Though I laughed I also learned something; yes, the cult’s paid shrink will definitely be coached to pronounce Laura completely sane.

And for the other, I laughed and also shuddered, rolling back how many reproving lectures I’ve received from staff members warning dire consequences about too much focus on “mest goals”. Like these two with their cigarettes (lol) one minute disclosing to one another about dynamics are collapsing, and the next, dressing down a guy who just go a promotion and a raise, as if they themselves are really succeeding in their lives, and as such are qualified to criticize.

The not-so-veiled make wrong I as a public would get from staff used to make me feel guilty for feeding, clothing and housing myself and for keeping in PT with my bills and keeping my credit from getting wrecked.

On the other hand, those who wrecked their credit and were financially irresponsible were given pats on the back when they flowed money they didn’t have to the org.

This is Suppressive!

Today, I realize that those lectures were from people who were not “making it go right”, but “faking it go right”.

Whew! Thank God and the Internet and the blogs and the angel over my shoulder that I am out of this Suppressive environment.

I clicked on the cartoon and that did not enlarge it for me. But Robert’s suggestion worked. Voila! Thanks for helping instead of making fun of my lack of computer literacy, Robert.

John Locke….there’s no ‘reply’ button to respond to you directly, so I’ll just reply to TT, with the hopes that you will see it too.
Yes, I’m thinking that TT is still drinking the Kool-Aid. I am of the opinion that we are all entitled to our beliefs and opinions and if we want to make disagree with someone (like TT apparently disagrees with Mike and the hilarious Regraded Being) s/he is free to do so.

I would simply ask TT (or anyone who cares to make a claim or accusation) to defend their statements. I’ve read other comments left by TT and I believe s/he is missing an opportunity to educate the rest of us. Tell us why you (TT) disagree with Regraded Being, otherwise it just looks like you are a child, calling other people names.

All I ever hear from Scientologists is how important communication is, yet they are unable to express themselves in any kind of logical fashion. It’s sad really…they are pawns in someone else’s fight and they don’t even realize it.

I wish Tom Cruise would have paid more attention to the Vanilla Sky script……particularly the line ‘Open your eyes’

Why would you rather have a strong neighbor than a weak one or communicative friends rather than silent ones? Is it because it’s better for you or because it’s better for them? I might not want my neighbor to suffer because that could translate into a disadvantage for me. Or I might not want my neighbor to suffer because his suffering is my suffering and I don’t like to suffer.

Yes OSD – Hubbard said something about “smoking was okay cuz at one time we lived by volcano’s”.

I think that was his BT’s talking.

What a crazy con man!

I can’t believe I ever feel for that scam – Scientology.

I think David Miscavige must be thoroughly full fledged psychotic by now – drinking Scotch and getting worse.

Heh Blackheart – if you are reading this – are the SP’s everywhere? Yep – we are!! Tick Tock

Roger – I can see the wisdom of helping another as help to oneself. I’d rather have a strong neighbor than a weak one, communicative friends rather than silent ones – and so on.

Regraded Being –

Totally. I’ve seen it, and I’ve experienced it. One of the Class VIII’s I talked to explained once that IF a girl died her white dog blue, and doesn’t know why, and is very upset and so is the dog, you handle that, because that’s her universe. (You don’t audit the dog’s upset, you audit the girl). On the other end of the spectrum, you get someone who wants to know about past lives (many do) and begins in the same breath to talk about being in Ancient Egypt … and the average auditor starts cringing because he fears: “OMG! And then a pyramid fell on top of my head and I was buried alive [uncontrolled sobbing].” Usually, that’s not the case, and it’s usually about some images and wanting a confirmation that it’s real (they already know it is).

At either end of the spectrum, it’s their case, their ethics, and the results of ethics in the past, really, It can and should be handled as such – that is what the PC wants. Personally, I think that unhandled errors are plentiful, and that is very damaging. Some success stories outside the church are about getting unhandled things handled – after years.

The proof reading was back in 2003 at Flag. These days you probably go straight to qual for a failed graduation speech. Not mentioning Chairman of the Bored likely gets you an intensive of sec checking and then on to the IAS for a 10K dono holing!