Motivation - Just a phone call away....

Often times I wonder, why am I even blogging? Who am I blogging for? For me? For others to read? Who else reads my blogs? Will I ever come back to read these blogs? All these questions linger in my mind and sometimes, dampen my spirits for blogging.. It was one of those times this Saturday night when I received a phone call from a friend of mine in Houston. The call was totally unexpected and the first words from me were "What are you doing calling me this late??" Then I immediately thought to myself, how rude of me to ask that question? He has taken the effort to call me(which I did not even think of) and now I am asking this question to him? Shame on me..
Well, the reason he called was to appreciate my blogs. I had sent him an invitation to visit my blogs a while back and looks like my email managed to get noticed. He said, "Siva, your blogs are very good.. I enjoyed reading them.. Please continue to blog and I can guarantee that you will have atleast one visitor..".. Now that was something.. I have had friends and families appreciate my blog through comments and emails. But this was the first phone call from a first time visitor on my blog site to appreciate my blogs. That's when I realized how motivating a simple phone call could be. I just wanted to convey to that friend of mine that the phone call meant a lot more to me than he intended for.
That phone call made me realize that unsuspecting, out of the blue appreciations like this goes a long way. I read a lot of good blogs and articles and come across interesting things in life. I comment on some and just appreciate the others(in my mind). If only I could send an email or call up that person and pass on that appreciation, it does goes a long way.. In ways that one cannot even begin to fathom. That phone call made me resolve that I should be vocal in my appreciation whenever I could... My motivation to continue blogging was, indeed, just a phone call away....