Quarter life but NO crisis!

I am supposed to post this on June1st 2009 when i turned a remarkable leaf in my life. I turned 25!We have silver jubilee celebrations for every orgs,companies,movements but no one is inclined to celebrate 25 years of life!:)I think its a miracle that I complete 25 years in this turbulent world where more people die of road accidents than disease,natural catastrophes strike every other day,planes disappear,trains collide not to mention the communal riots which is an annual event now in India.You can be killed for being a christian,a hindu or a muslim,a black or a white,a low caste or a high caste,being rich or being poor,being congress or being BJP.There is absolutely no guarantee to your life.If we apply probability theory(to be frank i don't know how to apply this!)to life ,the chance of survival is very less!

Amidst all this chaos and anarchy and lesser probability of life there is hope,hope that never dies out,hope that leads you to a serene and joyful life,hope of greater things to come,hope that ultimately love wins over hatred.For me this hope is God.I am grateful to God as I turn 25 for giving me a purpose in life and guiding me each moment through his Spirit. I would take this opportunity to thank my parents,my beloved sister,my bro-in-law,little john,my relatives,my friends,my church members,priests,nuns,teachers,neighbours and above all my Jesus Youth family who all had a fair share in shaping me. I salute them today for what I am now.

Rediscovering Blogosphere!

I started blogging around 6 months back. I never used to read any articles about blogging or any blogs till one year back. I was not aware of this powerful tool nor its reach. I thought it a waste of time partially because i failed to understand the basic difference between a website and a blog! I started blogging as a means to express myself even if no one is listening:)I am an amateur writer if you agree that writing reports, speeches and mc scripts amount to creative writing! So obviously when i started blogging i started writing as i used to - frank,open and in detail.

Now last week i was asked to give an introduction to e-world to a group of youngsters who were attending a Jesus Youth national campus leaders training at alwaye. I did a bit of homework and came to understand that what I am writing as blogs doesn't fit the category of blogging. My writing style is lengthy which is strictly against the short and brief posts critical to blog audience. Blog was such a hit because it fits the current life situation-fast,brief but highly professional in content. No wonder even actors,politicians turn to blogging to express their views.

In my search i came to know the difference between a website and a blog, a personal blog and a professional blog,the concept of group blog and 10 ways to improve our blogging.I am pasting it down here for those who are new to blogging like me:

Ten tips that help with blog writing.

1. Make your opinion known

2. Link like crazy

3. Write less

4. 250 Words is enough

5. Make Headlines snappy

6. Include Bullet point lists

7. Make your posts easy to scan

8. Be consistent with your style

9. Litter the post with keywords

10. Edit your post

Oops...!My current posting has also became lengthy!I have still got a long way to go in blogosphere.It will be unfair if I don't mention CNN-IBN blogs in their site which used to be my lifeline during my boring office days and which created an interest in me towards blogs.Thanks IBNlive.com:)