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the fear that I worked hard to overcome and have now successfully was fear of making friends with native americans or any aboriginal indiginous people with different Gods, or homosexuals, or catholics of all people......not following their philosophies...just making friends.

Just Thinking-- Many times here at the Cafe and back on the 'dale...there seemed to be this "wholley" process of validating a question especially when ther wasn't an immediate direct overt response. Kinda a pain--like wading through the weeds to get at thee good fishing spot. ww

Thanks for the warning,...I HATE loud and shakey alon eor in any combination. ww

Imbus-you made a really interesting comment about the presence of conflict flushing out the real issues. I thought that was insightful....It would be boring if we all agreed, and I thinking facing people sometimes helps me to really solidify what I am thinking and feeling internally....sometimes it helps me find the words or see the position I have taken objectively and then I still agree with myself or sometimes change, but it does help ---sometimes. But still keep your guard up from the scab pickers of the world. ;)-->

It is not a matter of moving on. It is a matter of precedent in my NSHO.

Paw--it doesnt seem to loke safari..but I will try on a couple other browsers LP

Yeah om, people did take it seriously...hook line and sinker...we thought we were the new book of Acts for crying out loud...you might not be so gullable --good for you....but understanding it happened doesnt mean you supported or participated. I concurr with goerge, I too was there.

Im with PJ on this one.... the lurkers (take that as innies still working all this out in their heads) might ask their TC (or whatever the name du jour is) to know if TWI looted the Wierwille's home....I mean if some outfit robbed my MOM I would tell on them. AND having gone throught the Nursing Home ...and Assisted Living....No--ther is hardly any room for personal stuff, the latter being the better of the two situation.

then there are those of us that tried to move the line back....only to be accused by people like om. Today was the Columbine anniversary. Someone mentioned how the way the media handles it is like someone picking at a scab that then takes so much longer to heal. When we try to clean out our wounds there are a few people here at the G-cafe and out in the world that will just pick at us...most of us know how we got hurt better than anyone else telling us!

yes...and the egg-bran-salad and I cant remember what else diet......

Back in the early 80's...Break Dancing was of the devil because it came from Ishmeal...not Issac

Galen--I'm not sure we were taught to be abuser's, but I do think the line moved. As in crossing the line - the idiom used to express the idea of what is morally acceptable and what is immoral. ww the real question is knowing the setup that allowed the line to move in the first place....I think therein lies many situations and multiple casues..not just a formula that dictates the slow removal of ethics and morals

as far as long term health--- well---- that cart at the grocery store withthe day after Easter Jelly beans, that I eat...welll thats probably not healthy either... :P--> I think I would like to try this...just because4 I am always looking for recipes anyhow--and ideas for menus for any day. ww

that would be an honor (really too good for) for him to have you as a boil on his evil face.

Thankyou imbus!!! The entire area of non-verbals has not really been discussed at great length. the ploys, the leverage, the looks, the inuendos we have said a lot, but I think a lot more can be said about the non-verbals if you havent taken the time to greive---Make the time sometime.... I know I grieved for several mnths...really into the years--it took me about 2 years to really be feeling normal (I say that with tongue in cheek too) again---I left on May 31, 2000.

hey Salamie Just wanted to say HI!

To some people, their silence makes it okay...even makes it go away. I still say silence is consent.

Yes I believe it was a scam...so was the Way College, Rome City family Corps...and Fellowlaborers of the many different states, and So wqas the college WOW prgram, International Wow, regular WOW and even the highschool minuteman..all of which I was heavily involved with...with the exception of Fellowlaborers...I visited them..and my friend Watered Garden will take that area on. My reason is this...I believe they did not provide what they were billed as...and furthermore exploited the participants 110%

my recent converstation..mostly them telling me how wonderful TWI is now...(while standing in the Wal-mart near by...concurrs with CHerished Child's perspective. This was someone who had been in the meeting (an actual ice cream social) that delcared my husband and I posessed yadda yadda yadda. She hugged me and went on about how it has changed and all this other stuff. I really didn't want to give her the third degree, so I chose instead to be polite, and did tell her a couple things about our successes SINCE leaving TWI...over her head I'm sure.... She did not invite me to come which is fine bcasue although I would have continued to be polite, I would have maintained a vehement NO.

I will be thinking! I really will!... Is there a deadline?

Happy belated BDay dear! Love Ya --ww

[color:RED]If TWI is the example of doing good...Id rather do evil. :P-->

required to write a letter-- oh they really changed alright---course they will probably tell ya what to write too.

sorry---- I am laughing here.... they wouldn't know what doing good to all was if it jumped out and bit them in the foot!

All of MJ's nicey nice is never gonna change the evil that was, is, and will be in TWI. But, blindness to evil will perpetuate it. It will cause one to not recognize it, and further even if it somehow becomes reconizable, desensitization occurs and one doesnt even care.