Exposing Yourself On EONS

posted 4 months ago, updated about 1 month later

What do you think of being exposed on EONS? This is a big step for people who grew up in the 50s or before. In addition to speaking up for things you agree or disagree with, you also (to be effective) have to disclose a little about yourself on the EONS site.

For those of us who grew up (not) using the internet, getting online and truly exposing our innermost thoughts to both our own EONS page as well as answering the posts, is somewhat intimidating.

Once we climb away from our "comfort zones" we are able to let go and know that it's ok to show who we really are (espose our shinny little underbellies). If you don't have any thing to hide, this is an easy task. There are so many people out there waiting to meet you and to listen to your thoughts and ideas. You might find that your suggestion or advise might actually help someone else. The internet is a very scary place, but there are many things in this life to scare us. The internet is also a very helpful place. We can't retreat and hide from things that are new. We, instead, need to embrace the new, the challenging.

1. Take a risk and blog about something that interests you. Just sit down and write. If people respond, that's good. If they don't, it is not about you, it's just that the people who view your blog might not be interested. Don't personalize that. One day you will think of a blog that causes numerous hits.

2. Write answers to posts that you see in particular groups. Don't be afraid to express your own opinions. People do not need to substitue your judgment for their own.

3. Invite people to be friends once you read their eons pages to see if there are like interests.

4. Send a gift when the person accepts your invite for friendship.

Participate, Participate, Participate!

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1. 4 months ago feywon wrote:

Amen!!!
Well saikd.

2. 4 months ago LadyClaire1 wrote:

Funny thing is, I don't feel intimidated by it at all. But again, I have a big mouth that often gets me into trouble in the outside world. I am a friendly, accepting person, and I enjoy meeting people. I try to live my life from the stance that everyone isn't any different than me. We all try to get through our day and go home at the end of it. I try to emanate kindness and acceptance, because I believe world peace starts with a single person, then spreads to our family, then the community, and then to the world. So, if you want world peace, please consider the idea that it starts with you.

3. 4 months ago gmajax wrote:

I'm from the group that think 1938 is a good year. I will tell many stories, or share ideas about myself but rarely is there a soul that could put it altogether and know the real me. Four, that know the real me and lots that know the pieces I have cast on the waters.
Folks those were weird years being raised by the depression group...Jax

4. 4 months ago Louiseland wrote:

Anna, I agree with you in not being intimidated, but I know a lot of people my age, at least, who are quite intimated by the internet and computer in general. I think sites like this one help people to open up and to know that it's ok to share. Secrets are what kill us, not sharing...

5. 4 months ago KLeeQ wrote:

Being scared is one thing; being careful is another.

6. 4 months ago Louiseland wrote:

I agree Klee. We always need to be careful. Hopefully we have learned something with maturity. I know that many mature people are fooled by scams etc, but I also think those same people would probably have been fooled by scams on the phone, mail, or door to door as well as anything on the internet.

7. 4 months ago Louiseland wrote:

One thing that I forgot to mention is that in order to be successful at blogging, you can't have problems with Rejection and Abandonment. You've got to let all of that stuff go, because people read what looks interesting to them and sometimes they comment and sometimes they don't. Sometimes they give you a boom, and sometimes they don't. Once again, that's most likely not a reflection on you or your blog or post, but they probably just were not interested. To me it's cathartic and extremely helpful to write down some of this stuff that I have opinions on. That does not mean that it means anything else to any one else. We are all a lot more talented than we think we are, and we just need to start polishing our wares and using them.

8. 3 months ago Koolwasser7 wrote:

Well said and quite true ouch

9. 3 months ago Koolwasser7 wrote:

Well said and quite true ouch...I feel rejected..Who touched me!!?? Just you wait till I put up my intimidating blog then I'll rule the world!! Who touched me!!?? Where is my Valium?...............reading and writing blogs is therapeutic.....Who touched me dammit!!??.....you never know

10. 3 months ago Louiseland wrote:

LOL Cool! Hujor is the best writing instrument.

11. 3 months ago Ellesworld wrote:

You are so right.

12. 3 months ago onetooth wrote:

I have been on Eon's almost a year now . I post blogs of interest i find that is worth posting . It really doesn't matter is some one reads or not . But i have found a lot really do . They may not post a comment but will pm me or ask to be a friend .
I do write blogs about me and how i feel about things . Most blogs i write are the memories i have from my past . Every thing i write is true . Have nothing to hide . It doesn't matter if some one doesn't agree . I do enjoy when someone reads one and has reflections of remembering their past and they do tell me so .

13. 3 months ago DiniDoodle wrote:

O.K. - just yesterday I searched for my small hometown in Western PA. To my surprise I found 30 other Eons members. Out of the 30, only 2 had their real picture and anything detailed. Most of them had been members for over a year but there was nothing you could identify with because they filled out NO OTHER INFORMATION about themselves. Why bother to join if you're not going to reveal anything. And for a few, everything was PRIVATE with absolutely no way to contact them.

14. 3 months ago DiniDoodle wrote:

O.K. - just yesterday I searched for my small hometown in Western PA. To my surprise I found 30 other Eons members. Out of the 30, only 2 had their real picture and anything detailed. Most of them had been members for over a year but there was nothing you could identify with because they filled out NO OTHER INFORMATION about themselves. Why bother to join if you're not going to reveal anything. And for a few, everything was PRIVATE with absolutely no way to contact them.

15. 3 months ago Louiseland wrote:

Dinni: I guess like I said in the beginning, some people of this age group are still kind of "overly fearful" of the internet. We are supposed to be more mature and able to know what is harmful and what is not. Sometimes we just have to take risks and some people will never feel safe taking any kind of risks.

16. 3 months ago Dee2008 wrote:

I'll tell anyone anything they want to know except for my address and full name, and I'm not putting a picture anywhere on here. I like to talk to people on here but I sure don't want them driving up in my yard to visit me or even calling me up. I might have neighbors on here and not know it and even though I don't like them, I don't want to hurt their feelings if they happen to come across something I've written..