Hi Flower,I like you already 
and it looks to me like you will do just fine!You can kinda look at your exodus from the conceptual reality in the JW world as a birth into the consentual or real world. It hurts a bit being born: the bright lights of knowledge is almost overpowering; and yes you are taken from the warmth and protection of the womb you were in. Now though, you will grow, learn, and re-invent yourself many times in your life. Knowing this is going to happen, the smart money is learning how to learn. Get some understanding of truth telling tools so you won't be fooled again by either a false belief or some individual trying to take advantage of you. Learn to accept uncertainty, it is just part of life, as are things like risk, pain, love, beauty, and hatred. It is a mix of all of these and sometimes you want to run and hide in your cave and other times you love the world so much it is unbelieveable. Also remember to stop building walls around that beautiful child within you and let her come out and play. Just be you and be proud of being you, always true to yourself.Okay, I'm off my soap box now. lol! Your post just reminded me some of what I wished someone had told me years ago when I was born again into the real world.Cha Cha ChaSkipper
and it looks to me like you will do just fine!You can kinda look at your exodus from the conceptual reality in the JW world as a birth into the consentual or real world. It hurts a bit being born: the bright lights of knowledge is almost overpowering; and yes you are taken from the warmth and protection of the womb you were in. Now though, you will grow, learn, and re-invent yourself many times in your life. Knowing this is going to happen, the smart money is learning how to learn. Get some understanding of truth telling tools so you won't be fooled again by either a false belief or some individual trying to take advantage of you. Learn to accept uncertainty, it is just part of life, as are things like risk, pain, love, beauty, and hatred. It is a mix of all of these and sometimes you want to run and hide in your cave and other times you love the world so much it is unbelieveable. Also remember to stop building walls around that beautiful child within you and let her come out and play. Just be you and be proud of being you, always true to yourself.Okay, I'm off my soap box now. lol! Your post just reminded me some of what I wished someone had told me years ago when I was born again into the real world.Cha Cha ChaSkipper