anonymity?

Two of our 12 traditions address anonymity:
11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films and TV. We need guard with special care the anonymity of all AA members.
12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities.

I have no desire to go on TV for ANYTHING, nor am I known to write things in the press, so for me, those things are never really at the front of my mind. And really, from my understanding, these traditions have more to do with no one individual being a face for Al-Anon. I have zero desire to be the face of anything other than myself.

I hold my personal anonymity very close. No one in my family knows I'm in Al-Anon. None of my new friends do either. Many of my older friends do, but thats also because I met many of them in Al-Anon. A few have learned about it over the years because I've found it appropriate to tell them in a certain context. But generally, it isn't something I talk about, even with people outside the program who know about it.

These days I find myself wanting to tell a few people about my membership in this program because I think it would give them a better picture of how I am. These are people who have expressed wanting to get to know me better, but I struggle with how much is enough, and what is too much. I hesitate. I think I can trust these people. But as my picker has shown evidence of being broken in the past, I can never be too sure how good of a job I'm doing now. I guess my higher power will lead me in the right direction and let me know when I need to tell others. Until then, I guess too much anonymity is better than none!