Avatar Abandonment article

http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2009/01/avatar-abadonment.html#more

The story of a Second Life resident who abandoned her avatar to be able to engage in her RL. Fascinating story, with some wise words in response. I particularly liked this, from Mo Hax:

"Dare I suggest that the closer we live our Second Lives to our real lives the less the need to abandon it entirely. Sure escaping reality is nice but perhaps not disconnecting entirely from reality is key to keeping ourselves in a place we can always live with, come what may, in our Second and First lives."

I have noticed that the more fragmented we keep ourselves in SL, the more secrets, the more separate our "selves" - the easier to fall into a place where we can't feel fully engaged or okay about either life. Very interesting stuff, and I wish Nightflower all the best in rediscovering her RL.