It makes me a little sad to say that I haven’t been writing
anything personal for a very long time. Of course, I do write a lot of emails at
work and I do ‘write’ a lot of presentations and work related stuff. I guess
what I meant is that I haven’t put my personal thoughts into words for a while.
A long time ago, I used to write short stories. I probably
still have a printed copy somewhere but the original softcopy is probably long
gone. I also used to write plays. That again is something that I have not done
in a very long time.
I also used to draw comics. They were ok, I guess and they
reflected my thoughts sometimes better than words could. They were also considerably
harder and took longer than writing. But there, I used to write and I used to
draw. So what happened?
I guess I grew up. I got taken over by responsibilities and
plans. Things I needed to do, places I needed to go, money I needed to earn and
save. As a result, hobbies such as reading and writing and drawing ended up
being things that I had no time for. If I wasn’t working, I was at home
cleaning up and doing the endless chores around the house. Otherwise, I would
be doing research on my next investment, or my next holiday trip that may or
may not materialise. Or I would be doing silly time wasting stuff like trawling
Facebook, playing games on my smartphone or shopping online.
Eeekk….! Putting words onto paper suddenly made me realise
that I have not been spending my precious time as well as I should. I have
stopped doing things that made use of my great big brain and wonderful
intellect. I have been remiss in my own personal growth.
I hope this post will be one of many posts to come.
PS. I shall change the name from Grumbles to something else.
I think I have become a lot more positive in the last few years and grumbling
just doesn’t seem right.
