openpalm45 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I am going through all of my things because I am about to move, and I want to get rid of as much as I can. I came across a bunch of my old christian stuff. Things I wrote, things friends wrote me, sermon notes, things I painted... I have a lot of things! Well, I'm going to keep SOME of them. I have no interest in erasing something that has helped shape who I am today. But I am tearing up and throwing out most of it. While listening to Wilco. Its rather therapeutic. Goooood day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overcame Faith Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I agree that some of those things are worth keeping because, like you observe, they are part of what made you who you are now. For example, I have an old King James Version bible that my parents gave to me when I was a child. I'll never throw that away!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanerman Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I think your right Palm and OF, there comes a time to sort though and separate the trash from the cherished treasure. It helps me define the "plot line" of my life--where I've been, what I've seen, what friends I discovered along the way, who are my heroes and heroines, who are the villains, how I've suffered and flourished. For one settling into the winter of life it's a "home coming" of sorts! The sweet refrain of a seasoned life.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivist Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Fun!! I love purging. A few days ago I found some Christian stuff from a group I was involved with, a group that has now been accused of hating a specific group of people . Because my new life involves many of these individuals against whom the dislike is focused, I have burned it all! I had trouble holding the prescribed views this group wanted me to have, and I certainly have let go of these beliefs altogether now. I can't even hold onto this group's material because I now view it as hate literature! I have kept only one of my Bibles (high school graduation present from parents) and my journals. It's interesting looking back and thinking "OMG! WTF was I thinking?" although I have only read through them once since my deconversion. Reading through my journals makes me wonder at the depth of delusion I was in, that I favored personal "revelation" (AKA the feeling of being rightTM) above objective evidence. Happy purging! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TrueFreedom Posted June 21, 2012 Moderator Share Posted June 21, 2012 I threw away all of my old college papers and lesson files a few weeks ago. I still weed out books now and then. It will be nice to get down to only a few good Christian resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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