Carpe diem !!

I am attending a training workshop on ISO 15189 from last 3 days. Being away from my routine work has suddenly stimulated by brain. I have been writing and writing since last two days. Unfortunately,all my friends who read and like my writing are busy. No readers for this writer( or a scribbler ?) this weekend ! Surprisingly, I find that this hasn't stopped me . ( Should I say ‘unfortunately’ ?)  

It is very much likely that after this frenzied activity,my brain will go into hibernation. It has happened before. It is logical : anything in excess,howmuch ever good ,can be nauseating after a certain point. I will disappear from the blogging scene for many months and reappear when I attend my next training workshop !

Tomorrow is the last day of workshop !

I tell myself  - Carpe Diem !

Why did I start blogging ?

Well.....it is probably too early to ponder over this question...you see , I am just under 40 in terms of posts !

But since this is the current topic on indispire , I thought a little over this ....

Why did I start blogging ? ....and why did I start writing ?

Being a book-lover, I always had this hidden desire to write a book....just like all those authors I admired.Initially , my writing was just a journal writing... recording of events that occurred ( this was almost 30 years back)Slowly the emotions started coming in, then the impressions and analysis....finally the lessons....

And then, on one fine day, I heard about blogging.....

That word ' Blog ' was so fascinating and strange that immediately I asked the blogger, who told me about it , " How do I start blogging ?" Unfortunately, she was the host of the party I was attending that evening and  she could not answer....

Eventually, I found out all about blogs ! ( Not all ...even today , there are some technical challenges that I need to master !)

I started my first ever blog in 2009 ( I remember, I wrote on my favourite song...Jaidev's "Tu chanda main chandani" but deleted the post thinking who will read that ?)

After scratching my head for next topics, I finally deleted blog No.1,saying to myself...It's not easy after all !

My next blog was a recipe blog called " Second helpings...anybody !" But I found that posting step-by-step recipe was too boring for me ! ( I had written a raagi flour cake recipe in it ) and that was  " The end " for this blog too !

Blogging then remained dormant in my mind....I couldn't think of any good topic !

This year, however, has seen a resurrection of my blogging  ....I have no idea what exactly gave me this confidence and removed my inhibitions about letting people read what I write...But , here I am....

Writing and blogging are .....

1.Outlet for my thoughts...

2.way of sharing all that I love ....books.movies,songs....

3.a way of analysing the world.....what I notice in and around me...

4.a way telling people about simple yet profound life lessons as I understand them....

Also...If I am honest....

1.a way to show off my creativity...

2.a desire to get noticed...

3.craving for attention....

It is what I love doing....and hopefully it will remain so....


NB :-This post is written in response to indispire challenge, #indispire 95... # inspiredtoblog

A book club...which may or may not start ...

I love to read and I am a fairly regular reader.Always reading about book clubs,I am really curious about how  a book club functions.A year back a few friends of mine decided to start one  but the it never started.Sad !!!!
Then whats-app arrived and along with work started occupying most peoples' waking time .... including me. Book club of mine was looking to remain in dreams only.
Then again a wild idea struck me.....why not a whatsapp book club ? All you have to do is read one book per month and write two paragraphs about it ....in whichever genre you like and in whichever language you are comfortable in...means either marathi or english.( I am sure none of us are hindi readers).
Well ....This is the month when we start .....Yes...these are still plans only on paper .....and I find that nobody may have started a book...except may be Ruchi ...bless her...
But here I am ....already finished three books...midway between the fourth and already eyeing a fifth one which V is reading  ....and my palms are itching to write ...so have decided to go ahead and simply write...
All my previous attempts of starting a blog have failed.... miserably. I write one or two posts and then decide that I am a terrible writer ( It may be still true,,,who knows ...But I have succeeded in ignoring this voice of my subconscious.. ) Nobody would read what I have written ( who cares now...The self help book I finished a few days back is shouting in my inner ear !!) and what if everyone laughs ???
So ... here I am....successfully suppressing all my negative thoughts and finally venturing to start a blog...Happy!!....-)
Now ...no negative thoughts allowed ...I write because I enjoy writing...and hopefully will write at least one post per month ,,,not too much too ask for...isn't it ?


And with this note ,,,I sign off today ..will come back soon ...writing about the book I read last week...

Maya