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WistfulWench

4/27/2005 4:32 am

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8/3/2007 12:47 pm

It amazes me that it is so easy to feel as though you "know" someone in an online community such as this. You read their posts to questions, review their profile, and start to feel as though you have a personal relationship with them. Is that bad? Or is it good? There are times that I feel it is a GOOD thing. (Today is one of those days! lol) For myself, it is easier to overcome my innate shyness by participating in a community where no one can "see" me until/unless I put myself forward. I wonder if others feel that way?

That leads me to wonder if everyone wears multiple facades. I know that I do. The work "me" is demanding, assertive, in charge. While that facade works for me in my career (and many of my coworkers would be VERY surprised that they do not see the "real" me!), it is not who I really am. I think there's an old Chinese adage about all of us having six faces and three hearts. The heart part was something about the heart we show everyone, the one we show friends and family, and then the one we keep private. If anyone reading this post knows the complete adage, please feel free to post it! There may be more truth there than I originally thought....

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