Why do I blog?

I wrote this piece, years back when I started blogging.  Thought I'd repost here...

Why do I blog?

Is it to virtually immortalize my existence? Is it to make my humdrum life appear somewhat interesting? Is it to clamor for attention or aspire for literary acclaim? 

I write in my blog because I want to be a first-row spectator to my own life. I don’t care if people do not read my blog, or care if my entries are worth commenting on. 

I write in my blog because there are moments, which a few years from now will not feel as intense or as important. There are days, which I just need and want to remember. 

I write in my blog because there are life lessons I thought I learned but eventually forget. I need to review these learnings, for fear of failing again. 

I write in my blog because I want to dedicate some entries to people who have inspired, touched, amused, hurt, moved, taught, angered or cheered me; people who make me experience what being human is all about. 

I write in my blog because after days of tackling responsibilities, making decisions, making mistakes, winning arguments and everything else, I want to contemplate how I survived the battle. 

Yeah, that’s it. That is why.

Life begins again.

Halfway through my 40th year, I felt the sudden urge to blog again.  I tried logging into my old blog account (enhpadenaj.blogspot.com/) but for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how.  I was able to read some of my old posts, and some of the emotions I felt when I was writing them, came back.  I was both laughing and teary-eyed as I read through and realized how my life has changed by leaps and bounds.  But I also realized that while my current situation is largely different from how it was back then, my beliefs, principles and values has remained.
Some of these, you probably heard already and I do not claim to be the author of it, but in the simplest way I can spell it out, these are the beliefs that I hold true to this day:

• Family is most important.  
• True friends are for keeps
• Hard work can be rewarding
• Love until it hurts, or even if it hurts
• Finding humor in every situation is a gift
• Travel as much as you can
• Always count your blessings and thank God every day

Maybe my next blogs will revolve around these thoughts as I continue my journey.  I hope to be able to blog more regularly now, so I can again chronicle each day of my life after turning 40.  After all, life has just begun.