First off, if you are in a safe place inside your head, Merry Christmas.
I was fortunate to have had childhood Christmases in my home growing up. Many born-ins are probably never going to know what they missed.
Also...
I am thinking about all the nice, friendly, happy things I've given up for JEHOVAH and it saddens me. But, I was making "choices" from good motives, but, without a clear sense of reality.
Jehovah's Witnesses deny you reality. The choices you make are false ones and you do the best you can with partial/missing information.
All that aside.....Who we are NOW is more important than what we WERE.
Your life and my life BELONG TO US NOW!
So...I have happy Christmases now. I CHOOSE to and I don't care what JW's think about anything! :)
The people who are in my thoughts at the moment are the brothers and sisters STILL IN and desperate.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
You are put in a terrible and unnecessary bind because your family is held hostage to the Governing Body's power to cut them off from you.
That is not what Jesus would do, now is it? No.
So, you are going along to get along and the teachings and beliefs are starting to look so bizarre, imaginary and weird you wonder how you will
keep your sanity one minute longer.
Just remember this, there IS LIFE outside the Kingdom Hall. And it is a GOOD ONE.
There are FINE people in this world. They don't have devil horns.
There are as many worthless people and bad ones inside a Kingdom Hall proportionately as outside.
When you are ready to live a REAL LIFE you will make your move.
Perhaps you can set up a scenario where you are moving to another town......and just fade away............
Whatever works for you!
For those still held captive I wish you all the best for the coming year in a real and meaningful way!
LET'S MAKE 2012 THE BEST YEAR WE'VE EVER HAD----we have the power to do so......because.....WE ARE FREE!!!