I haven’t written a post here for so long. It feels a little strange now, after all this gap. I remember a time when I would write at least one post per week. In fact, it was more than one post a week when I first started. I blogged throughout my entire pregnancy and maternity leave too. Even after that, this was a space I always wanted to come back to for myself. But now? I don’t know if I have anything to say anymore. Something to think about, I suppose. Right?
In the initial days of blogging, you could write whatever you wanted. You could pour your heart out. But now, you have to think so much before putting anything out there. I don’t know if the world has changed or if I have gotten more sceptical. But one thing I know for sure, something has changed for it isn’t the same anymore. The ease is gone.
But even if everything was the same, I’m not sure right now I want to put my thoughts and views out there. It’s like I want to lock away everything I think about. This is probably me getting older but it’s there for sure. I don’t feel like writing about my daughter as well out here because I think she should get to decide what is put out about here. The other thing I was and still am passionate about is women’s issues but these days I wonder if my writing does any good. That drive I had in abundance a few years back seems to be missing.
In this day and age of reels, do blogs have any place? I don’t know. My hosting is up for renewal soon and I’m wondering if there is any point. What is the use of keeping this space when it’s as good as deserted? I can’t find in myself the will to keep writing.
What do I have to tell that hasn’t been told a million times already? What do I gain by keeping this space running? These are questions I’m grappling with these days. Something has shifted post-COVID and I just don’t have the same zeal to write anymore. Will it come back? Well, your guess is as good as mine.
My husband suggested that I should renew it one more time and then take my time to arrive at a decision. I think I will probably do that. I also need to think about what I want to write. Or, if I want to write at all. I guess only time will tell. For now, I couldn’t even manage 500 words today.
Thoughts?
The decision has to be yours, whatever it is. All I can say is write if it makes you happy. Don’t worry if your writing isn’t doing any good to anyone out there, don’t worry if it has been said before or if you’re not crossing the 500 word mark, don’t overthink it. I haven’t been writing much either but for me my blog remains a safe place, safer because fewer people are coming by these days with instagram becoming the flavour of the times. I’m happy with that.
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Thank You so much, Tulika. I’ll try to not overthink and just write. Thank You, just the fact that you took the time to write here makes me happy today.