Oh yeah , I thought it was just a phase I was going thru. I have all my life loved to dance and when I was a kid going to the roller skating rink was the big thing..........the lights, the music, ahhhhh the memories.
Well, JW life took on center stage as a young adult, then babies , my life was so boring I thought I was gonna die. I craved,,,,,,yes , I craved the night life.......... I wanted to sneak to one of the clubs and just dance. But I knew what a sin that would be , so I just watched videos, and dreamed of it.
When we left the borg,,,,,,,,,we went to our first really big night club,,,,,,,,,, I was hooked. The loud music,,,,,,,,the people , I love to watch people of all kinds, the clothes, the dance, getting to know some of them etc. The drinks were great, I tried many , until I found my favorite........whiskey sours.
We started playing pool and I am now addicted to that,,,,,,,not that great but I am getting there. My hubby is sooooooo much better and I hate him when he wins, which is most of the time......hehe. I am very competative.
The first time I started dancing in front of people I was so scared,,,,,,,,,but I downed a few more drinks , and some of us girls just went out there and turned loose,,,,,,,,,,, I didnt know I could dance like I did, and the next day , I can say I was a little embarrassed at my own dance moves. My hubby told me I did really good and to not be ashamed , I didnt have anything to be ashamed of,,,,,,,,,,I guess those oldJW condemn yourself thoughts . Well I got over that soon enough, and I havent stopped dancing since.
I have arthritis in my feet mainly, have since I was a child and I know one day, my days of dancing will be over , or at least slowed down......I think I will find a way to dance even if I am in a wheelchair,,,,I have seen a few at our club who do actually. I just want to do what I can while my body is young enough to still let me.
I used to think I would be young forever,,,,,,,,,,,wonder who put that in my head, could it be Satan..... I mean JW???? Well there is plenty of time for porch swinging , and rocking chair rockin',,,,,,,,, I do enjoy that also from time to time.
Eccl. 3:4......."A time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to DANCE."
This is my time to dance,,,,,,,,,,,,I encourage all that can to go out and have fun while we can, we were robbed of so much as JW's, weither it be dancing, art, music, or any dream we had,that we gave away,,,,,,,,we should all recapture what was lost to us.
* interesting, when I tried to find this scripture, i used the NWT, jw bible cause I couldnt find it anywhere on the computer,,,,,,,,, I go and find the big giant, and I mean huge family King James version of the bible and got that quote above.......... the JW bible replaces , the word DANCE, with SKIP ABOUT......interesting, huh???just another little word they change . To dance might give you more self expression than to "skip about". JW controlling even in a word. *