Next Time

Next time you sit down at your computer and start writing a blog, take some time to think.
You may have already thought long and hard about what to write and how you're going to write it, but there may have been a few things you've forgotten.

Blogs are supposed to be a place where you can show others what you're feeling. Sometimes, the idea is to let things out without having to directly tell someone.
That can be good. Maybe, you're going through a hard time, and you don't know how to ask for help.

But.
That can also be bad.
People DO read your blog.
The people you're writing about CAN read your blog.
The people reading your blog CAN be hurt by what you're writing.

If you're having problems within yourself, blogs are a good way to "vent".
If you're having problems regarding your friends, maybe you should try talking to them.

Sometimes, blogs blow things out of proportion.
Sometimes, people reading them are hurt you can't tell them yourselves.

Sometimes, telling someone something important in person can be hard.
Sometimes, telling them anyway helps to show you care.
Sometimes, telling them anyway helps solve problems; instead of adding to them.

Blogs can be a good way to vent your feelings, but sometimes... they just aren't.

I'm definetly going to work on telling people things in person.
Will you?