Ying and Yang

How do we find and maintain balance between our private selves and our public selves?
During our lives we learn how we should be but at the same time we find out more and more of who we really are. We learn that our private side is portrayed when the world is not watching and that our public side is portrayed when all eyes are on us. We maintain balance by making sure that no matter how busy we are in our public/professional lives, we still have time for ourselves and the people we are close.

What places do we consider the realm of the "private"? Why?
We places we consider "private" varies from person to person. Everyone has their own sense of privacy and relaxtion. If I enjoyed reading then a library might be considered as a private relaxing place or maybe if I enjoyed water then being on the beach or on a boat would be private.

Many of you might think of your home as a private space, but is it always?
No home isn't always a private place, that would also depends on oneself. To some a private place might mean to be away from the children and/or spouse and to others just being home with the children and/or spouse is private.

What if there are roommates?
If there are roommates, it would be the same scenario as the previous question. Privacy is view differently by different people and different cultures. Having a roommate could be private if you have a close personal relationship with that roommate or it could be public if you do not have a personal relationship with that roommate.

How does that influence how you act?
Sorry teach but these questions really don't differentiate from each other. So again as I stated in the previous question, if I had a personal relationship with my roommate then I would be myself around he/she which is letting them into my private life but if I did not have a personal relationship with he/she then I would have a fake "public" attitude towards them which in turn keeps them distant from my private life.

Where else would you consider a private place?
A private place to me when I want to get away from the world is in my room, listening to music and dancing.