Thoughts that go through my head before I hit that SAVE and PUBLISH button:

Will someone know one of the people I am referencing in my writing? Will it make someone feel bad? Will it give someone the wrong idea? My story is simply that. MY story. It is not THE story. It is written from my perspective, with my feelings embroiled in it coloring my point of view.

That is always a fear I have when writing about my life. What will the people in my life think? Will this upset them? Will this upset those that love them?

These thoughts run through my head more often than they likely should.

I write my own thoughts, for myself. If I choose to share these things it is my personal choice to do so. I do not include names as I write in order to limit associations of my writing with specific individuals. Even while doing this I have still not published certain writings, because I don’t want to upset others.

I am resolved to share these words eventually, and I hope to discover the confidence to do so soon.