismissed because they were having an "interpersonal relationship". If you will recall, that sort of thing was forbidden. They returned the following year as a married couple. They split up shortly after graduation. I ran into Larry about 2 years ago. He is doing fine despite some health problems that plagued him for a while. He has since remarried to a lovely lady. They have two beautiful daughters in college. I think the bee guy was Rick W@ts*n. Not sure on that one.

STEP RIGHT UP!!!

Usually, when a lesson is taught, there is expectation that something will actually be learned. :P

"I learned more about the blues in two weeks from you than 20 years of BB King."

Will there be snacks?

"I wish I had a few more friends." Well, don't take it too personally. I think it's just something that comes with maturity...We become more selective. And then, of course, there's that darn "attrition" thing, too,

Some of those older outfits might have vintage appeal working to their advantage, but, never forget, VP Wiernerwille, himself, told us....You are the BEST!

No Moon Pies in the UK? That just doesn't seem right.

I remember Charley from my early days in Cleveland. His dad was always telling us that The Way was a scam. Why, oh, why didn't I listen?

Oh, I figured you would spot one from your homey pretty easily....Heh! YER TERN!!

I believe I've passed the age Of consciousness and righteous rage I found that just surviving was a noble fight. I once believed in causes too, I had my pointless point of view, And life went on no matter who was wrong or right.

Well, now, that changes everything. Here are The Byrds covering Dylan's My Back Pages. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS6OhC-4Zyw

This is one of the things I think is so cool about GreaseSpot---We have people from all walks of life, with all sorts of doctrinal differences and, yet, there is a willingness, an eagerness to do something helpful for each other by resolving these copyright/usage questions. Well, I just thought somebody should say it.

Climbing into the way-back machine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnG8A2aCOR4&NR=1

Long live the Buffalo!!