No Ms. Tornapart , you're the best! (Ad infinitum to the moon and back plus one...)
...Now this is getting embarassing- one of us has to s t o p the lovefest lol.
big news - i met with the elders last night.
they were not arrogant and they were not mean spirited, but of course we all know they also would not budge from the jw brainwashed beliefs they are sworn to uphold.
i let my light shine, and within two minutes of sitting down with them was no longer nervous.. .
No Ms. Tornapart , you're the best! (Ad infinitum to the moon and back plus one...)
...Now this is getting embarassing- one of us has to s t o p the lovefest lol.
they've df him...we all were following the judicial of raypublisher....jwstruggle....eric and we all are now awaiting the full video with full details.. this is a happy but hard time since he still has family in...let's try to strengthen him!
he surely needs it now.
give him encouraging words/pictures/videos!.
@Lozhasleft - Wow that is a powerful idea... I don't know if I should or even would, but to hold up a sign that said,
"Google JWSTRUGGLE to hear my story!" has a certain appeal...perhaps dumping 10,000 small leaflets with that message printed on them over the Kingdom Hall would be easier and less stressful?
@jemba - You are very kind and I appreciate your compliments. It has been a one-two punch to my stress levels and I did break out the happy pills a couple times lately which I hadn't touched in months. But now it is 95% over with and this Tuesday around 8pm Pacific time is the announcement so then after that I can walk down the street smoking a big cigar and one of my apostate T-shirts and they can't touch me!
Regarding your PS:
Who says I'm having any problems in the lady department NOW???
big news - i met with the elders last night.
they were not arrogant and they were not mean spirited, but of course we all know they also would not budge from the jw brainwashed beliefs they are sworn to uphold.
i let my light shine, and within two minutes of sitting down with them was no longer nervous.. .
So many great comments thank you all again for your interest and love!
Here goes:
@ThomasCovenant - YW!
@talesin - It had to be done, and this is my chosen form of exit from the WT cult. I wanted everyone to get their money's worth and be free to judge for themsleves.
@Chariklo - I will doing a "making of" when I have time and showing exactly how it was done. it all it cost me was one old tie that I had to cut a hole in lol. I'm glad you never got roped into the movement like most of us here!
@Cedars - I did sense that a little bit...that they were nervous. And I know these fellows quite well, so who knows why?? The nerves went away about two minutes after walking in the door. After that I felt totally in control and nothing to fear from them- mentally or spiritually.
@tornapart - You are one of the sweetest friends I've made out of all of the lovely people I know through the internet...it's not fair that you are so far away. I need you to give me a REAL hug someday!!!
@wannabefree - Yeah we did get a little loud several times, and the Spanish congregation kept tapping on the glass or knocking on the door to ask us to talk quieter. When are they gonna get a clue and make these KH back rooms a little more soundproof? It makes no sense to me.
@undercover - Your comment and thoughts carry weight brother. Thank you for chiming in. I'm sure many are glad to see your Bogey avatar again on here!
@sickandtired - Good luck with your husband. Remember that the battle is often won one tiny little step at a time. YOU DO HAVE COURAGE Sis! It is there deep inside of you. If you ever want to talk PM me and we can txt, skype, or call. ...Anytime.
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BTW, this is on another thread, but wanted to put it here as well:
I have managed to almost complete the editing of the first 45 minutes of the apostasy trial, which I will try and upload this weekend. It will be called, "Apostasy Trial - Part 3", as the first two parts were introductory comments as most of you know. You may want to wear headphones so as to hear some of the fainter voices, but if you do that every word is easily heard.
big news - i met with the elders last night.
they were not arrogant and they were not mean spirited, but of course we all know they also would not budge from the jw brainwashed beliefs they are sworn to uphold.
i let my light shine, and within two minutes of sitting down with them was no longer nervous.. .
UPDATE:
The 8 minute highlight video is now online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bjl9olq5G4
I worked several hours today on the editing of the first hour. It will be online hopefully by Friday or Saturday.
i've finally turned my attentions away from anthony morris iii (just for the time being!
) and done a video about another governing body member... gerrit losch.. in this video, taken from a 2008 talk (given in sydney, australia), gerrit gives us his grim predictions for the future.... .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4bl_hzhjzm.
In my JC case I said that I've been told my whole life that billions of people will die and that only JWs will survive Armageddon and the elders insisted and said, "That's not true, we never said that!"
[FACEPALM]
famous last words.. this is what my mum told me when papa moved out.
when it did finally happen months later, it was because he had left jehovah.
i hated him for many years and refused to speak to him.
@LMSA - I appreciate you sharing this. I am going through it right now so I can appreciate how careful I need to be to make sure that my kids know how much I love them and that no matter their mother says about me, I will not respond in kind.
would love to see them debating in a thread with each other.....
Very funny Ms. Tornapart! I needed a good laugh TY.
big news - i met with the elders last night.
they were not arrogant and they were not mean spirited, but of course we all know they also would not budge from the jw brainwashed beliefs they are sworn to uphold.
i let my light shine, and within two minutes of sitting down with them was no longer nervous.. .
UPDATE: Sometime late tonight I hope to have the highlight video on the YouTube channel for JWStruggle.
The reason it will be late is because my buddy Eric R. (yet another friend with my name lol) is throwing me a "DFing party"! Yes it's true! Eric has been out about 5 years and he has been a HUGE friend lately.
I did ask that someone cook goat, as I felt it would be a good joke...
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In the meantime, here is a screengrab from Adobe Premiere Pro as I edit some of it.
they've df him...we all were following the judicial of raypublisher....jwstruggle....eric and we all are now awaiting the full video with full details.. this is a happy but hard time since he still has family in...let's try to strengthen him!
he surely needs it now.
give him encouraging words/pictures/videos!.
I'm so engrossed in our brother Christopher's (SD-7's) story right now. He got a crummy deal of course, and I'm still reading. There are so many awesome ppl on this forum I can't even begin to thank them all!
But right now Mr Sd-7 my hat is off and in my hands and up against my chest... and I'm cracking open a cold one f o r y o u!
well i figured i should give you all an update.
they will be dfing me soon for apostasy.
it is not a huge surprise and i am not afraid nor "shaking in my boots", however i will admit it is stressful right now.
@ Ms. FlyingHighNow - I have definitely entertained your idea of taking a bow and dancing a jig down the aisle...which actually has a certain appeal for me as I am a natural born ham and could easily do it with a smile.
BUT, I do not think it would help the cause and ultimately would be a display of disrespect during their meeting, in their place of worship, and that does not sit well with my morality and conscience. (golden rule and all lol)
I thought about standing up and making a brief statement also, in a loud voice...but again I feel that it's about something bigger than me and my little local location and my little "statement".
It's about freedom of worship, and oppresion, and mind control, and how we can free 7 million+ people from the WT cult...one person at a time if necessary!
@Mercedes29 - Don't say that! You have it too, we all do.