The words 'Dear diary' conjure up vivid memories of cute notepads filled with random thoughts, a bit of scribble and a tiny little padlock that never had any real hope of keeping prying eyes away.
For me the diary served such as simple purpose of helping a young kid verbalise and interrupt the world and its characters as they were discovered. The confusing issues of best friends, body image, idols, annoying parents, cool clothes and of course boys. But does today's endlessly connected world have room for private, personal thoughts designed to be read only by the author? Blogs arose with purpose of providing a diary like format but with the opportunity of an endless audience, how can one pimple faced pre-teen be expected to discover themselves and the world through the art of writing when they know the world is potentially peering on.
Even as adults faced with tough decisions we are advised to construct a list of Pro's and Con's. The simple process of moving ones unarranged thoughts to the written word can help to unmuddle ones priorities. Scribbled on a random piece of paper, perhaps a napkin or even sticky note, the process is as a vehicle to clarification of ones thoughts.
Blogs provided a valuable facility which encourages people to write, to share and to discover and whilst I love a good, well constructed, edited, considered and polished blog post, I also praise the written, private word and the good old fashioned personal diary. I am way past pre-teen these days and don't yet have a pre-teen of my own, but I would like to think that today's young adults, with their vast knowledge of everything digital and their desire to be continuously connected are still encouraged find purpose in the personal diary and the art of private writing designed for an audience of only one.
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