Assumed Familiarity

One of the most gratifying compliments I have ever received is when a person tells me that they relate to something that I post or write about.   Heck, sometimes I need that validation. I need to feel like I'm not the only one in world that is experiencing something.

I bear my soul, I sometimes "overshare," hoping that it might help someone else who is facing that same battle in the end.

I have gotten emails in the past, I have had people come up to me in public, and thank me for saying things that not just anyone would be willing to share. That blesses my heart.

The one problem with this is, there are some unkind folks out there who are eagerly searching for all of my flaws.

To them, I say: Search me, you will find a plethora of flaws. I am made up of them. I am nothing if not human. But do not merely read one section of my life and assume that you know me completely.  And shame on you for making me question sharing with the world.  And shame on you for making me feel censored.