Being transparent?

Everyday we are bombarded with opinions, ideas, images, words, feelings, thoughts, and a countless number of other things. Trying to speak your mind and find peace and clarity through all of that can be the most challenging obstacles a person faces in their life. As a college student I face a whirlwind of peoples ideas mixed with their emotions on a daily basis. Learning to navigate through this stage in our lives where we "define" ourselves seems nearly impossible.

Tonight in the shower I was pondering the idea of being transparent. How many people can actually be transparent? is being transparent actually a good thing? what would being transparent feel like and look like? Then I began wondering about ways in which a person can be transparent. As I thought about this, the idea of journaling came to mind. The only problem with journaling is that is takes significantly longer to write out complex ideas by hand. I also wanted a way in which I could keep a time and date on everything I typed in order to keep my thoughts organized over time. That lead me to the idea of journaling to try and help clarify the interworking of my mind, and even possibly give a glimpse into my soul. 

I really want to share my entire life experience as a pre-text for my blog. But, I'm not quite sure if I want all that on the internet. Which is exactly the problem I was thinking about in the shower. Finding a place where I can comfortably share everything about myself can be a really hard thing to find. As I live my life, and as I write this blog, I hope to accomplish transparency from this point forward in what I have to say and find a place where I can overcome being trapped in my own head.