Tagging in Half-baked musings

The other week I re-edited a journal I wasn't happy with. I removed most of it (for the sake of the privacy of those involved) and suggested to myself, that I start #tagging future posts so I can record the motivation at the time of writing.

I still think it's a good idea. It allows me to look back the next day, week, year or whatever and see the mindset it was written with, so I can then make sensible choices about whether it should be edited, or perhaps removed.

I habitually refine previously saved content. I curate my outputs. I even curate old 'liked' content. Constantly changing them so they remain representative of my current self, rather than allowing old beliefs and motivations to speak for me.

It's because I feel like every thing I ever do or say represents my entire identity and that includes my foot prints. If I come to understand something with a new perspective, or have worked through my thoughts and no longer need to see the meandering path it took me to get there, or if I grow enough to no longer need a particular coping mechanism, then I feel an urge to take down content or liked material that reflected my old way of thinking.

But underneath the steady shift of growth there is a solid core, content that almost never changes, as my old self grasped onto the essence of something that ties into my foundations.

Some journals will be short lived bursts, representing a moment in time, and others will be the pages that form a history book.

And tagging my posts feels like a logical way to understand the difference.

I'm still unsure about the naming systems, so they may change over time (too). 

I know I need a tag that says "this was written when I was really stressed out by life and needed to express the struggle, in order to help me cope". There have been a few of those posts recently. They will probably be short-lived entries, that are deleted or made private when I am calmer. Maybe something like #justgettingby

I know I need a tag that says "I'm exploring this idea and wanted to share what I've learnt". Maybe something as simple as #exploring

And probably some others types that haven't come to mind yet.

Anyway, I had an epic weekend followed by a brotherly crisis. The break gave me a chance to reboot and I feel a lot more ready to speak my mind.

#exploring