I had written off writing on my diary after college. I was having so much fun living my adult life that deliberately making time to write down my experiences was just too much of an effort to do. I whisked through these years of my life like a rocket eager to encounter new frontiers so that even my greatest love, reading books, has been cast aside like an old toy. I was engulfed in the moment and before I knew it life happened…marriage, work, and kids.
In the midst of this I came across photos of myself revealing different milestones in my life. The pictures were proof that those years existed yet somehow they seem intangible just looking at them. I wondered why I couldn’t summon back memories from it until one day I had a chance encounter with my long lost diary and lo and behold, I literally saw the movie of my life! I had written down every experience, every event, every dream, every drama in intricate detail that it was as if in reading it I was transported back to that very moment and I was able to feel with such clarity every emotion that was released from my body. It felt surreal yet oddly very real. I found myself in a state of such a wondrous joy to be able to relive those awesome moments through the words in my diary.
But then this thrill eluded me once more because the demands of real life settled in and I am left only with a yearning for this feeling. Then I came across My English Club and from day one I was hooked like bee to honey. My fingers quivered excitedly as it formed the words my eyes saw, my ears heard, my hands felt, my nose smelled, my lips tasted and my heart perceived. Life once again stirred within my entrails as if brought back from a deep slumber. I began to look forward to every free time I could manage so I can sit down and write on my new diary…the blog.
Could I ever go back to an existence without a witness? Should I once again allow my experiences to fade away, undocumented? Should I cast aside this act that makes vivid snapshots of my memories? Tell me how could one who has seen the glory of the light ever go back to the gloom of the shadows? Ah dear blog, you are indeed my muse and I am your disciple forever.
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Hi Mary indeed we are all fans of blogging now that we have experienced its benefits! Thanks!:)
Alice E, what a great writer you are! I've really enjoyed reading your piece. Your writting style is very good. Thanks for sharing! :)
(btw I can feel what you say about looking at old pictures!)
@Walker: Glad to be of service to such an artist! :) The treat was my pleasure to share. BTW I hope you were able to see my video on spoken poetry, I think you will appreciate talent like that of Sarah Kay, she is in my book a genius in her art.
@Onee Hi dear, It's been a while since we last exchanged remarks, I have been away a lot but I always try to come back and I'm glad that when I do I see your lovely words on my wall again. Thanks!
@Expector Smith: You are really a dedicated blogger and a good moderator. Your reminders help the members a good deal and your blogs are always good conversation topics so it gets the ball of discussion going! Thanks for passing by here! :)
Hi Rhaani! Yes I am thankful to have discovered this new diary and it is like a new friend just like the friend I found in you here on EC! :)
Hi Tara, I'm glad to know that you have kept a pen and paper diary as well. We don't always have the luxury to go back to the good o'l days but the good thing is that when we do it becomes more precious, like for instance with me I make it a point to write handwritten notes to my friends on their birthdays to let them know that it is a special day because that day contributed to how colorful my life is now. Thank you for appreciating my work.:)
Hi Jose Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I'm pleased that you found it motivating and maybe motivating enough to motivate you to write one too! :)
Congratulations for this post, Alice! You will motivate our members to do so same than you did it.
Thank you so much!
Oh wow. This is some of your best writing, Alice. I'm very impressed! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I too have kept a handwritten notebook for many years. Sometimes weeks or even months go by and I don't write a word. I scold myself and try to get back to it. I used to blame it on being a busy mom, but the truth is, the digital world has gotten in the way of my pen and paper habit. Thank goodness for blogs.
This is a heart writing, Alice. Very nice. It would be your friend also, forever.
Thanks for sharing. :)
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