May 31, 2011: my blog hit 10,000 views. Wow.I can't honestly say that when I started this venture I believed I would hit 10,000 views or have stayed committed to blogging long enough to hit that number. Nor did I think what I had to say was interesting enough. But a lot has changed since I started blogging.When I began blogging, I had zero faith in my ability to write. I hid behind the writers in my life. I claimed it wasn't my strength, that I was good at other things.I still don't claim that I am a writer (though it does say so on my freelance business cards) and I don't know that I will ever have the incredible writing skills that my father and brother possess but I think I can hold my own. And the experience of blogging has played a major part in that.When I began blogging, I made the conscious choice that my life would be open to the public. Not that it wasn't before. I am a very honest person, if you ask me a question I will tell you the truth (especially about me, I don't work really well on deception). But I knew that by adding a blog to my social media menagerie, I would be making this information public to ... well ... the public. I started out writing solely about work and my passions but as the blog has evolved, it has become more personal... an outlet for my feelings. However, I have recently realized that I don't really want that. I have reevaluated my level of sharing online. I don't really care if you know where I am (FourSquare) or what my thoughts are in 140 characters (twitter) or what I like to take pictures of (Posterious and Flickr) but when it comes to my dating life or family, I have learned that people can take those ideas and twist them to hurt you.There are a few things that I very strongly don't believe in:Lashon Hara (speaking badly about people behind their back, in front of their backs, where ever).Judgement. In any form, it is hurtful.Thinking the worst of someone when you don't have all the facts.Being mean or negative.I can be kind to a fault. Trusting and understanding and caring to the point where I get hurt. And my blog started to become an extension of me that could be used to hurt others or myself. So I find myself challenged.Why challenged? Because I had to much to write about while I was in Israel. There were so many amazing events and happenings, and things I learned that the blogs flowed. Prior to that, I was so immersed in social media that I could write about it all day. When I came home from Israel, the natural progression was to continue to write about myself and my experiences... but that is not really valid anymore. Today, I find myself in a transition. My new job has given me more of a traditional marketing role (which I love, by the way) but I find myself too busy to read all the articles I wish I could read. Also, I while I navigate the tricky world of dating and friendship, I don't want anything I say online to be twisted and used to hurt. Nor do I want it to inadvertently hurt anyone.So as my blog turns 10,000 please bear with me, my lovely readers. I am refocusing on Judaism and social media and less on Talia and her life.(That's probably more interesting for ya, anyway!)
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