My desire to write, all the words I have inside me, all my thinky thoughts, big and small — they want to come out. But they are at war with my desire for privacy, and lately I have really enjoyed my privacy. Never take it for granted. It's a beautiful thing.
That being said, maybe it's time to write again. But how do you juggle that need for privacy with the desire to WRITE?
Have you tried writing fiction? Just a thought…you may find it a great release.
When those big thinky thoughts come, write them down whether you keep them private or shout them to the world. Either way, they need to be captured! You may feel like someday sharing those things that feel they should be kept private for now. But even if you NEVER share them, they still should be written.
I think there is a happy medium. I remember in Livejournal days it just felt so natural to spill every last thing in my head negative, positive, intimate, private. Now, looking back, I regret it because I feel like a lot of people saw my innermost self and I really wish I could have kept that private, not to mention the things I said about others that I can never take back. But there is something humbling about sharing with others and the trick is to find that middle ground. For me personally I keep things positive and I try to never say anything about anyone else without their blessing, for the most part. I never want to have anything bite me in the ass. No fun.
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I think that you are smart enough and classy enough to find a happy medium, get your thoughts out and keep your privacy. you need your privacy, but you need to vent…what about a digital journal that doesn't get posted all over the internet? that way the thoughts are there and out of your head, but not "there" for everyone to read? just a thought…
My way is to write, edit, agonize, edit, re-read, edit… without letting anyone see the work in progress. For some reason I'm more freaked out about someone reading while I'm writing than once I've published it.
You can do it – just remember the Delete key is your best friend.
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~Amy Sue
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I agree with Amy Sue. I enjoy being 'real' and sharing with people too much not to blog, but I only share what I would feel comfortable sharing with any person I'd ever meet. If I'd share it with my mother, sister, husband, daughter, son, stranger, neighbor, post office ladies, etc. etc., I feel totally comfortable sharing it on my blog.
I like to read about others lives, so I share mine, but I don't think that means I have to stand naked in front of the whole world. I can share my heart while still keeping myself well covered.
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Why not just keep a private journal?
I hope you found a good spot to write!
P.S., this is Veggiemama from LJ.
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You're eclectic, pick and choose. Just be you.
Being "you" begs the question: Who are you? Guess that's what keeps us writing, evolving…becoming
WOW!
@Lola, I used to think the same thing, but over the past decade I have come to realize that there is tremendous benefit in forming a community of like-minded (or not!) people who represent a safe wall from which to bounce ideas and thoughts.
Suzanne, I would say, since you have a public presence on the interwebs and diapering communities, you might think about setting up a blog with a different name. But make sure I know where you are!
XO.
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Eh, I think hiding in plain sight is better, that way people can't think they are hunting me down and finding something juicy. I just am who I am. And if my friends know where to find me, the internet will find out anyway and this spares me the trouble of moving. I just won't publish anything I don't want, well, published! Right?
Seems a tempest in a teapot. From whom are you hiding…in or out of plain sight? Are you in danger, threats, weirdos? I often find myself identifying external sources for my own fears and self doubts, as if my problems and solutions lie somewhere out there. Let go and live, be. Write or don't write.
Your decision to write is the better option…liberation.
It would seem that way until you've seen what the internet seems to care about, oh to be so naive again!
I choose naivete. I'm sure you'll make the "write" decision: you're brilliant and informed. Can't think anything will keep you from expressing and becoming wherever you choose to share your voice. Wishing you and yours well. Ciao.
Ahh the good ole days of LiveJournal now that takes me back
And a indeed a digital journal would be a great way to go as this way you get to really be true to your thoughts without worrying about whether or not the wrong person will come across them on the innerwebs.
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