There is a side to blogging that no one tells you about, and one, that I have found, to be immensely scary at times...
...just how much of "me" should I put out there?
As a blogger it can be difficult to determine just how much
honesty and transparency to put in my writing. How fine a line should be drawn across a personal life? The “do’s and
don’ts” of sharing are not quite so clear. I have read blogs where, literally,
every life’s detail is laid out moment by moment, to the point of it becoming
not so comfortable to read. I have also
read blogs where it’s nothing but statistics and facts which are informative,
but not so entertaining. Neither of
these types of blogs keeps my attention for long.
I am trying to fall somewhere in the middle.
It’s a hard tightrope to walk. I tend to lean more toward
the conservative side, my natural tendency is not to reveal too much because,
let’s face it, I am a people-pleaser. While this is not a personality trait
that should be encouraged, it is, however, a distinct part of my life. I am also, to be brutally honest, terrified
of being hurt or misunderstood. You see, people-pleasing
and hiding-your-feelings-to-avoid-disapproval-and-hurt go hand-in-hand.
Does anyone else feel this way?
I want to be authentic, I really do, but at the same time I
don’t want to overload you, dear readers, with way too much personal
information that will leave you feeling uncomfortable at the end of reading my
blog. There has to be a middle ground, some way to bridge that gap, and I think I've found it...
Just write.
So here we go...in an effort to overcome my natural tendencies I am going to just start diving in...well...maybe not diving, more like dipping my toes...in the 'scarier' parts of blogging.
I can't wait to begin!