Perception versus performance

Hello whoever might be out there, 

I had to finally cave in and announce the existence of my blog to my friends like a town crier. Spending three hours on a ramble about Lego Friends is apparently what it takes for me to cave in, and that's fair enough really as I didn't want to let my hard work and effort go to waste, not that they are the type of people to care about Lego Friends at our ripe old age anyway.

It got me thinking about what actually changes now I know for definite that there are people other than me reading this. I have always felt as if I behave completely differently depending on who I am around, and I am now tasked with the skills of performing to all the audiences at once. It's an odd feeling. But I like it. I can try and claim that I am nonchalant about who is reading this, but in reality I would love it if hundreds of people were reading and commenting on here. Attention seeking? Maybe. I work hard rambling to my heart's content, some reciprocation won't hurt.

I write for people as well as for myself. There's something satisfying about posting something you are proud of, and even more so when you know it's made someone think about things. I know already that this post will not be one that I think about fondly or proudly, but there are some diamonds hidden in the dirt. Practice makes progress or whatever other cliche saying you want to throw my way. Not everything can be 100% all of the time, as much as I wish it were.

Sometimes it's good to think about who might be reading though. It means you can be more critical of your own thoughts and come up with counter arguments. Think things through thoroughly. Before you speak.

I will continue my rants about irrelevant things I either hate or love, because I love doing it. I am opinionated to my very core, but it never hurts to consider how what you are saying might affect someone else; but truths can be uncomfortable and facts can be proven false. It's okay to be wrong sometimes. My opinions are my own. My posts are my own. I am writing from what I believe to be my personal truth, and we can all have our own opinions.

Debate is healthy. It stops us from becoming one hive mind of a species. So maybe I will stop performing fully one day. Being sensitive yet being myself. My opinion isn't always right, and neither is yours.

Unless you think 2012 Lego Friends was peak, then we might need to have some words.

Yours faithfully, 

MD

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