It's not a Writer's Block - it's a Dead End

When on a dead end, make an alternate way! Never walk back.

Dead End - what does it look like? It looks like now. When you have so much to say but you wonder if your words will get past the judgmental shields and critical glasses that people don. Those who care not to know what goes on in your over worked mind. Those who list somethings are right and some things as wrong in the back of their minds and fit everyone in those chambers. A good or a bad! A friend or a foe. A hero or a villain.

What is most difficult is to set yourself free of those judgments. Honestly as I write this I am thinking about whether my words will find meaning in the mind of a reader, because today I am forcing myself to write. Not the construction of my sentences, but thoughts and ideas. If my thoughts and ideas do not get past, I am doing this in vain. It is that moment where I am looking for one tiny beam of inspiration that pushes me to put out everything. Pour all my words out, muster courage to get drafted poems live on my blog.

So here it is. It is not a writer's block. I have been writing, but I have not taken my posts live. 

Why am I stopping myself? Isn't this what a writers are supposed to do - put forth uncomfortable thoughts so that those who think alike know they are normal. Or perhaps ask those questions that we all dread to face and answer. Something that is beyond their level of comprehension, or maybe something they do not want to understand?

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Reflections A to Z April Challenge

April 2015 is over!

Reflecting over the past one month, it has been quite similar to April 2014, when I first participated in the challenge. Travel as I scheduled my posts. Juggling between work, writing, travel and a cause I am on, I missed out of commenting on blogs often, and I tried to compensate. This year I went with no theme, just random topics. Since I did not pre plan any of my posts, I focused more at writing and later fixing the topic with the required alphabet. There has been a lot of poetry this time :)

Here is a recap of all posts made by me during the A to Z April Challenge.

Attracting Abundance (A on Day 1)

Bans, Boycotts and Bharat (India) (B on Day 2)
Choice Debate Settled - #MyChoice (C on Day 3)
Dairy, Oh My Dear Dairy (D on Day 4)

Emoticon Magic (E on Day 5)

Facebook Lessons (F on Day 6)

God - Why I Call It a Fiction (G on Day 7)

Happiness - Does That Change? (H on Day 8)

I, Who Am I? (I on Day 9)

Just, Just Float (J on Day 10)
Karnika's Top Books (K on Day 11)
Love Rests in Duality (L on Day 12)
Magical Moments (M on Day 13)
Nightmare It Is (N on Day 14) 

Opaque Feelings (O on Day 15)
Paritoshika's - Lost in the Blurred Limelight of Night (P on Day 16)
Quit, am Calling it Quit! (Q on Day 17)
Raw Rugged Rowdy (R on Day 18)
Splurging on a Sweet Mystery (S on Day 19)
Taylor Swift Music - My Three Picks (T on Day 20)
Utilitarian Me (U on Day 21)
Very Special People (V on Day 22)
Wanderer's Wonder (W on Day 23)
XOXO (X on Day 24) 
Yes, being a Yes person! (Y on Day 25)
Zest to Live Like You Mean It (Z on Day 26)

Zest to Live Like You Mean It (Z on Day 26 of A to Z Challenge 2015)

That quiet voice inside your soul
Is the the most beautiful sound
A heart that beats for humanity
Can wipe the pains of berated ones

A few extraordinary smiles
Leave a lifelong impression
Moments uncontrollable laughter

Can erase many numb afflictions

It is when we let other be treated badly
It is when we forget to wipes a few tears
It is when we lose touch with humanity
We lose our zest to live a fulfilling life.

Zest is all I need to live
Live a life that is much beyond
Some moolah and a man
But some starry nights and rains

It is not what is on the face of it
It is about what we are inside
The times of nothingness
Are the times to cherish

Author's Note: To me life is meant for adventure and spreading happiness. It is to fight the bad and not to be the bad. It is about being the one who cares. Speak against the wrong, but if speaking does not work - silently act upon it.
Through these words I tried to narrate a mix of all - Our mind, the society and the quite men.

