PostSecret

I have just stumbled upon a really amazing concept. Seriously, I'm not being sarcastic! Readers in the U.S. might already be aware of this, as I hear it's quite big there, but the chances are that if you don't live in America, this will be all new for you.

Are you ready? It's called 'PostSecret', and basically this bloke in Maryland invited people to anonymously send him a postcard with something they've never told anyone else about on it, and decorated really creatively. Sound odd? That's because it really is, but oh-so-facinating. It was origionally planned as a community arts project because the postcards all looked great together (people really put their all into decorating them), but now it's become a fabulous expose of the human mind and ideas in life. Some are funny, some are dripping with bitterness, some shrouded in pain, lonliness, joy - the whole mix of human emotions is in there. And one of the best bits is they manage to show that we usually share a secret with a stranger, no matter how obscure. Here are a few to give you an example of what they're like:

Aren't they simply brilliant? If you're not convinced, or want more of this then visit http://www.postsecret.com/ or check out the books they sell that are full of them! Now excuse me, I have to go write a secret....