3 posts tagged “vox”

Somehow I've attracted the attention of a few German voxers.  I've been added to quite a few neighborhoods lately.  And although I am flattered, I can't read a damn thing, cause I don't speak/read/write/understand German.

Thanks anyways.

Haben Sie einen netten Tag!

I know I am getting a lot of traffic due to my review of RG's book.  I keep most of my posts to nieghborhood or group only... so if you want to read my blog, the best way to do so is to add me to your nieghborhood.  I will most likely return the favor, unless I see that you aren't active on Vox. 

If you want to read my public writing, without having to add me or get a vox account --- then I will point you to my monthly articles over at Harlot's Sauce ezine.  Lots of great writers there and interesting content.

Thanks!

(just didn't want anyone not in my 'hood that stumbles onto my blog to think that I have nothing better to write abbut than lame Quote of the Day and Song of the Day posts.  Ha.)

To my Vox Readers,

First I want to say thank you to everyone that reads my self-involved little blog.  I really and truly enjoy writing in it everyday, and like most people, I enjoy the fact that so many of you read it daily and leave me insightful and supportive comments.  As a single mom, this has been a great source of friendship and support to compensate for the inability to socialize in a more traditional sense.

All that being said, I am aware that those with less than innocent intentions read my blog daily as well.  I've struggled for a better part of a year to figure out what to do about it.  I could make everything I write private, to friends and nieghborhood only... but I have a very robust neighborhood - how do I know who is sincere and be able to distinguish them from those with malicious motivations?  There is no clear-cut answer.

I've wrote extensively here on my blog about trust and forgiveness.  I've tried very hard to give a few people I know the benefit of the doubt, only to be proven time and time again that I am foolish for doing so.  I can't tell you how disappointing that is. 

Ultimately I am having to change who I am, and my foundational instincts in order to mis-trust people - I must do this to protect myself and those I love.  I am very near the point where I am not sure I'll be able to ever truly trust anyone again.  I've asked people to leave me alone, but they don't (statcounter doesn't lie).  I have sensored myself as much as I possibly can publically (and yet I still feel violated by these random few).  But there is a limit to what I am willing to do, I cannot live my life under a rock.  I refuse to do so.  I have nothing to hide, I just wish the world wasn't such a malicious place.

I am a writer.  It's in my soul.  Like most writers, I create prose about the things I know best --- my experiences and life.  Some of it is very personal and raw.  I share publically for many reasons.  For therapy.  For support.  To help others that are going through the same experiences and traumas.  To make all of my writing private defeats the purposes of why I write.

Ultimately I hope to make a living at this someday.  In order to do that, I must grow a thicker skin that doesn't allow others judgement and ridicule of my life affect me in a negative way. 

As always, some of my blogs will be private.  Blogs about my love life is strictly for Friends only.  Blogs about my ex-husband and our constant battles are usually neighborhood only (because he too likes to read my blog and I'd rather him not know my intimate thoughts about him), and random everyday stuff I keep public.  Occassionally I post things to my groups only because the topic is appropriate. 

I have a very good vox friend that is trying to help me promote my writing.  I am sooooo excited about the possibilities this brings for me, and her as well.  So, going forward you will see a lot of topics here relating to life, stories about my family and childhood, and my thoughts on current events.  None of this should be all that interesting to those that despise me.  The stuff they would love to read will still be private, as it has always been.

In that regards, I have determined it's time to clean up the nieghborhood a bit.  I want to apologize in advance if for some reason you drop out of my hood in the next few days.  It's not because I don't enjoy what you write, or that I don't want you to read what I have to say... it's only because I am feeling the need to draw my circle in a bit more and make it more intimate. 

Like I said, much of what I write will be public anyways.  So no worries on missing what I have to say about the world and life.  More private information will be held closer to those I trust.  Those that I feel are sincere in their motivations. 

However, not much will be changing.  The only reason I even alerted you was that I wanted to show those that read my blog the respect and appreciation that they are due and let you know of the reasons for any changes you might notice.  Thanks for reading and commenting... it means the world to me.

Hugs & Love,

Miranda