P.S.: Zest to Live Like You Mean It  for Z - April 30, 2015. My twenty sixth (last) post for the A to Z April Challenge.

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Yes, being a Yes person! (Y on Day 25 of A to Z Challenge 2015)

Be water, be fire, be air and be earth
Nurture everything with a smile
Stay wild, stay happy, stay awesome
Chase a butterfly
Follow your instincts
Make your own way
Travel and make new friends
Gaze midnight stars
And stand out in the cold
Love generously
Let go of what does not treat you right
Exude compassion, empathy and beauty
Be kind, it is the most beautiful trait!

Author's Note: Our wanderlust is our true affliction. But can we do anything without being who we truly are? Since I believe in YOLO, I would rather do a Marlin Monroe than to miss out on the fun.

I am a yes person, if something fascinates me , I will dive in without a second thought. Yes, it could be silly but what I find is sillier is a regret. I say yes to adventures, to treasure hunts, hopeless quests, to a lifetime of searching and most importantly a yes to myself (and people I love).

P.S.: Yes, being a Yes person for Y - April 29, 2015. My twenty fifth post for the A to Z April Challenge.

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XOXO (X on Day 24 of A to Z Challenge 2015)

A few X
To those I love
And a few more to those who love me
Some O to the best people I know
And Some more O to those who count me as one of best persons
Muahh and Hugs.. XOXO

Author's Note: Just genuine hugs and real kisses are all it takes to express your admiration for someone.

P.S.: XOXO for X - April 28, 2015. My twenty fourth post for the A to Z April Challenge.

Wanderer's Wonder (W on Day 23 of A to Z Challenge 2015)

When you travel, you are not tired, and in Himachal Pradesh I really traveled. Was it weed in the air or was it the weather that took me to wander in Manali?

Streams of hills emerge from flowing brown waters
A few trees squabble through the curves of concrete
Rest of them are standing tall on rich green mountains
With a few blossom flowers a lot of rich green weed
Sun beam falls on my specs as trees scream for attention
Trees tall and green and some of them slouch to strong wind
Not untouched my humankind I see towers and running wires
Through this a neatly arranged landscapes to be seen
Beautiful, isn't it?

Here is a photo collection of my wanderlust in Manali.

Music and view, just before carving my footprints in Manali

Outskirts of Manali

Sunbeam and tall trees in Manali

We Checked In

On our way to Jogini Falls, we discovered curves on hills and road! 

Resting after a little Trek at Jogini Falls

Harimba Temple
Here 18 Animals are slaughtered during Navratras

Day 2 we were on our way to Gulaba Valley and Salong Valley

After we made a snow man at Gulaba Valley

Glitters at Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib
And we received a splendid hospitality

Riverside at Kasol

Author's Note: I wandered and I wrote a poem. I walked long distances. Amidst quite a lot of hiccups, I heard drums, saw dance and weeds plantation. Not to forget recording here that I about to be attacked by 7 hungry dogs. Eeks!!

Last year I visited Udaipur during A to Z Challenge and this year it was Manali. Wonder what is up for next year ;p

P.S.: Wandrer's Wonder for W - April 27, 2015. My twenty third post for the A to Z April Challenge.

Very Special People (V on Day 22 of A to Z Challenge 2015)

Of all the special people in your life, there are some very special people, and they are recipient of unconditional love from us. While there are people who take advantage of being considered special, to me treating someone special is not a bad thing.

Bad is when you take people for granted. Show that they are special, when you don't mean it. No matter how much a good person would love you, everyone has a threshold. They will slip away!



Even if you end up feeling cheated, the other one will end up feeling guilty, unless the other one is not a narcissist.

So do you really need to cry over a loss when you were someone to give your best?

P.S. Very Special People for V - April 25, 2015. My twenty second post for the A to Z April Challenge.