I posted some Goo Goo Dolls lyrics the other day:
“I don’t want the world to see me, cause I don’t think that they’d understand”
I think we all have part of ourselves that we hide away for fear that others won’t understand us and will reject us. I’ve hidden and repressed parts of myself for years – those socially unacceptable and politically incorrect aspects. I don’t want to be rejected anymore than the next person.
“I just want you to know who I am”
It feels very important to me all of a sudden to just be me. This blog is the place I can show who I am – the good, the bad and the ugly. It is a safe place to express and hopefully not spill poison on anyone else. I want to be me but I don’t want to hurt others in the process.
I am honoured to find those of you here who understand and accept me. Thankyou so much. It feels so good to feel I am not alone in this sometimes lonely world.
If you don’t accept me then that is ok too – it is your choice.
Blessings to you all.
(and for once I’m quoting someone a bit more contemporary than Shakespeare 
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Well blessings to you too, Zenuria.
“Iris” is a really pretty song, I listened to it a lot when I was in my early to mid teens. I can definitely relate to having a part of myself that I feel like I can’t always share with others. I suppose for me it’s not so much a matter of hiding part of me as much as it is that many people overlook that side of me.
Thanks Baekho, I don’t suppose any of us ever share all of ourselves with others – there will always be some secrets. But knowing there are people with whom we can be more ourselves without censorship is a true blessing.