I am sharing few poems that I over a long period of time from a few years ago to as recent as last month. I kept them for me for a long time and enjoyed reading them alone quite a lot. But recently I have been very busy and hadn’t written much and realized that I am losing my ability of write in sinhalese and drawing ability as I don't practice them anymore. How I tend to post them is a long story. First my lovely husband reminded me how he enjoyed my writing in past and always ask me why i am not illustrating any more? He encouraged me few times to write and paint but I failed and start and hated my self. As a result of that I gave up in painting and writing couple of years ago.
Secondly, I never would liked to share some work. right, my stories were never short, so be ready to read my long story about my blog updated after many years. few weeks ago due to snow we had quite a lot delay journeys. I had so much work to finish so I was untangling and planning the day when I was taking the journey, so I use to take my little laptop which save my time 4 hours per day and about 64 hours per month excluding the time I fall sleep for few minutes due to the early journey.
However one day when I was taking this long journey to work I had found some time to think when my laptop and phone were dead and had nothing to do for 2 hours in a late train. I tried to close my eyes and take a little nap but I have failed. I was so fed up and knackered that day and started to scribble in my note book. I could not draw a single illustration and then I tried to write something.. i meant something.. Unfortunately I failed to write but drew an awful drawing. luckily the windows were sealed otherwise I would have thrown my note book. I got angry about my self and started to think what happened to my ability to write and draw. I started to look around the train and realized that everyone is scrolling through social media and watch movies or check emails just like someone else had asked to do the same activity they all were engaged with the devices which allowed me realized that I am distracted by electronic devices too.
I rewound the clock a few years back which I always willfully ignored as “now is never the same as past and neither will future will not be same as now”. Then I slowly walked back in my memories of how I managed to read at least 2-3 books per week, paint, dance and study while spending time with family, not forgetting to garden and also worked part time few hours a week to find pocket money. I still can't believe how I managed them all. I should not forget that I had not cooked and cleaned much thanks to my lovely mom and dad. Anyway I realized that most of my friends have the similar story as mine but the danger is we never reflect to this issue to identify what we have forgotten. It's just allocating a little moment from your time same as we priorities the job list at work. It's all about allowing some time to enjoy myself and start from the beginning. Trust me it took a while for me to get back to old habits but it is worth. I think this is the reason why we all left behind in finding ourselves in busy life like a bee and get stuck with family and job responsibilities. Thus, in the end of the day you will be more tired as you did not satisfied your self from what you enjoyed doing in past.
Somehow after few days later, I challenged my self and spent a whole day from my holiday did nothing else and just started to scribble and find out what I could draw and write. again I drew an awful drawing which killed me again and I couldn't believe my self, but I felt great after a while, then I realized that my vocabulary is getting minimal and adequate so I need to read. Then I started to scan through my poems and paintings I have done many years ago, suddenly an incident came to me and I wrote it, I felt great.So I have decided to post a selected collection from my work. So please feel free to scroll through and find time to do what you enjoy and feel great.
Right coming back to my blog, I have something to say about the stories behind. I don not want you to judge me from these stories. Also, It's better not personalize the mean. These are written by absorbing experiences of my own and other's around me.
So I hope you will enjoy this and will find time for yourself too. Thanks.