First Post & Diaries

    Well, not exactly the first. I’ve written blogs before; few turned out to be pretty decent and the rest… Ahem.

Whims of a poet (that’s a pretty decent one, or so I like to believe :P)

So back to the topic. This is my first, proper blog where I hope to write about everything under the sun and the stars. I won’t be delving into the details and such, but I hope it will appeal to the readers.

Okay, so all formalities done. 

        I’ve discovered that blogging is pretty much similar to writing diaries. Diaries tend to be more personal, but both platforms help you to put your thoughts and emotions into writing. And believe me, once you start writing on something you are really passionate about, you just keep on going.

•   Why do people like writing diaries? From the best of my experience I’ve realized that a diary is the best platform to open up about your thoughts and feelings. You can tell all your troubles and secrets, no matter how horrible they are, and it will never judge you. Sometimes that’s all people want. Somebody who would listen to them and never judge them. But it’s human nature to judge people and give them advice if they confide their problems. Hence a diary. 

•  If you look at writing in a practical way, you’ll realize that it is one of the best ways to improve your writing skills and grammar. You may not start out well, but if you keep on going, you’ll eventually start improving and become better at it. 

•  Writing is one of the best ways to appreciate yourself for who you are. When you read about your feelings, troubles, successes and thoughts, you start understanding more about yourself. It is kind of like an introspection practice. You start assessing yourself based on what you had written. This helps you to realize your strengths and weaknesses, and how you can improve upon them.

•  And the best part of it all: something to look back on. It is the “future” you reading about the “past” you. You will see how much you developed as a person. And sometimes, when you look back at your troubles, you realize that the problems and situations which seemed to be a big deal back then were not actually as big as they seemed. You may even find those problems funny! (I do that all the time, so no offense meant  :P).

And so, this is why I write a diary. It is not very difficult to write one. What is difficult is to take that first step and start writing. As Sissy Gavrilaki said, “It’s not hard to write when your hand is led by your heart”. So if you want to write, just do it. Period.

P.S. I have tried to stay true to my blog name. These are Jest Just Scribbles. From the heart.