authenticity

I have blogged or journaled online for over ten years. Over ten years. I was thirteen when I started doing this ritual of which I am partaking now.  Blogging is one of those things that I've done for so long that I have great difficulty imagining not doing it.  I guess you could say it's part of my identity, or at very least a reflection of my identity.  My blog is public, exceedingly personal, and leaves me extremely vulnerable.

The question I've grappled with since coming of age is the vulnerability worth it?