The simple concept of the project was that completely anonymous people decorate a postcard and portray a secret that they had never previously revealed. No restrictions are made on the content of the secret; only that it must be completely truthful and must never have been spoken before. Entries range from admissions of sexual misconduct and criminal activity to confessions of secret desires, embarrassing habits, hopes and dreams. The secrets are meant to be both empowering to the author and to those who read it. Frank Warren claims that the postcards are inspirational to those who read them, have healing powers for those who write them, give hope to people who identify with a stranger's secret, and create an anonymous community of acceptance. PostSecret collected and displayed upwards of 2,500 original pieces of art from people across the United States and around the world between its founding on January 1, 2005 and 2007.
I have recently fallen completely in love with this project. I found their facebook fan page and went through every single fan photo (there are currently 1079) and I found a couple dozen that really stood out to me so much so that I saved them. I saved them because I could relate or because I was so envious that someone had the guts to share their secret when I cant share any of mine.
So as my own personal catharsis, I have decided to post one of the secrets I found every couple days followed with one of my own secrets in hopes that I can find some healing, and peace in my life.
lets start here:
now my secret:
when I left it wasnt because I didnt love you anymore or didnt want to be with you, I was just so tired of being the only one fighting to make things work. I wanted to know you thought I was worth fighting for.....guess I got my answer.....
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