Why do I journal/blog, whatever? I suppose that I have always felt the innate need to express myself in words. But I have always lacked the glib, articulate way of speaking that allowed me to say why I feel the way I feel without being hurtful or seeming angry. I've discovered that what I write is a better barometer for what's going on in my mind than what I say.
As to why I do not filter...I believe that I should be totally candid somewhere. I have chosen my journals for that purpose. Thus, there is no earthly reason to lie in my journal. One might argue that the revelations of myself that I put down here are public and sometimes far too personal to be publicly consumed. I prefer to see it as "drawing the line in the sand".
I say what I have to say and challenge others to comment or to contradict. I'm a very confrontational person...this is an adequate form of conflict, for now.