‘It must be so nice na Jayesh. You published your book, you have another coming soon, and now you are working on a third. Must be nice right? Having a plan?’

These were the exact words from a conversation with one of my long-time readers. And it got me thinking, is it nice having a plan?

Maybe it is. You know exactly where you are headed, what you want from life, and what your next move is. Must be nice, I agree. But I wouldn’t really know,

Because I have never really had a plan. I just kept doing things as life happened.

Let me show you how:

Instagram? Not a plan.

It might look like starting to post poetry on Instagram was a planned move (I wish it was, I would have really flaunted it as if I am some sort of great visionary). But honestly? It wasn’t.

I began writing and posting during the pandemic, mostly to save myself. I’m an emotional guy (I know, I know, not exactly a top trait in the dating market these days. Many girls find it unattractive. But I am who I am, and I don’t like to pretend otherwise.), and things hit me hard during pandemic. Sitting in my small room, overthinking life, death, friendships, losses, and questioning whether we’d ever get our lives back… it was all driving me crazy.

Then I did two things that genuinely helped:

1. I started writing a story about a guy who is lost… and through the mountains… mysterious person… adventure… trail… fall…
   
   Okay wait—oh no! I’m not supposed to reveal that just yet. Argh. Forget I said anything. But here’s what I can tell you: this book is coming soon. And when it does, it won’t just take you on a journey—it’ll be your journey. You will see yourself in its characters. And it will help you feel a lot better about yourself, your life, your choices, and a lot more things.
   
   I wrote this book, during pandemic, when I needed saving. And it did just that.
   
   It saved your poet.
   And I have a feeling… it might just save you too.
   
   
2. I started to post poetry and prose on Instagram about love, hope, and the beautiful things in life. Why?
   
   • To spread love and positivity to online strangers who were just as shaken by the pandemic as I was.
   • To connect with readers, hoping they’d begin to know me, recognize my words, and maybe even find a little comfort in them.

And it worked. I remember going live every night—even if just one or two people joined. I’d still show up, still speak, still listen. I wanted to be there for them.

And look where we are now.

A family of nearly 60,000 people. Souls I get to reach with my words. People I get to talk to when they’re feeling low. People who feel like they’ve been with me forever.

People I know will always be there for me—just like I’m always here for them.
Now let’s talk about my first book.

Silk & Petals? Nope. Not a plan, A heartbreak whim.

Surely writing Silk & Petals was planned, right? Nope.

I started writing that book one evening on an emotional whim, to hold onto someone special, to stop her from leaving my world. Someone who I loved, like hella a lot.

Did it work? No. Keeping her In my life was my mission, my plan—and I’ve realized my plans rarely work out. So yeah, while my plan didn’t work. Something else did. A book came into existence that has touched and won hearts of so many readers.

Career? Come on Jayesh! This must have been planned!!!

I wish dear ones. But again—not really. I did computer engineering, joined an IT company as a software engineer, moved internally to marketing, left after a few years for another company, did marketing there, then switched to strategy, and now ended up leading some of the most important strategic initiatives.

Nothing went as planned.

And I am grateful it didn’t.

Why am I telling you all this?

Because I want you to know it’s okay not to have a plan. You don’t need to feel bad if you’re clueless about your direction. Sometimes we spend so much time worrying about where we’re headed that we forget to focus on doing our best right now, today.

Trust me, if you just focus on doing the best you can in your current situation, life has a beautiful way of unfolding.

Imagine if I’d stuck to a strict plan, maybe I’d have become a project manager in five years, and there’d be no Instagram, no books, no readers.

No Poet.

So, to my dear clueless readers: It’s okay to be clueless. It’s okay to not have a plan. Let life guide you, make the best decisions you can at this moment, and things will naturally fall into place.

Just remember, If I had a plan, I wouldn’t be here writing this for you. And that would have been the biggest loss of all for me — not having you guys in my life.

Anyways, I love you. And if life ever feels like it’s crashing too hard and nothing feels right, you know whom to reach out to.

(This blog might feel a bit all over the place too. I know. But I tried doing the best I could. I wish it were a kissing scene, I know how to write that for sure.)

Take care, my lovelies.

By the way, I’m thinking of sending you all letters via email, and I’d appreciate it if you could subscribe below. That way, I can send you articles and blogs I’m planning to write, along with any updates about my upcoming book.

Here is a link to my previous book though, if you want to have a ride through the valleys of love, heartbreak, healing, and desires.

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