Freedom from guilt from doing normal things. Peace of mind. Clarity of thought. Positve outlook on life. A true desire to help others. Zest for life.
Positive changes in your life since leaving WBTS
by Mrs Smith 26 Replies latest jw friends
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ninja
I only see my mother in law..(or "medusa" as I affectionately call her) once a week now....not up close ...just far enough to see the snakes on her head....woo hoo
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nvrgnbk
I didn't kill myself.
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Mrs Smith
I didn't kill myself.
nvrgnbk
Thank goodness for that! Was it that bad? Glad you're here with us.
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nvrgnbk
nvrgnbk
Thank goodness for that! Was it that bad? Glad you're here with us.
Yes it absolutely was. Glad to know you Mrs. Smith.
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Open mind
Just like the cheesey bumper sticker says: Perform random acts of Kindness and senseless acts of Beauty. I try to regularly do something good or kind for a stranger with absolutely no strings attached. And I don't do the big JW PR push afterwards either.
Monophonic's words really rang true on this:
i was indoctrinated to think that anyone worldly had ulterior motives for hanging out with me and that they were all selfish....kind of turned out all my friends within the borg were the ones with ulterior motives
If my loyal-dub wife says, "Why didn't you tell them you're a JW?" I say, "It just didn't feel right. I would have felt like a used car salesman."
Open Mind
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Paralipomenon
The biggest thing for me was release from the guilt.
I no longer feel bad or unworthy or that everything I do will never be good enough.
Just the peace in that has allowed alot of personal growth. -
Hortensia
freedom to live without always wondering if someone is watching and condemning, intellectual curiosity, new wonderful friends, lots of interesting activities take the place of enforced attendance at meetings and field service, I'm actually a lot happier and saner and I feel more grounded.
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Amber Rose
My mind has started working again. When I really got serious about being a JW the world had lost all its mystery. All the answers could be found in a 32 page brochure or 192 page book. I had nothing to ponder. It was very unsatisfying.
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dedpoet
The freedom of not having to rush around on Tuesday or Thursday nights
so as to attend a meeting, and not having to sit in some football stadium
for 3 days in all kinds of weather listening to how much better I should be
doing, and how much more money I should be giving to the "work".The genuine friends I now have, as opposed to the conditional ones I
lost when I walked away from the watchtower.