Well, I've made it through the first year! One year out and still surviving - despite the fact that they said I would come crawling back with my tail between my legs!!
I cant believe a year could go by so fast and also that you could achieve so much. When I look back at how life was in the organisation and how restricting it was, how regimented and uninspiring it makes me so glad that I got out. Looking back on the past year fills me with real joy, not the sort of joy that they say comes with pioneering (yeah, right...), no, this is real joy, a feeling of accomplishment, a sense of being alive and being able to make your own decisions.
When I look at how my life has changed over the last year, travelling to the other side of the world for adventures, going back to college, starting a new job that I really love, applying to university (interview next week..... keep your fingers crossed for me!) - I am looking forward to seeing what the next year has in store for me! Who thought you could fit so much in to one year!!!
I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you here for the massive support and encouragement you have given me over the past year, even before I began posting I felt I knew so many of you well! Even those on the board who profess to be JWs have given me the strength to stay away from the Kingdom hall! But more especially thanks to those who know what it feels like to be fresh out of the organisation, those who take the time to help sort out those raw feelings, make you smile when you are feeling down and help pick up the pieces when you have had a really crap day, thanks all! I look forward to the next year here!