When you see the Southern Cross for the first time.........

In most cases it would appear that my fellow bloggers (me included) desire to maintain their anonymity in spite of, or most likely because of, their tendency to divulge feelings intimate and raw right here on the world wide web on a regular basis..............yet beyond the desire (need?) to keep such confessions a secret from real life friends, family, employers, etc., there is an even greater need to have these expressed intimacies and exposures to be seen, shared, commented upon, and discussed by and with others creating a phenomenon whereby a previously unknown group of veritable strangers share what even those closest to us are denied. Even more incredible maybe is how good it feels to let these people in, to see inside of them, to get their raw emotions, their lowest lows and highest highs, unscrubbed, uncensored, unrehearsed. I'm not surprised blogging is the new chat. Actually blogging is to chat what sex is to a handshake. I'm not without a considerable variety of life experiences but I have to say the past couple of months exploring the blogworld have been delightfully eye opening for me. I especially love connecting with someone that I would in no other way have experienced and it's even better when it defies convention. I've always loved defying convention. Long live gut wrenching passion, heartfelt connections, and the freedom to indulge without restraint.