I Don’t Do Compartmentalizing
Do you believe that faith is a personal thing? So personal that you can’t or won’t discuss it with other people? I don’t. I’m sorry, I just don’t.
My #1 concern with owning a blog under my own name is that it will likely be the first place someone looks to find out more about me. So what face should I put forward? The politically correct one that never says anything negative? Or the realistically human one that has both positive and negative opinions and is chalk full of bias?
Your words will be used against you if you make them public. It is the inevitable downside to blogging and social networking. You can apologize for offending and explain yourself, but you can never retract your words. And whereas people are likely to forget your spoken words over time, your written words last forever for all to see.
So each of us has a decision to make. Do we compartmentalize ourselves and reveal only the parts that are hire worthy? Or do we go for the gusto? In my opinion, you should say what you want and accept the consequences of doing so. Then again, I say that but I’m not excited about having my opinions aired for everyone to see. It’s a catch-22. Maybe I should go back to keeping a journal.
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