I must say that for the first forty years of my life I was a JW. I can honestly say I was not passionate about it. I have been out over 25 years now and I am far more passionate about the freedom I enjoy. I can make all my own decisions, example choose the government that I favor, go to any church I feel like, except a lifesaving blood transfusion, and live life the way I want. Seeing I have been out for over 25 years I am not financially strapped (not rich) as I have made choices in my life that has helped to provide for my wife and I. The time for people to get out is while they ars still young. I'm encouraged by the fact this seems to be the trend. I'm enjoying my senior years so much more than if I had stayed in. Good luck to all who are trying to leave no matter which route you choose.l
ferret
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Where is the Passion now?
by sammielee24 injust a question.
many of us were passionate about the 'truth'.
our lives were the watchtower.
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How American are you Quiz
by JH intake the quiz
you are 66% americanmost times you are proud to be an american.. though sometimes the good ole us of a makes you cringe.
still, you know there's no place better suited to be your home.. you love your freedom and no one's going to take it away from you!
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ferret
I'm 65% American That is scary seeing I'm 100%canadian.
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Do you struggle with some level of OCD?
by Billygoat init's funny how "split-personalitied" i am on some things.
i'm not really a neat person.
but there are things that i am very anal about.
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ferret
You guys should see my garage. If there is an opposite to OCD, its there.
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Wish me luck!!! Starting my own business...
by wanderlustguy inwell, just found out the day before yesterday my company is going out of business, so i'm starting my own.
here's the plan.... .
mobile paint repair.
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ferret
Congratulations and good luck. I have been self employed for 32 years and I always say you cant work for a better boss.
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Question for JWs still on the "inside":
by Hellrider injust a question: if you are still jws (for any reason, many just can`t leave because their entire families are wrapped around it, etc), but don`t believe in it, and lead a "double life", how do you cope with going door to door?
i just can`t imagine how it must feel like to go out there and try to tell people at the doors or in the streets things you know are just bs!
how do you deal with that?
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ferret
Hellrider.... That is an excellent question. I personally could not do it. Even for a fader it must be difficult. The points you make are very legitimate. Why would someone even want to leave the venomous magazines with any body.
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Husband had to get a blood transfusion
by MsMcDucket inhi all, i told you about the heart attack.
well, he developed complications from the anticoagulant.
he got acute gastritis and started loosing blood in his stools.
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ferret
BEST WISHES and a speedy recovery
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Isolated & disconnected once outside
by enosant inis this a common issue for exjws?
or do you find it easy to just get on with it?
having lost all the jw friends, you find that you can't bring yourself to let others get too close, even pushing them away (old habbit dying hard).
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ferret
I was raised a dub all my life. Shunned by parents, siblings and my own children. Parents went to their grave shunning. But I think it has a lot to do with our own personalities, and what we make out of certain situations. I am very outgoing and make friends quite easily. I feel I have more true friends now than I ever had as a JW. We must get involved in different interests. Someone mentioned helping others, this is probably the best way to overcome shyness and meet some very nice people in the process. Join book clubs, bowling teams, other church groups, or anything you might have an interest in. You are now in control without worrying about having to answer to anybody.Keep focused.
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Funny, but True!
by delilah inin our local newspaper, a couple weeks ago, there was an elderly man, about 84 years old, had been burning leaves in his yard.
he'd caught a mouse in his house, and decided to throw it into the fire....the mouse caught fire, and ran back into the old man's house and caught his house on fire.....how's that for poetic justice eh?
i laughed my a$$ off when i read that...it was somewhere in canada.
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ferret
That is a true story and the house burned to the ground.
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Did the elders ask for sexual details at your Judicial meeting?
by kid-A in.
i personally know of two cases where the witness being disfellowshipped was asked to provide excruciating details about the exact nature of the "sex crime" that they had committed.. having read the secret elders manual "pay attention to yourselves and all the flock" i know this is standard operating procedure for a judicial hearing.
for those that were disfellowshipped for a "sex crime"
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ferret
As an elder I sat on many jc's, other than asking if it happened more than once I don't remembering embarrasing anybody and as p.o. I would not tolerate it.
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Hello Everyone, My First Time
by butterfliorchids inhi, i just got registered and am looking forward to getting to know others who have escaped from the controlled environment that i was so faithful to for so long.
i hope to meet others with similar backgrounds.
i've been out about 4yrs and love the feel of it, but to be honest, as much as a definiate decision it was on my part, there was still a long time of adjustment.
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ferret
Welcome Butterfliorchids; may you feel at home here.