can you keep a secret

La Fontaine, French poet, was right when he said…

Rien ne pèse tant que un secret

Nothing weighs more than a secret

I am sure most of you have heard of PostSecret, a web gallery of postcard-sized images posted anonymously by people to unveil a secret - an art project started by a guy named Frank (ironic name don’t you think? or is it just me?).

Seems as though everyone is interested in reading other people’s secrets. Maybe people like reading these because then they do not feel alone in some of their thoughts. I was interested to see the visitor count which as at today’s  time of blogging, had reached 235,768,954 visitors and currently has 97,000 followers. Holy crap.

So secrets really do weigh a lot.

One thing I pride myself on is that I can keep a secret. I am keeping some of my good friend’s deepest darkest secrets under lock and key. In my head. I have a few very close friends who I can do the same with. One has just moved to Oz onto new adventures. I really treasure my girls. Nothing like a bottle of wine and good girlie chats (men - you have no idea!)

In turn, this can also be one of my downfalls (being able to keep a secret). I have had a few friends in the past (in my younger days) where their secrets have become too much. Who I have since realised are toxic to have as friends, who suck up all of your energy. I often want to help people but I know that certain people have taken advantage of that. I forgive easily.

I’ll put it down to experience

Do you trust people with your secrets?