I am glad to be here in the gophersphere. The intimacy is refreshing,
folks just being themselves, not preening and puffing to make their
lives look better than the reality. Real lives are messy and
difficult, and I see that here. It's a more comfortable space to
express lifes difficulties. I find expressing myself difficult,
trusting people is hard. My blog gets the rare update because I don't
have much interesting to share with the world in a formal way. I hope
to share more personal stuff here, it would be nice if it was read,
but big deal if its not, so there is no pressure to perform.
We'll see how this goes, and perhaps I'll share more of my story. It
will be interesting to some, maybe even helpful. My journey is not
unique, but my experience with those whom I have shared it with is
that it is not relatable to most. Not that I am special in any
particular way, rather my path is less traveled. This has made answers
harder to find, but the answers (and their questions) are universal.
I've wanted to comment or reach out to authors of other phlogs who
have shared their stories or momentary difficulties. Most aren't setup
for comments, and this phlog is not either. I wonder, what is the best
way engage in two-way or multi-way conversation in the spirit of the
gophersphere? Mastodon/GS is too open. I am reluctant to email/IM
others, being too afraid of offending somebody. I feel I may have
overstepped a bound with another person already, but I cannot be sure
and only time may tell. It seems like IM or email is it. If you are of
a mind, please don't hesitate to email or IM.
