You bring joy to me every Sunday and Wednesday. I have also found I am happier and it is easier to find happiness once I left the church. I have lost 6 very close people to me in the last 18 months, including my 24 year old daughter after a long illness . Not having the fear that they didn’t make it to heaven or I won’t make it. I can find peace that they are out of their pain. Just that gives me peace and not having that worry about where they are is freeing.
That's an awful amount of losses in a short space of time. I'm sorry you have had to endure that, and my heart goes out to you ❤️ I lost both my sister and father in just under two years. It knocks you for six.
As I listen, I remember that as a believer, I was looking to be loved and accepted. I think I pushed people away because of my neediness. Then one day (early in my de-conversion) I came to understand that love flows out. I had to be the love and acceptance that I was looking for. It changed my life for the better. There is more to it than that, but this will do. :)
You can let go and learn to live with your mistakes. The human experience is one of continuous learning, growth and transformation. Learning to accept your past makes you magnanimous and compassionate towards other people
I understand that confusion completely, although I wasn't a Christian for anywhere near as long as you. That is a very long time and will no doubt take a while to heal from. Maybe you should seek therapy to help unpack everything and to help reach a better place. Go easy on yourself, and just remember you are not alone in what you are going through ❤️
Indoctrination is brain washing. It is very difficult to break free of the brain-washing indoctrination and can cause an existential crisis at first. It is also difficult to not have fierce resentment for being manipulated for so long. It helps to read Real Ancient History and become educated what was really happening in the Middle East for tens of thousands of years.
I've been getting out of religion and that gives me Joy although I have lost my husband and son this last year and the thought of never seeing them again is VERY HARD, but I am starting to come to the conclusion that I won't even in the pain but I am finding joy with the time I had with them. May you all have Joy in your lives Every day!!! Thank You Timmy, you help A Lot!!!
I don't know one atheist who dislikes Christmas. In fact, most go all in. Just because you think you're special, doesn't mean you are. Sounds like you have some Christian exceptionalism hold over. 'I'm not one of those mean atheists. See, I can also be a cultural Christian. (Patting yourself on the back)' Merry Christmas!
Timmy is the kind of person I would love hanging out with: respectful, down to earth, peaceful, positive, interesting, and of course a great laugh. My kind of person. He is gorgeous too 😘 Tuning in to Timmy every Sunday sure beats going to church 😂 I agree with everything you said here. Personally, the joy I had as a Christian felt like a fake joy. I was going through a terrible time emotionally and this whole thing about praising the Lord and feeling joy in the suffering felt so wrong and so weird. It didn't sit right with me at all. Another great video 👍
Hi Timmy. I know I heard you say earlier that the views were down on these advent videos. I would encourage you to continue with them as they resonate with a certain specific part of your audience who have deconstructed but at the same time still like Christmas and are still interred in pursuing wisdom in their own lives. I would not be surprised that as time goes by people who didn't watch these originally will come back to watch them.
I've never been Christian, and I've always loved Christmas. For how pretty all the lights are, the fun of extra giving, and gathering to celebrate suviving another year. Sure there's drama/stress--this is real life--but it's a great excuse for goodwill, parties and sending cool cards with whimsical stamps 🎉
I love celebrating Christmas, Easter, hallowe’en, birthdays etc We don’t have Thanksgiving. Gratitude is the greatest joy of all. Get through and over the upsets and start into the next day with zest and a smile. Even though illness and tragedy ( they happen to us all) gods have absolutely nothing to do with it. Happy Sunday everyone 🍀🍀🍀
Joy is something that I have very little of. I am mostly a middle of the road type of guy neither happy nor unhappy most of the time. Sometimes I think I lack the enthusiasm or excitement gene.
Hee Haw TV Show sang this funny tune, it's on UA-cam: Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me Deep Dark Depression Excessive Misery! If it weren't for Bad Luck I'd have no Luck at All! Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me (Merry Xmas)
Good to catch you again..being a pastor helps you ease some of the deconstruction from non-sense...I'm all the way deconstructed..and these sheep that troll you should buzz off..they are kinda Flys on your azz that don't see how insignificant that thing their doing is..keep up the good work.
I’m having trouble with the songs of Christmas, which once brought me joy. I’m hoping to get over this hump cause I loved singing with the songs while wrapping gifts. I can manage little drummer boy, but hark the angels sing not so much. So odd. Guess it’s Here comes Santa Clause and those types.
