A Tale of Two Handles

I've recently been up to a bit of housecleaning - my digital house, that is. I'm cancelling old accounts and deleting unused e-mail addresses. This is primarily focused on an old handle of mine that I'm working on phasing out. Though it is cute and relatively unique, I won't be using it much anymore. Instead, I'll be behind the ReeCallahan name. Naturally, this sacrifices quite a bit of anonymity - and isn't that a good thing?

I've been thinking pretty heavily on this topic and what it comes down to is what I do and don't want people to know about me. In the past I preferred to be extra private. I still am to some degree - I check my facebook privacy controls weekly to make sure only friends can see my posts. However, I think it's time to mature and move on.

I do think this move away from anonymity and into the realm of accountability is an important life step for me. I no longer want to feel privileged to act and post silly, immature content without any kind of connection to me. I want to post that stuff and let everyone know who's behind it!

I want people to know who I am, not just my little handle or fake persona. I want to be me, I want people to know me and I want that to be OK. I don't want to hide behind old names and be thankful no one ever saw  me. I want to be seen.

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