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Oct. 31st, 2001 02:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raybearI just wrote this:
I definitely understand your dilemma, J. Especially since my journal started as a pure journal, with virutally no one reading it but myself. Then it grew. and grew. and grew. Sometimes I think it's grown too big. But mostly I like it and I'm proud.
But ultimately, my mantra is "this is my journal". Which means when people read this, they should read it with the belief that they have found my personal diary and are getting a glimpse of me that may or may not be shared for public consumption.
They may disagree with my assessment of situations. And I may end up agreeing with their disagreement. I reserve all of those rights.
Many folks have the desire to write, but then fight it and censor themselves. I have the initial desire to censor, conceal and hide. But then I fight myself and open the trapdoor.
In response to this: (thanks Wearemany).
I definitely understand your dilemma, J. Especially since my journal started as a pure journal, with virutally no one reading it but myself. Then it grew. and grew. and grew. Sometimes I think it's grown too big. But mostly I like it and I'm proud.
But ultimately, my mantra is "this is my journal". Which means when people read this, they should read it with the belief that they have found my personal diary and are getting a glimpse of me that may or may not be shared for public consumption.
They may disagree with my assessment of situations. And I may end up agreeing with their disagreement. I reserve all of those rights.
Many folks have the desire to write, but then fight it and censor themselves. I have the initial desire to censor, conceal and hide. But then I fight myself and open the trapdoor.
In response to this: (thanks Wearemany).
