I confess that when I initially started this blog I think I thought it may be a combination of confessional, business opportunity and self esteem booster. I think I thought that writing regularly would help me feel better in and about myself. Instead it seems to have had the opposite effect. I find the dribbling idiocy that comes out when I post banal. I am not even interested in what I have to say, why should anyone else be? I don't know if I really want what's inside my head to be outside for anyone to see. I haven't even told friends and family that I'm writing this. I suppose if I could be assured that no-one who has ever known about me in any capacity would read this, then maybe I could delve into more interesting topics. I think the problem is that you can't really write about your own life without writing about the people in it. Since I haven't asked these people then what right do I have to talk about them?
I think that I was hoping this could be a sounding board, an opportunity for me to discuss and get feedback on various issues in my life, but I find myself unwilling to discuss the personal in a public space. Why do other bloggers do? How do they negotiate the ethics of writing a personal blog? Any answers gratefully received.
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