January 3, 2008

• PostSecret

  I was in the book store. I saw this little slip of paper. It said:

  “You are invited to anonymously contribute a
  secret to a group art project. Your secret can be
  a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession or
  childhood humiliation. Reveal anything– as
  long as it is true and you have never shared it
  with anyone before.

  STEPS
  Take a postcard or two.
  Tell your secret anonymously on the back.
  Stamp and mail the postcard.

  TIPS
  Be Brief — the fewer words the better.
  Be legible — use big, clear, and bold lettering.
  Be creative — let the postcard be your canvas.
  “

  Here’s the website for this project:  www.postsecret.com

  What a fascinating project. I definitely think there is something beneficial to people to share secrets in a controlled environment where there can be no negative consequences to sharing them. It sort of makes you feel better to know that it isn’t just your burden to bear all by yourself and with nobody ever knowing about it.

  Reading other peoples secrets is beneficial too. It makes us feel less alone to know that so many other people out there have secrets like these.

  But I don’t think I’ll be mailing in any secrets. Maybe some day but not now. I’m not sure what my secrets would be? I think the secrets I have are things I can’t put into words easily. They are more insubstantial than that.

  And I sort of feel like I’d rather tell someone my secrets one day which would invalidate those secrets from the postsecret project.

  Still I think it is a wonderful idea.

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