About Me and Why I Chose to Write

Untangling my thoughts through writing.

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A bit about my past and present

I am Archana, a 30year old stay-at-home mom and a postgraduate in organic chemistry. Got married right after my PG. Have not worked anywhere ever since. I volunteered to stay at home. No one forced me. I never regret my decision.

I have seen many ups and downs in life just like everyone. I am not special.

I have a beautiful 3year old boy who will turn 4 by June. He is the best thing that ever happened to me.

I am not a native English speaker. My language level is just on the level of upper intermediate (I gave a language proficiency test somewhere and this was the report I received). I don’t have a huge, fancy vocabulary in my hand. So what am I doing here? Not just you, even I ask this question to myself a couple of times a day.

Before telling you why I chose to write, I would like to throw a glimpse into my personality. It’s a disclaimer…..It might be quite boring. But without telling me who I am and what I am, I can’t tell you why writing is my means of expression.

I am an introvert

I am not very comfortable partying or interacting with people regularly. The community I stay in has a lot of people who speak the same tongue as mine. It would be heaven to any other person as it would be like a home away from home. But I am an alien to them.

In other words, staying at home was never new to me. It has been my lifestyle even before the pandemic started spreading its tentacles.

Introverts need people

Having said that, it doesn’t mean I don’t need people. The biggest myth about Introverts is that they don’t need people or social interaction. I like to connect with people but not very often and once I do, I isolate myself to recharge. People think I am arrogant. The fact is , direct interactions with people for prolonged periods and regular meetings drain my energy and I take time to rejuvenate and bounce back. As I can’t share much of my thoughts and opinions directly, I chose writing as a means of expression.

I am weird

I am not much comfortable talking over the phone. I can happily type very lengthy text messages and never feel exhausted. My friends would ask me,- “why do you prefer to type such lengthy messages when you can finish it off talking in just a minute”. I have no answer as to why my brain is wired in that way.

My discovery of this platform

I have always been friends with books. I love to read. So, I stumbled upon Medium while I was searching for a particular topic to read. That is how I discovered this. I read many beautiful, inspiring stories here. It just instilled a sense of belonging in me. I belong here. This is what I thought.

I read more than I write. I laughed, cried, felt empathetic on many stories that I have read just in these couple of days.

I feel connected so I also thought of sharing my experiences through stories. It might be related to parenting or relationship. I have so many ideas and personal stories to share which I am not good at sharing orally. Hence I am here to explore my newfound passion for writing.

I feel invigorated in this community of readers and writers.

What I expect from this platform

I won’t lie that this platform has a lot to offer other than just reading or sharing my stories. If I say I am not here for money, I would be lying. But that is always secondary and far-fetched especially for someone like me.

My primary motive is to read and then be heard. I know my words will undoubtedly resonate with at least a bunch of folks out there. I will be content. I won’t stop writing just because my language is not good enough.

My fellow newbies,

You also shouldn’t stop writing for some other reason. We all are good enough to find excuses and reasons to stop something. So don’t. If you succeed, you will inspire many. If you fail, you have a story to tell, a lesson to learn, and re-bounce. Remember, people like me are here to read.

As Ashley Shannon rightly said in her story, there is no such thing as writer’s block.

keep writing, keep dreaming, and keep inspiring.