I wrote two posts tonight but didn’t share them. Not everything needs to be shared. Some things are too precious or personal or intimate.
Writing a blog like this has me constantly asking should I share this or not? Is this appropriate or not? Not everything is worth sharing. And not everything should be shared.
It’s a hard decision not to post something I’ve written because I don’t want to hold something back that someone else might connect with. But I also want to keep some things private.
Writing about rowing technique is one thing. But writing about my personal life and my thoughts makes deciding what to share and what not to share a little more difficult.
I decided not to post those other pieces. Maybe I’ll come back to them someday and feel differently. Or use them in another way.
Over sharing and over posting on social media is more the norm these days. The lines of important and sacred are a little blurrier than before. Or maybe that’s not it. Maybe what’s important and sacred is still very clear. But noticing for what it is in the constant barrage of information thrown at us on a daily basis is getting harder and harder.
Maybe by holding some things back we can maintain their specialness. Or by being more selective with who and how you share them.
Day 10 down. 355 to go.
