What does one do when one gets a considerable amount of free time and super fast internet?
Well, one may be online on Facebook or Whatsapp or Instagram all the time (posting horrendous selfies)...
Or (sometimes make a wiser choice) start blogging (like me... just kidding)...
Blogging is just like maintaining a diary the only difference being you get to show the diary to the rest of the world.
Writing is like visiting a personal sanctum and weaving magic with words within the realm of your mental space.
'cause not everyone in this small world gets your humor and the sarcastic biting wit that you wield.
When I initially started blogging, I saw it as an opportunity to put to use my writing skills which had been put away for over a decade.The only writing that I had done in a long time was writing emails, text messages in thousands(maybe more) with a significant amount of speed,I may add and internet chatting. Putting my thoughts to paper required a lot of effort in terms of time, energy and dedication. It also involved sitting in a place for a considerable amount of time, which in itself is a HUGE task for me. (my attention span being around half an hour to the maximum). That's precisely why I haven't been able to complete the books that I have taken up for reading. (in over a year). My recent accomplishment coming only in the form of "Bossy Pants" by Tina Fey.( I think the credit goes to the writer)
I eagerly picked up topics which let me vent out my frustration without limiting myself to anything specific.( I know cooking and fashion blogs sell like hot cakes) But cooking and fashion trends are not my cup of tea in the least. Observation of people is the best way to while your time and pick up some serious mimicry skills, both of which I love.I passed on a couple of my blog post links to a few acquaintances and friends. I did receive a lot of flak and feedback. (whereas I felt like throwing a couple of dictionaries in a few faces as well).Some ignored it while others just passed it on without any verdict.I received a lot of suggestions, some meant well and some not so well..
It was while I was aggressively marketing my posts to everyone,that one of my friends asked me this simple question , "Why are you blogging?"
It was this simple question that set the wheels of my brain churning...
Why do I blog?
Do I blog that I can get a huge number of likes and comments on my posts?
Do I blog to get popular or to appear to be wise and opinionated?
Does writing feed my narcissistic demons?
Or do I write just because .... Well ... I can go on about the superficial reasons that continued to make their way into the sanctum of my thoughts..
It wasn't long before realization dawned on me...
Writing is an integral part of my creative soul and it makes me HAPPY...
It separates me from the humdrum of a routine... transports me to an inner self which I meet only in my writing world...
Happy in a way that is inexplicable to a non writer. How many people read it or how many people understand it , doesn't matter after all they are MY thoughts.
And there are no boundaries to the filaments of imagination.
And writing whets the appetite for that fantasy in myriad ways...
It is said that if advertisements feature on your blog, its a good sign. But I really don't care.
'Cause I have found out, why I write- For the person I daily see in my mirror.
Its this that makes that person happy!!
And if each one of us could find out that one ............ that makes us HAPPY and CHARGED and FULFILLED then its possible that we could be seeing the world again...
With a fresh set of rose colored glasses...
Well, one may be online on Facebook or Whatsapp or Instagram all the time (posting horrendous selfies)...
Or (sometimes make a wiser choice) start blogging (like me... just kidding)...
Blogging is just like maintaining a diary the only difference being you get to show the diary to the rest of the world.
Writing is like visiting a personal sanctum and weaving magic with words within the realm of your mental space.
'cause not everyone in this small world gets your humor and the sarcastic biting wit that you wield.
When I initially started blogging, I saw it as an opportunity to put to use my writing skills which had been put away for over a decade.The only writing that I had done in a long time was writing emails, text messages in thousands(maybe more) with a significant amount of speed,I may add and internet chatting. Putting my thoughts to paper required a lot of effort in terms of time, energy and dedication. It also involved sitting in a place for a considerable amount of time, which in itself is a HUGE task for me. (my attention span being around half an hour to the maximum). That's precisely why I haven't been able to complete the books that I have taken up for reading. (in over a year). My recent accomplishment coming only in the form of "Bossy Pants" by Tina Fey.( I think the credit goes to the writer)
I eagerly picked up topics which let me vent out my frustration without limiting myself to anything specific.( I know cooking and fashion blogs sell like hot cakes) But cooking and fashion trends are not my cup of tea in the least. Observation of people is the best way to while your time and pick up some serious mimicry skills, both of which I love.I passed on a couple of my blog post links to a few acquaintances and friends. I did receive a lot of flak and feedback. (whereas I felt like throwing a couple of dictionaries in a few faces as well).Some ignored it while others just passed it on without any verdict.I received a lot of suggestions, some meant well and some not so well..
It was while I was aggressively marketing my posts to everyone,that one of my friends asked me this simple question , "Why are you blogging?"
It was this simple question that set the wheels of my brain churning...
Why do I blog?
Do I blog that I can get a huge number of likes and comments on my posts?
Do I blog to get popular or to appear to be wise and opinionated?
Does writing feed my narcissistic demons?
Or do I write just because .... Well ... I can go on about the superficial reasons that continued to make their way into the sanctum of my thoughts..
It wasn't long before realization dawned on me...
Writing is an integral part of my creative soul and it makes me HAPPY...
It separates me from the humdrum of a routine... transports me to an inner self which I meet only in my writing world...
Happy in a way that is inexplicable to a non writer. How many people read it or how many people understand it , doesn't matter after all they are MY thoughts.
And there are no boundaries to the filaments of imagination.
And writing whets the appetite for that fantasy in myriad ways...
It is said that if advertisements feature on your blog, its a good sign. But I really don't care.
'Cause I have found out, why I write- For the person I daily see in my mirror.
Its this that makes that person happy!!
With a fresh set of rose colored glasses...
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