More than a decade ago when Facebook was the “thing”, a friend showed me somebody’s post which said, “Tummy ache today”. That was the moment which changed my relationship with social media for a very long time. That moment I decided I didn’t want to be on Facebook. No sir, my life is not for others to pry and I’d like to keep my tummy ache between myself and if necessary the doctor.
I do have a Facebook account today, I blame it all on my maternal instinct, wanting to share my prized possession with the world. I cannot deny that in the last 6 years I have thoroughly enjoyed connecting with my friends I haven’t met since decades. I am however happy I didn’t get tempted to post status about my tummy aches or heart aches.
Contrary to what most people who have met me believe, I’m actually an introvert and I shy away from sharing things with people I don’t know. That’s one reason why I have less than 500 friends on FB, except a handful, all of whom are people I or my family know personally.
This morning it was pointed out to me that I do not post regularly on my blog site, at least one post a month if not more is apparently expected of off me. That is what prompted me to write this. No no, not because I was told to write, but because of all the thoughts that mushroomed after. About why I don’t write regularly!!
People who know me well know that my writing is simply a consequence of my thinking. Like everybody else, I too have a million thoughts in my mind every day. It’s just that some thoughts are not meant for everyone. Some are private, meant for my personal notes only while others are too silly or controversial to share. And some thoughts come and go like an express train.. before I open my notes to write, the platform is empty.
You will possibly never get to read my bathroom woes in my blogs unless the subject asks for it. I may not have blog posts every week or even every month, because, not all thoughts can be shared with everyone. But I promise, what you get here will be my genuine thoughts and from the bottom of my heart.