Hi everyone out there!
Last night, I had a weird cold. Despite the heat wave that has hit California recently, I found myself sniffling through the night, unable to sleep. And what better than quiet night, running nose, lack of a good pillow coupled with my inability to find the right sleeping position – to put me into a whirlwind of unnecessary thoughts. So, instead of staring at the ceiling blankly, I dived straight into an introspection mode. No sooner than I realized that it has been ten years since I left home and started college, than I had a total flashback ( in chronological order) of all the things which went by all these years. I began my compare and contrast and ended up with a happy feeling as to where I am today, since the journey began and pondering over the possible trajectory of the next ten years of my life. How I might feel, what will I go through and how much have I learnt in this grand scheme called ‘Life’ so far. I am quite aware of the unpredictability of it in my bones,but just my human nature creeps up and wants to plan ahead, be prepared, knowing well enough that I might land on my face. Hell, I am most definitely going to think about it anyway!
Culmination of this introspection was my heavy realization that I have this amazing journey etched in my memory but not documented anywhere. I have pictures and anecdotes and funny things which may have come to my mind, but I never wrote it down. So I ended up here the next day. I headed to work but could not make myself go to work. Dropped my husband and came back home, had a full cup of caffeine pumped into my bloodstream and now I am pounding at the keyboard, nose still running. eyes watery and still feeling like I am headed somewhere! Such a good feeling.!
So here it is, the beginning of my storytelling journey. I am feeling quite calm but who knows how many storms I have to withstand . All I can say is – bring it on!
motherofthehimalayas 