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An Oddity in Progress: Thank You






My blog, "I Want to Be Seen" engendered myriad responses.

To those whom I know that were validating and honest, I thank you.
To those whom I have yet to meet, I am glad that you find such interest and escape in my words.
To those whom I used to know, I thank you for your insight into my past and hope we can rekindle our friendship so you can see the man I am today.

Sharing a sliver of yourself on here is intriguing. You find out things about others and their perceptions about you and their ideas of who they think you are and who you were.

Fascinating when they are in opposition, validating when they are not...

There is a reason that the heading of this blog is "an oddity in progress"... I am a work in progress and sometimes I venture onto this blank screen and start with a problem and resolve or birth a plan of action by jotting it out, by using the words that I am so grateful exist.

So, a continued thanks for reading this, for commenting, for being a witness to my life.

Dustin

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