I know I haven’t written in a long time.
No, I don’t count the #ThursdayTreeLove that I post twice a month as writing. The ritual of writing regularly in this space or in my journal is lost somewhere. It’s like when you know the location of a star in the sky and then one day, you can’t find the star. You imagine it in the same spot where it used to be but it’s still your imagination. It has gone or maybe you are not looking at the right spot.
Without getting into why I am not writing, I want to share what I think about writing. I think a lot. There are ideas, stories, and thoughts all the time. Some close and some vulnerable ones. Some daily and some are events’ triggered.
I think about 2022 and how fast six months of the year have already gone by. 2021 was hard and looks like 2022 will be better. Schools and offices have opened. There are vaccines and doctors know how to treat people. We all needed to go back to our normal lives and in some ways, we have adapted to the normal of now.
I think about our new house and this home of ours. I love the piece of sky that I can call mine and I love our plants. It’s amazing how much a small balcony can accommodate. It’s like there is always room for some more plants. I love that I have a nook from where I work and a place to call our own. I am yet to decorate the walls but that’s also a thought that keeps playing in my head.
I think about the joy that working from the office gives me. My commute is hard but when in that space, I feel energized.
Do you know I crochet? I think about patterns and things I can make. I love yarns and collecting patterns but time is always a challenge. I wonder why I did not pick this hobby earlier. But maybe if I had, I wouldn’t have this blog.
I think about my parents and that they will move to a new city and call a new house our home this year. I want to be there for them and I am trying.
I keep thinking about working out harder and becoming fitter. I have a lot of work to do on that front.
I think of travel and the many places I want to see and visit. Roadtrips and vacations are on my mind all the time.
I think that growing old is part fun and part worrying. I wonder if time is running out?
Now you know I think a lot about writing but I don’t write as much.
happiness and food 
Thinking is the first step.
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Thank you! I hope it is 😊
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I think a lot of us are where you are, with a million thoughts in our minds but hardly any on paper.
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Hai na? We need to get better 😉
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I can relate. I write quite a bit but there’s also a defunct personal blog. Guilty! 😀
Anyway, all the thinking has finally produce this post. So good job. 🙂
Have a lovely rest of the week, Parul. 🙂
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Thanks a bunch Divya! So glad you stopped by.
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Finally, you did get to writing so that’s a good sign. I do hope you can keep it up.
Don’t even get me started on thinking vs writing. I have been reading some really really great books and I want to write about them all but there just doesn’t seem to be enough time. I seem to be perpetually playing catch up.
Do show us some of your crochet work.
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How about you recommend a book to me? But I will only read if it’s on your blog. Do we have a deal? 🙂
On crochet, check out dawn_to_dusk_24 🙂
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Sounds good 😊.
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We are in the same boat, Parul. I think a lot more than a lot that I need to find fresh space in my mind to think about things. Because of all these thinking, I am not able to plan properly and execute the properly planned things. It’s all an absolute mess, the inside of my head. But considering how messy it is I will say that I’m doing okay. And considering all the points you think about and deal with on a day to day basis, I will say you are doing an amazing job, Parul. Of course, I miss reading your personal posts, but you show up for Thursday Tree Love without fail.
I hope this post born out of your splendid thinking would motivate you to write more in the coming days. Here’s to us thinkers. 🥂
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Thank you Vinitha. You are so kind. I’m thinking of taking some time out on a Sunday to schedule a post for Monday. I want to keep it free flowing.
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Trust me, I know exactly how you feel. I only started writing regularly on the personal blog since 3 months. I have had drafts in the blog that I haven’t published. I have written private posts on my computer. In short, I keep writing but just not so much on the blog until recently. Now I make the effort since May to at least publish one post a month on the blog. Definitely not short on material there. Maybe, missing the community. I am happy too that things are moving towards some form of normal. We have done a few short road trips of late. But I would love to go on a long vacation too. Waiting for younger son’s 10th Boards to get over.
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This is such a reflective post, and what a stunning photo at the end. What a view. Love how you described the feeling of wanting to write but haven’t made much progress – like the star in the sky and one day it’s gone. But one day, you might actually see it again. I also have felt that way about my writing recently – I want to write but the motivation isn’t entirely there. So rather than force, I focus on other things in the mean time, knowing I will come back to it more present.
I crochet too. It is such a fun hobby. Hope you are doing well, Parul 🙂
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Loved your post! You know, Parul, I’ve been missing this space of yours where you’ve always shared so much about your life, over the years. And I also totally get how sometimes we all get stuck by the lack of flow in our writing. I’m currently fighting writer’s block and I can tell you I feel so challenged by my inability to write over the past two weeks or so.
And btw, I’m so happy that you wrote this post and made a start. I wish you can make it a weekly ritual and continue writing every week. As you know, Vinitha, Shilpa and myself have been posting for our #soulfulsunday freewrite for sometime now. If you’re interested, do join us. We’ll be absolutely delighted if you do, but again, no compulsions. If you choose not to, we understand. 🙂
Either ways, looking forward to reading more from you in the coming weeks.
A blessed rest of the week to you.
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I could relate well to your thoughts. My writing and art often get pushed to the back burner. Time just zooms by. When we have so many interests, it’s not easy to prioritize, but I’m thinking about that, too. It’s going to happen when the time is right. Meanwhile, we have plenty to do and think about. I love your analogy of searching for that once familiar star. It still exists. You will find it again. Keep thinking good thoughts.
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Straight from the heart Parul! I can relate to most of it .. But I have made peace with the fact and write only when the words demand I put them down rather than writing for the sake of it or ticking off boxes. I have been knitting a lot for last two years which keeps me busy and away from my blog! All the best and hope to read your thoughts sooooon!
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