Imperfect

public self-discovery

A reply to Aroma's what the actual hell (blog deleted). See related posts in my find better outlooks.

I'm grateful for the serendipity from reading your response to my post based on one of your own. It's good news that you made it. You learning lessons as a result of me posting is a reason for me to continue. How helpful, harmful, or effectual this blogging style is could be worth discussing. Then again, to whom?

I can't please everyone. One man's trash is another man's treasure. As for me, sharing directives doesn't mean I follow them to my best ability. I empathize with the visceral feelings you felt. I don't believe I have found myself yet, but I believe I can. There's always room to grow.

I could unpublish my post. Your post would lose some of my context the same way my post lost some of yours. Potential lessons learned by myself and others would be lost. Do you know who your post impacted or how deeply it impacted them?

Instead, I marked your original post as unpublished on the off chance you publish it again. I also added links so readers can view the full chain of posts. There has to be an easier way to do this, if it's even maintainable in the first place...

On reflecting yourself as a whole, one obstacle to instilling deeper conversation strategies is how many different spaces we inhabit on an everyday basis. Our presence with family, work, friends, and other scenes can only be so intertwined. Our communication methods vary too: how similar is the blogger to the messenger to the in-person conversationalist within you?

We can adapt parts of ourselves to fit within certain frames or leap into new ones. Everyone makes mistakes. Reframing cringe as a relatable stepping stone to a more accurate reflection can encourage preserving it for others to follow. Even discordant posts teach us about ourselves, helping us focus on what feels right.

Thank you for providing me the fuel I never knew I needed to bang out this reply.

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