I’m Thankful for…
Yesterday, I joined a group of ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses for a Thanksgiving dinner. This dinner group included two attorneys, two former Bethelites, and three ex-elders. The conversation was nothing short of…
The Blue Screen of Death
The blue screen of death, the universal sign of a system failure, strikes a particular chord with me. It takes me back to my own internal system crashes, those of…
Sometimes life doesn’t go as expected
It’s already late, and I wasn’t able to publish an extensive blog post today which I’m a bit frustrated about. It’s fine. Tomorrow offers another opportunity. 💙
Monday Motivation: Processing the Past to Empower the Future
Well dang! This is a late post! I’m considering adding a “Monday Motivation” post each week, a way to start each week with a reflective yet forward-looking perspective. It’s an…
Silent Profiles: Mom
Each evening, as the world quiets down, my thoughts inevitably drift to one person: my mom. It’s been almost three years, three years filled with this silence between us. This…
Journal Entries of the Past : Plans to be Happy
I started looking though old journals as I started writing my posts centering them around my time at Bethel. I found this journal entry from February 2008 that was written…
My JW Life : Lets Chat About Partaking
In the words of Seinfeld, My next chapter is a pretty big matzah ball I’m just hanging out here. Navigating one’s spiritual journey can often feel like traversing a winding…
My Bethel Love Story : Part 4 : Judgment at Bethel
My existence and life were unraveling as the plane touched down in New York, my mind a battleground of contradicting desires, fears, and heartbreak. The knowledge that the next moments…
My Bethel Love Story : Part 3 : A Farewell to Paradise
As my story unfolds, the focus shifts from the tender moments shared with Jonathan* to a broader introspection of my journey within the world of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the institutional…