December 25 Christ-mass was deliberately misappropriated by the Vatican and is definitely not the "birth date" of YAHWEH-incarnate Jesus the Jew. Long before the Vatican appropriated it, December 25 was the High Feast Day of Saturnalia, a Roman celebration of the Winter Solstice and the end of the calendar year, which had been going on for hundreds of years before the Vatican appropriated it. The bringing of the evergreen indoors, exchanging of presents and lights in the window are from Saturnalia. The Winter Solstice is an actual physical event, the "christ-mass" is a deliberate artificial construct. From the late 1800's, it was turned into a marketing opportunity for businesses. The songs, the decorations clap-trap, the "christ-mass stories" are all marketing schemes to get the sheeple to spend a lot of money for no reason. "A Chrismas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens because he needed the money. "One of the great ironies of “A Christmas Carol” is that Dickens created it, wrote it in six weeks and did it absolutely because he needed a money spinner."
We should find joy in all aspects of life. You only get one life. Make the most of it. Finding humor in - what the heck is going on moments is what we should always do. Something’s we can’t control. Especially in a religion we used to believe in. ( The Devil made me say this- no really!)
Nothing wrong with everybody celebrating cultural holidays and I’m pretty sure if we lived in a country with a different major religion, we’d follow those celebrations too
Heres something that @Timmy Gibson you can help me with why Christians link me with the devil..of which is another fictional character in my book i tell themto keep both thier disney characters.
You bring joy to me every Sunday and Wednesday. I have also found I am happier and it is easier to find happiness once I left the church. I have lost 6 very close people to me in the last 18 months, including my 24 year old daughter after a long illness . Not having the fear that they didn’t make it to heaven or I won’t make it. I can find peace that they are out of their pain. Just that gives me peace and not having that worry about where they are is freeing.
That's an awful amount of losses in a short space of time. I'm sorry you have had to endure that, and my heart goes out to you ❤️ I lost both my sister and father in just under two years. It knocks you for six.
You always bring a smile to my face. Today's message hit home for me. Keep doing you 🙂👍
I just made a cup of coffee and turned on my computer to find this. Good Morning everybody. Cheers!
As I listen, I remember that as a believer, I was looking to be loved and accepted. I think I pushed people away because of my neediness. Then one day (early in my de-conversion) I came to understand that love flows out. I had to be the love and acceptance that I was looking for. It changed my life for the better. There is more to it than that, but this will do. :)
I am Still Finding it Difficult to let Go of my Beliefs.
I feel Angry for being Duped to Love a non Existent God for 30 years plus
CONFUSED
You can let go and learn to live with your mistakes. The human experience is one of continuous learning, growth and transformation. Learning to accept your past makes you magnanimous and compassionate towards other people
Me, too. It's frustrating, but that crappy feeling will pass for sure.
I understand that confusion completely, although I wasn't a Christian for anywhere near as long as you. That is a very long time and will no doubt take a while to heal from. Maybe you should seek therapy to help unpack everything and to help reach a better place. Go easy on yourself, and just remember you are not alone in what you are going through ❤️
It’s okay. It’s really okay. You’re here now, that’s all that matters
Indoctrination is brain washing. It is very difficult to break free of the brain-washing indoctrination and can cause an existential crisis at first. It is also difficult to not have fierce resentment for being manipulated for so long. It helps to read Real Ancient History and become educated what was really happening in the Middle East for tens of thousands of years.
I've been getting out of religion and that gives me Joy although I have lost my husband and son this last year and the thought of never seeing them again is VERY HARD, but I am starting to come to the conclusion that I won't even in the pain but I am finding joy with the time I had with them. May you all have Joy in your lives Every day!!! Thank You Timmy, you help A Lot!!!
Hi Timmy I get an awful lot of joy from your podcasts and wish you and your family a very happy Christmas enjoy love carole
Hello! Thank you for this positive message. I am working on being a positive person and I am so glad that you are talking about joy!
I don't know one atheist who dislikes Christmas. In fact, most go all in. Just because you think you're special, doesn't mean you are. Sounds like you have some Christian exceptionalism hold over.
'I'm not one of those mean atheists. See, I can also be a cultural Christian. (Patting yourself on the back)'
Merry Christmas!
