Lost in Translation and Filters
Ok, so recently I had a friend ask me, "why would you post your personal stuff for the world to see?" She then explained that people, some people, would judge me based on what I had written. This made me pause. I began to realize that people don't always know our motivations. In fact, they seldom know our motivations. Someone like myself just assumes others are thinking the best of us and know our purpose, but that isn't so. What we are intending often gets lost in translation and another person's "filters". Many of us go through life thinking we shouldn't have to explain ourselves when that is exactly what is necessary. And, just because someone tells a snipit of their life doesn't mean that is the whole person, or even close. People are complex, transitional, emotional beings.
In my l...