January 8, 2006
Well, as you can see from the date on the previous entry, I completely fizzled out on Holidailies this year. Whoops.
It's all part of the same problem that keeps me from posting in my journal anywhere near as often as I used to, namely that every single person I know reads my journal. It's difficult, or even impossible, to write honestly about my thoughts and feelings and about the events of my life, without upsetting somebody or hurting someone's feelings occasionally. And frankly, the stress involved is just not worth it to me. So I tend to not write very much anymore. I think of things to write all the time, but I never get around to actually publishing them, because I just don't need the drama or the hurt feelings. Or even if there isn't any drama or hurt feelings, I don't need the stress of wondering if there is.
I don't know how other people who publish under their real names (i.e., non-anonymously) handle this. Do they clean up and sanitize their journal entries to make them family-friendly? Do they write whatever they want and figure that if it offends people they can just quit reading? Or what?
I just can't quite seem to figure out how to feel good about publishing my thoughts when I know that everyone in the world that I love, like, or care about is going to be reading them, so most often these days, I just don't publish them, period.
I guess that's all.
Posted at January 8, 2006 4:14 PM
Posted by: Charles at January 9, 2006 12:59 PM
Here's an idea:
Try keeping a PRIVATE journal, then just cut and paste the ok-for-public-consumption stuff from there to here.
Posted by: John Powell at January 9, 2006 3:59 PM
Yeah, why not start a new blog under an alias? Just don't link to it from here!
Posted by: SBF at January 10, 2006 9:48 AM
Good idea, SBF..and when you do, make sure to tell everyone the link!
lol
Actually,I have a different problem. After blogging for 6 years now, I've kind run out of steam.
Posted by: Eddie at January 17, 2006 11:01 AM
Same thing happened to me. I was getting 80, 90 hits a day and couldn't keep it up. The new one. . . no one knows it's me now.
Posted by: Rock City at February 24, 2006 7:44 PM
I think I've stopped writing in mine partly because I might want to apply for a new job someday.