Timmy is the kind of person I would love hanging out with: respectful, down to earth, peaceful, positive, interesting, and of course a great laugh. My kind of person. He is gorgeous too 😘 Tuning in to Timmy every Sunday sure beats going to church 😂
I agree with everything you said here. Personally, the joy I had as a Christian felt like a fake joy. I was going through a terrible time emotionally and this whole thing about praising the Lord and feeling joy in the suffering felt so wrong and so weird. It didn't sit right with me at all. Another great video 👍
Thanks for sharing Timmy. I like the small plaque behind you that I think reads, "Jesus loves you but I'm his favorite".
Hi Timmy. I know I heard you say earlier that the views were down on these advent videos. I would encourage you to continue with them as they resonate with a certain specific part of your audience who have deconstructed but at the same time still like Christmas and are still interred in pursuing wisdom in their own lives. I would not be surprised that as time goes by people who didn't watch these originally will come back to watch them.
Joy bells ringing in my heart Joy bell's ringing in my heart.❤
Merry Everything ❤❤
I've never been Christian, and I've always loved Christmas. For how pretty all the lights are, the fun of extra giving, and gathering to celebrate suviving another year. Sure there's drama/stress--this is real life--but it's a great excuse for goodwill, parties and sending cool cards with whimsical stamps 🎉
I love celebrating Christmas, Easter, hallowe’en, birthdays etc We don’t have Thanksgiving. Gratitude is the greatest joy of all. Get through and over the upsets and start into the next day with zest and a smile. Even though illness and tragedy ( they happen to us all) gods have absolutely nothing to do with it. Happy Sunday everyone 🍀🍀🍀
Joy is something that I have very little of. I am mostly a middle of the road type of guy neither happy nor unhappy most of the time. Sometimes I think I lack the enthusiasm or excitement gene.
Hee Haw TV Show sang this funny tune, it's on UA-cam:
Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me
Deep Dark Depression
Excessive Misery!
If it weren't for Bad Luck
I'd have no Luck at All!
Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me
(Merry Xmas)
I'm more at peace than ever before but at 64 hard to let go of it all
So do I, like it 🎉
Thank you, Timmy! I'm having Drone problems at the moment!😊 This truly helped😊
search drone light shows and enjoy
Good to catch you again..being a pastor helps you ease some of the deconstruction from non-sense...I'm all the way deconstructed..and these sheep that troll you should buzz off..they are kinda Flys on your azz that don't see how insignificant that thing their doing is..keep up the good work.
I’m having trouble with the songs of Christmas, which once brought me joy. I’m hoping to get over this hump cause I loved singing with the songs while wrapping gifts. I can manage little drummer boy, but hark the angels sing not so much. So odd. Guess it’s Here comes Santa Clause and those types.
December 25 Christ-mass was deliberately misappropriated by the Vatican and is definitely not the "birth date" of YAHWEH-incarnate Jesus the Jew. Long before the Vatican appropriated it, December 25 was the High Feast Day of Saturnalia, a Roman celebration of the Winter Solstice and the end of the calendar year, which had been going on for hundreds of years before the Vatican appropriated it. The bringing of the evergreen indoors, exchanging of presents and lights in the window are from Saturnalia. The Winter Solstice is an actual physical event, the "christ-mass" is a deliberate artificial construct. From the late 1800's, it was turned into a marketing opportunity for businesses. The songs, the decorations clap-trap, the "christ-mass stories" are all marketing schemes to get the sheeple to spend a lot of money for no reason. "A Chrismas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens because he needed the money. "One of the great ironies of “A Christmas Carol” is that Dickens created it, wrote it in six weeks and did it absolutely because he needed a money spinner."
I celebrate Winter Solstice. Sometimes on Saturnalia. 😂
We should find joy in all aspects of life. You only get one life. Make the most of it. Finding humor in - what the heck is going on moments is what we should always do. Something’s we can’t control. Especially in a religion we used to believe in. ( The Devil made me say this- no really!)
Nothing wrong with everybody celebrating cultural holidays and I’m pretty sure if we lived in a country with a different major religion, we’d follow those celebrations too
Heres something that @Timmy Gibson you can help me with why Christians link me with the devil..of which is another fictional character in my book i tell themto keep both thier disney characters.
Imagine you left a bible in your car. Would the thieves have taken it? I doubt so. See. Even thieves don't want to steal a bible 😂
😂😂😂🍀🍀🍀
Religion is dying