Is it half century, already?

       What started off as an idea to pen down thoughts, soon turned into a form of enjoyment as writing posts, hunting topics, designing titles and exploring options brought me into the world of blogging.Churning out novel ideas, while polishing them with a personal touch,started to shape these blogs as regular doses of happiness, excitement, enthusiasm and fun offered their services! While coordination between mind, fingers and laptop worked to accomplish this job, each of the writing experiences have been truly wonderful by all means.

       Though, the thought of writing a blog had been running down in my mind for a long time, motivation and inspiration from a dear friend turned into a much-needed final push! Memory of the first blog dates back to a chilly winter evening, when snow chose to be our only companion, grounding us within the walls of our house. From then, started an endless journey as relocation, trips, daily experiences, past memories added text and images to the matter!

          Feedback from readers is the only fuel that can power any blog. As I started to share this blog and connect with people - comments, experiences, observations and discussions from the readers added a wonderful, unique shade to this activity. Be it prompt feedback from grandparents or motivational words of parents, be it appreciation from relatives or encouraging comments from friends, be it inspiration from teachers or fun-filled words from students, be it suggestions from readers or acknowledgement from blog visitors, each and every connection formed a precious treasure.

            Eagerly waiting for a comment from my husband or pushing him till he finally gives one and receiving feedback from my elder sister though her little one keeps her totally occupied in the new, tough job are some of the interesting participants of my blog. Though the post on this newest addition to our family was filled with fun and joy, I cannot wait for the day when he reads it himself !

            Library, coffee shops, clubhouse, table by the swimming pool (housing this particular post!) besides home sweet home, have been some of the interesting locations that offered an excellent ambiance for the flow of words. Wandering around for ideas and thinking about its outcome, before finally narrowing down to the topics that receive a green signal from the editor in head are some of the events preceding every single post.

Cheesecakes to celebrate !

           While playing with words and exploring its scope, an opportunity to contribute articles for a website as one of the authors was indeed a fantastic stage for this literary adventure. Getting an advantage of being a part of a huge,bloggers community, besides being picked as one of the best for a post, have been the certifying factors to bring this blog on a long way so far.

          This blogging experience has certainly taught me a lot more than just writing. While motivating me to expand my vocabulary and read different genres of material, it has made me understand the significance of ‘point of view’. While each of us take a different stand about various aspects in life, blogging strengthened my belief that the sight of world totally depends on the type of lenses we put on! Though some aspects can be firmly classified as either right or wrong , many factors are influenced by our version of understanding, faith and belief. It also gave me an opportunity to explore various social networking platforms as the means to connect and share.

          Since far away from home, blogging has proved to be a wonderful means to share my experiences and adventures in a foreign land. As a closet to hold all my memories, these blogposts will definitely drive me down the memory land when I read them after years and years in the future.  While writing about past memories of childhood, it gives me free rides to the port of nostalgia!

       Though each of these posts have been close to my heart, writing them took me to different levels of happiness. Blogging about trips, picnics and adventures brought back all the fun, blogs about daily, routine experiences and objects threw light on their role in life, while blogs about people and relations gave an emotional touch to it.

        Thinking, writing, rethinking and rewriting, this blog has reached its 50^th post in the series. While many ideas are waiting in the pipeline, hope to continue this experience and adventure for many more days to come. A heartfelt gratitude to each of you readers, this blog could never have reached the half-century mark without your love, patience, support, guidance, feedback and wishes.

          Hope to be showered with your comments and suggestions in the future while looking forward to this journey ahead.

          As a feedback exercise, will love to hear from all of you,

1.       Which blog post did you enjoy the most?

2.       Which blog post could have been better than it was?

3.       Suggestions of new ideas and modifications to the posts.

Happy reading!

 

A long way ahead !