New Beginnings

I’ve been so busy lately that I feel as if I’ve forgotten how to sit down and write a proper blog post like I used to. It seemed like one, very extended case of writer’s block. Then, I realized it wasn’t just that… the problem was that I wanted so much to write but somehow, I didn’t find my blog Between Dusk and Dawn suitable for what I wanted to write. You might wonder what a blog itself would have to do with not being able to write. The truth is, it made a big difference and I realized it after a really long time.

People grow and continue to evolve because, try as you might, you cannot stay the same way forever. Age and experience take you a long way and not just across time but so much changes, sometimes, that when you look into your past, you wonder if you really were that person once? For me, Between Dusk and Dawn has been a great experience but I also realize that to move on to newer blogging, based on thoughts and ideas that I have today, needs a fresh platform that has a broader theme to it. I want to write more frequently and on more personal themes, sometimes even every day events that carry significance with me and so, I’ve moved here. I’ve also imported all my previous posts with comments so that this new blog doesn’t look too new and the archive’s all here.

It’s still the same person… but four years on from when I started Between Dusk and Dawn (and six years on from my first blog on Blogger.com), this is where I want to be and where I see myself writing for a long time ahead, Insha’Allah. Alongside, I also want to resume writing for Muslim Matters because it’s been a couple of months since I posted anything there. Sometimes, I wonder if the whole point of blogging is just a wasteful activity. Why would anyone want to read my personal thoughts and opinions? Then, I realize that, even if no one were to read it, writing here is still helpful for me and helps me make sense of a lot of things that, otherwise, just go jumble jumble in my mind. Besides, when I go around the internet and catch something interesting to read, like a deeply inspirational blog post on Muslim Matters or SuhaibWebb.com, there’s a chance someone else might be able to relate to what I write too. And sometimes, that simple feeling of knowing someone else feels or thinks in a similar way, gives a kind of joy and satisfaction that buoys you up. And thus, I shall keep writing… Insha’Allah.

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