Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Thoughts on blogging...
the blog scenery is changing. the madpony sisters and GFD are all bidding farewell to blogging. the sisters got busy i guess, and GFD is facing a lot of tough issues. poor girl, i wish her all the best.
blogging can be a tough business to balance. you can easily get sucked into it, so you have to maintain balance. you have to decide if people should know about it or not... probably the answer is "not" for the majority. you have to know what you'll do if you are discovered. although it seems like a minor issue when you start, it will get harder to make that big decision to say goodbye to it all should it ever become necessary. and for some reason people feel entitled to know about the blog if they're part of your life. i guess because it is shared online they feel like you left them out. but in reality, it's basically a journal... a place for your thoughts. you're just getting feedback and friendships from it.
for some strange reason it seems like best friends and strangers on the internet are more likely to take you as you are. you should never trade in your best friends; they're absolutely irreplaceable. they don't judge because they're beyond judging you. they love you with all your imperfections and will support you in whatever you do because they want what's best for you. it's the closest we'll probably ever get to being truly altruistic. the strangers have you grounds on which to judge you. now don't get me wrong, there are still some who will judge, and judge severely. but many try to be supportive and helpful. they started reading with kind of an understanding to take you as you are, so that acceptance is kind of built in. anyway, just some interesting thoughts on all of this.
P.S. Keep them in your prayers.
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