It's finding a safe place to reveal one's inner thoughts that proves the real hurdle. Some times, there's just some things you can't bring yourself to say or to hear yourself declare. It's from this principal, or perhaps fear, that Frank Warren developed the salacious yet captivating website, PostSecret - a global online forum for people to air their dirty laundry.
Secreters write their private truths on the back of a postcard and then mail it through to Warren who publishes a select few on his daily blog. The bearers remain completely anonymous, with nothing but their postcard-sized secret to represent them. And we're not talking your average, everyday postcard bought from the cornerstore while on a trip through Rockhampton. Warren receives intricately designed cards which are often as creative as the content is controversial.
Whether or not it's a result of these beautifully constructed cards or the premise of posting and reading your own home truths, the website has taken on a life of its own. PostSecret currently sits at 276,135,144 site views, not to mention 209,799 Twitter followers and 495,438 Facebook friends. Warren's website has become so popular the postcards have been turned into a published work called PostSecret Confessions on Life, Death and God, which has reached #1 on the New York Bestseller List.
I will never cease to be surprised by society, hence why I love the occassional trip to PostSecret. There's nothing like a public declaration to gain a spot of self-remedy - here's a few of my faves:
(Image Credit: http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ and http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=54703&id=21977955239#/pages/PostSecret/21977955239)
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