When I began blogging, I never knew how far I could go with it. I still recall one of my cynical friends betting that I would not go beyond writing thirty odd posts or writing for a couple of months. And there were occasions when I questioned the purpose of blogging. But then, not everything in this world is logical, and so did my relationship with my blog, Life is fascinating.

This post is to give myself a pat on back for building a new habit, and making it a part of my routine. As on date, my blog has 160 posts in different categories with about 280 comments. There are exactly 4000 hits on my blog in this one year. As I write, I smile, contemplating if I really care about those numbers. No, I don’t care about those numbers. The way I look at blogging has changed over the last year. If someone asked me today, ‘What is blogging to you’, my response is rather simple, ‘It is my playground, close-to-heart and accessible-at-will’. What else should someone need from their blog, I wonder!

To celebrate the anniversary, I had given a thought of what all I could do. My friends also had a few interesting suggestions. It was rather tempting to do all of those good things they suggested to me, but then my blog said, ‘my goal is simple’. As the day approached, I could think of only two things: getting back to the theme with which I began blogging, and updating the other pages on the blog. They are now done, and they tell me I am a better now than an year back.

There were instances when friends asked me which was my favorite story of all what I had written. I did not know how to answer them, then. But now I think, every story I write is just an extension of who I am and what I think. So I am in love with all of them, equally and unconditionally. I like the stories I have written just as much as I like the story I might write. But there is a sentiment attached to the first of it all, my first story. I am giving the link below:

http://relishingsenses.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/hurry-up-faster/

Now, don’t ask me what is my plan for the coming year on my blog. Because, I was not the one who came up with the ideas on blogging, but it is the blog itself which pushed me to do things. I am as enthused, as some of my eager readers are, on what might come on my blog next.

For now, Happy Anniversary My Dear Blog.

Life is indeed fascinating.