Found a great piece of relevant writing hahaha!!! It's from a fitness blog on Tumblr and it's about people you know in real life finding out about your blog... just thought it was worth a share. :)
Source: http://beccaliving.tumblr.com/tagged/peoplefindingout
I used to feel the same way that others probably feel about this…that people finding out about it would be the most awful thing in the world. I put myself out there on here and I don’t want people to judge and tease me for it. I mean, what if I get made fun of? What if I feel ashamed of my blog, the one thing I’m really proud of?
This year is my last year of high school…I’m a second semester senior and you realize a lot of things during this time. Haha I won’t get all sappy on you, but the biggest lesson I’ve learned is that it really doesn’t matter what others think. Especially people you probably won’t ever see again after you graduate. A lot of us go through high school just wanting to make friends and have people like us, which is important, to an extent.
What I’m trying to say is that life is too short to do anything but be yourself, shamelessly. So what if someone you know found your blog? So what if people make comments about it? Unless you’ve posted truly mean things, you have nothing to be ashamed of. And if you have, you learn from it. You move on. And so will they.
If people are giving you grief about your blog, just take a step back. Think about why they may be doing this. Deep down, they may just be jealous. They might be jealous that you have the courage to reach out, unafraid to people you may never meet. That you are unashamed to post about your life. So keep it that way. Don’t tell people who find your blog to, “Fuck off.” That just gives them more of a reason to not like it and talk badly about you and what you’ve created. Instead, show them that you are proud of what you’ve made.
Through my blog, I have helped so many girls. I receive messages every day about how from my posts, a girl realized how unhealthy her thoughts have been. That she is now choosing to see the beauty and strength in herself and have a healthy relationship with food and the gym. How could I ever be ashamed of that?? I feel so incredibly blessed to be able to help other girls…I know what it’s like to have unhealthy thoughts and to live with an unhealthy view of my body. The fact that I can help other girls is the most amazing and humbling thing I have ever done.
People that find my blog could probably say I’m self-obsessed, obsessed with fitness/food, and chasing after an unrealistic dream. Do you want to know how I feel about that? Nothing. Because it doesn’t matter. This is my life, my dreams, my future. I know I’m going somewhere and petty comments and gossip can never keep from what I’ve worked so hard for.
So be proud. Be proud of this blog and your life and refuse to let someone who doesn’t even know you bring you down. Show them that they cannot phase you and keep you from your dreams. Show them that you are above their comments and judgement. In the end, these people will be on to the next juicy gossip by next week.
Life is much too short to be ashamed of something that represents who you are.
I used to be scared of people I know in real life finding my blog (actually, I still am) but I guess another new year's resolution for me would be to be proud of who I am. If someone judges me because of my blogs, well, then that's their problem for nit-picking on something so small and unimportant. I don't want to private my blog for random periods of time anymore, like I did in 2012, because I was so afraid of what other people thought of me.
Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter. :)
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