These posts did not end up how I originally thought they would. There are many things that I had not realized about myself until I was forced to actually THINK and write them down. If I wasn't such a lazy person I would definitely consider writing down my thoughts for an actual blog. It seems like you are free to write down whatever you want/feel and no one can tell you anything about it. It seems like you actually have control over something for once. It makes me wish that life was like a blog. You can add onto it with a key board and delete it or fix it with the ABC grammar button.
One thing that I definitely keep in mind is that writing down a list of things that made me happy for the first post was so hard, in fact TOO hard. I feel like that is so wrong. You should be able to come up with a million things that make you happy. This happiness project motivates me to go do/find things that do make me happy besides the things that are in these posts. It also makes me want to get rid of the things that make me unhappy and turn them into happy things.
When I go back and read my previous posts I am faced with the truth, but most importantly I am faced with me. I wrote those. Those are my thoughts. There are many things that I am so uncomfortable about but I wrote them down anyways. It feels like this blog makes you feel free to do so.
I made a Tumblr account a few years ago but I didn't know how to use it so I never do. Well that and I forgot my password. I feel like by reading someones blog you get to know them better than if you actually met them in person. A lot of times people express themselves better online than in person. There are a lot of times that people are completely different in person than they are in social media. Writing is the same way, many people write what they can't verbally say.
A blog is like a modern version of a diary. I feel like you can reflect on things much easier than if you called your best friend at 2 a.m and talked about your emotions. There are a lot of things that you can find out about yourself just by signing in to a blog and let your mind control your fingers.
Ailyn, I really enjoyed all of these posts, and in this one I liked your analogy about wishing that life was like a blog... I also liked how you looked back through your posts and said "I am faced with me. I wrote those." I rarely have to do that because I'm always reading other people's writing, but your words are so true. You are a terrific narrative writer and obviously (given the volume of my comments) I found a lot to relate to and enjoyed myself - so this wasn;t work.
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