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Are You A Better Person Since Leaving The Witnesses?
by minimus 21 Replies latest jw friends
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Finally-Free
I'm a better person now; better for me. That doesn't necessarily mean nicer. I no longer put up with shit the way I used to from those who mistake my kindness for weakness.
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minimus
FF, you haven't put up with shit as long as I've known you!
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chickpea
i was a good person before i drank the k00l-aid
i am better at it now that i have left the unbelievably
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Finally-Free
Min, I used to be the quintessential "yes man". It didn't do me any good, and I'm still paying for it long after those I helped have forgotten who I am.
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cult classic
It's as if I've had to raise myself~as an adult. It's as if my parents did nothing more than feed me, clothe me, poison my mind, and retard my development.
well stated stann
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Mattieu
Hi Minimus, yes I agree that I am a much better person, more honest and true to myself and those around me. I agree with the sentiments above, we were generally all pretty decent people in the borg, though when it comes to really evaluating ourselves in regards to motive and honesty, its only once we break free from the cult that we become more balanced in our thoughts and actions.
I feel I am a better husband and dad, but more importantly I feel like I am in a better place!
Nice topic btw.
Cheers, Mattieu
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Palimpsest
I feel like the "real" me was always in there, just suppressed. So I don't think I'm a better person so much as a more authentic person.
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Broken Promises
I agree with everything that people have said, but I would also add, peace.
I feel more at peace with myself and the world around me. I no longer live in fear of the elders, or what the congregation will think, or ultimately, God. I live according to love, not fear nor hate. Thus I live at peace with the world.
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littlebird
Im definately a happier person since I left and I would agree with everyone who said they are much less judgemental. Its alot less stressful to just deal with my own stuff than to worry about what someone else is doing or worry what they think of me and what Im doing.