My mom told me if I crossed my eyes, they would freeze that way. I had my doubts. I was only six, but I already had my suspicions that mom was not always right. I tried crossing my eyes, cautiously at first, and then taught my brother to do it. They haven't frozen that way yet. I tested out some other things mom warned me out, and she turned out to be right on some of them.
Like Little Toe said, you can safely remain a Christian while you test out the truth of some of the threats and dire warnings you have been fed through the years. It is a good start to anchor your exploration on some wise words from your mom. That way, part of her spirit will always be with you as you journey through your life.
Your Mothers words of wisdom are worth digesting.(((HUG)) When I first left the borg( or was kicked out I should say) I just couldnt seem to lose my love of GOD!!!( I tried to) I just felt HE had ousted me, because I had been brought up all my life to know I was useless.My Mother use to call me "big & Ugly" my teachers used to compare me to my very clever sister. I was placed in one home after another ( my Mother had nervous breakdowns)All the homes I went in found me "stupid" So when the wonderful JWs knocked at my door & told me I could get into the Paradise earth ----I really worked hard to be included ..I was in the "Paradise training " for over 20 years.I was "ousted"out with a lot of misused Bible knowledge-no friends- very few family- feeling "well I now KNEW for sure I was no good." So I thought of suicide everyday until a caring Christian helped me see the "cult" i t was.
Beryl -----just live !!!! We ALL make "booboos"If we learned anything in the Kingdum Hell -it was Jesus paid it all......So what can WE pay?????? It is finished..!!!! He told us to live MORE ABUNDENTLY!!! do it. Sorry folks if no one reads this -it was therapy for ME!!!! lol
Your mom wrote those words when faced with the possibility, that her life could end much sooner, than expected. Why do any of us, wait until death stares us in the face, before we "wake up" and realized just how timid, and reserved we have been with life.
I wouldn't dwell too much on the "christian" moniker. Grab life, live it, explore it. Love it. The good heartedness that is you, will influence your relationships with people, not the threat of "punishment"
oh sweet Rosemarie. Life is a precious gift. Too often we waste it on waiting for another time. We don't use the "good" china because we're "saving" it for a special occasion. Each day is special. You really don't get a second chance.
Honey, it's your life. You take control of it. You live it. Enjoy the things that bring you happiness. A walk in the park. Volunteering at a local charity. Patio dining on a spring day. Gardening. Dancing in the rain. Whatever make you happy. What's to stop you? Someone else's opinion? Don't let that stop you. I've danced in the middle of the aisle at the Kroger and laughed my backside off doing it. Now, I have a precious memory. If I had worried what people would think...I would have missed that memory.
You are such a good and loving person. Follow your heart and be true to you.
Your Mothers words of wisdom are worth digesting.(((HUG)) When I first left the borg( or was kicked out I should say) I just couldnt seem to lose my love of GOD!!!( I tried to) I just felt HE had ousted me, because I had been brought up all my life to know I was useless.My Mother use to call me "big & Ugly" my teachers used to compare me to my very clever sister. I was placed in one home after another ( my Mother had nervous breakdowns)All the homes I went in found me "stupid" So when the wonderful JWs knocked at my door & told me I could get into the Paradise earth ----I really worked hard to be included ..I was in the "Paradise training " for over 20 years.I was "ousted"out with a lot of misused Bible knowledge-no friends- very few family- feeling "well I now KNEW for sure I was no good." So I thought of suicide everyday until a caring Christian helped me see the "cult" i t was.
Beryl -----just live !!!! We ALL make "booboos"If we learned anything in the Kingdum Hell -it was Jesus paid it all......So what can WE pay?????? It is finished..!!!! He told us to live MORE ABUNDENTLY!!! do it. Sorry folks if no one reads this -it was therapy for ME!!!! lol
As a still somewhat "active" JW, I learned more from the Born-Again Christians that Jesus paid for it all more that I have from JWs--and I was "born" into the religion. (even though the society doesn't like the phrase "born into" it--it seems like people can't stop using that phrase)
Moving on is tough, I know. Losing your religion AND a loved one is a life changing experience. Especially when you've been counting on seeing that parent or child in the resurrection, and then find out there ain't gonna be no resurrection, as least not as the Watchtower portrays. Take care.
