After reading this post over at twenty-something's blog, I thought more on what I conceal and reveal. I'm a pretty private person anyway, and I'm more likely to be guilty of leaving questions unanswered than over-sharing. Then why are you even blogging, Teresa? Geez!
Is it dishonest? To only talk about the good stuff? I often feel conflicted about sharing good or bad news; it’s a wonder I have anything at all to say. Ever. When I have bad news, I think to myself “I don’t want to bring anybody else down, and people have enough problems of their own to be worried about mine.” When I have good news, I think to myself “Share it, maybe, but don’t oversell it. Sure, it’s great that this cool thing has happened for you, but nobody likes a blowhard. Besides, somebody somewhere is going through a difficult time and may not be in a place to receive your good news.”
It probably sounds ridiculous. Folks are plenty nice and supportive and all, but I don’t think I’m brave enough to be that vulnerable. And I try not to go overboard on the inspirational stuff either because…well, angst and disappointment are funnier, and I tend to mock the overly optimistic. (We’re not all running around here a bunch of little Matilda’s and Fire-starters, sorry to say.)
Does sharing only the good do more harm? Is sharing the negative necessary?
7 comments:
i feel like sharing the negative helps u to get it out...and sometimes u need that...badly.
Conceal vs reveal is a terribly fine line. Every moment of conversation or blogging or even prayer calls for hat moment of 'wait, should I tell/share/hide this?' But we're a species of fine lines (wrinkles prove it, so all we can do is know ourselves and our audience and choose as wisely as momma taught us to : )
I struggle with how much to show all the time--with my boyfriends, with my roommates. I dont want to be that debbie downer who always sounds like there is no hope for anything...but I'm no fool...there are no certainties in anything! and I too think overly optimistic people are...well...silly? Realistic I like that.
you'll see on my blog i'm in this same limbo.
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Hey, thanks for the blog shout out. You know what I think you should do? Just write everything you feel. Read it. And then if you don't regret what you've written, send it out there.
The Universe needs to know.
I know you don't know me, but I was blog surfing, and read this post. I agree with you but what I do is keep a separate blog where I put my issues, sorry this is random once again~ :)
hey sindy, it's the internet - we don't have to know each other. ;) thanks for contributing to the conversation.
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