This is a fun video...happy things to share. This is a good week, despite some bumps in the road!
If you're being #shunned because of a made up label ( #disfellowshipped ), surround yourself with positive people and frequencies, bolster up the #selfcare (I've been taking lots of walks and drinking less alcohol and eating better...little by little! Thanks Sarah!) and remind yourself of the bigger picture....YOU ARE NOT ALONE! There are an abundance of resources and people out there who will be more than happy to help you. I promise! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssH2kXuzG_g
#Christ
#Faith
#Grace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLrGM26pmM0
Songs I listened to during this walk in the woods!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WgHGOak1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqTUPQhIEUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ULIw0Zgaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYmiZaGOlTs
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Hi! Thank you everybody for following me along on this journey out of the legalistic, high control religion. This is a rambling video...enjoy.
There's a part 2...I was too lazy to edit and combine the videos...plus this way I keep them shorter. ;)
#staypositive
#disfellowshipped
#labels
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfI1AzXKpaY
Correction! at the 4:00 mark I say "even though people are unconditionally fake nice"...I meant CONDITIONALLY... The "love" Jehovah's Witnesses are taught to show and have is VERY CONDITIONAL.
If you don't have a lot of time....skip to the very end and listen to my Dad's words of (83 year old) WISDOM. My dad knew the #JehovahsWitness gig was up before 1975, but he is a very humble, quiet man. Enjoy this rare moment of my Dad James (Jim) on camera.
Ok....so you're a Jehovah's Witness...you found my youtube channel and the Watchtower has instructed you to view people like me as an Evil Apostate, an agent of satan, and mentally diseased. Please watch this entire video and decide for yourself if my 75 year old mom and I deserve these labels.
Next...to all my #ExJW peeps!....so you leave JWBorg...now what? Suppose you wanna join the Atheist Parade? Try on some Agnostic sneakers? Perhaps some Jewish joggers? Evangelical evening wear? Unitarian underwear? Trinitarian tank top? A Mormon Moo Moo? The list of clothing options are endless. Just like a New Jersey Diner menu...there are many choices.
Here's my 2 cents: ALWAYS keep doing your Research Truth can withstand scrutiny. But does any human being on this planet have the ultimate truth? NO!! No!!! Don't fall for the same trap twice...don't make any human your #Guru or governing body or apostolic head.
Yes...I personally believe #Jesus is the Head...the King, my Lord, God, Divine, and Eternal King. If I'm wrong...I will accept that...in the meantime I will love people of ALL walks, faiths, nonfaiths, and whatever.
What has helped me MOST on my walk out of Watchtower and into Christian Freedom has been getting still, listening to my own questions, listening for God's Voice, aligning myself with love and GRACE, and finding really good BUDDIES along the way. Relationships...NOT religion.
Thanks for watching.
Shalom!
PS...there's tons of zoom meetings out there...lots of really great exJW zoom meetings. I personally can only recommend a couple....and more than that I'd recommend you go out in YOUR community and visit a bunch of different churches (I personally like SMALL non-denominational...that really dig into the Bible...and sometimes I go for MONTHS and I do NOT attend "church." No physical church group or building is going to save you...only Jesus can do that. And if you're atheist or agnostic or Muslim or Jew or whatever...I LOVE YOU too...because I do not know everything.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJrAMveJJGI