After a long tiring day I decided to prostrate in front of the T.V, well prostrating for too long hurts so I decided to check my emails and blog. To my surprise I see a long comment which was NOT spam, the comment was from my baby sister’s best friend Shalaka &I am still reeling from the shock of receiving such a sweet comment. Apparently she likes my writing skill, rest assured sweetheart I have no writing skills. But your request was something I could not ignore:-) .
She wanted me to talk about why and how I write my posts the way I do. To me writing is not lecturing, relating or sharing; to me writing is all about entertaining, expressing, reassuring and enlightening. I write not for the sake of ranks or money(then again a pauper does not mind a little pocket money 
) but to connect to those I know and do not know. Our brain being the most fickle creature in the entire universe is a companion who is eternally zealous about life lusting for every ounce of knowledge. And its thirst for knowledge is so great that it eternally processes thoughts and feelings generated in our being,feeding on energy present everywhere and starts drawing conclusions about life. These conclusions make us who we are and who we can be.
I always feel that I don’t have any writing skills, even now my darling reminds me of “punctuation” errors in certain posts. Like I said before your mind is eternally breeding with life to produce thoughts, those thoughts are my inspirations. I wait for the spark to ignite the flame in my very being, it is very easy to recognize the spark for it comes out of nowhere and ensnares you in its vastness; the entire universe flips around making that spark the center and if you are lucky you notice the change. If not then you must wait your turn 
. Now that the fire has been started you must provide those tiny embers with an open mind, heart and a lot of love, love never seen by even the nearest and dearest for in the end that thought is a key to connecting to your soul. Frustration, pressure, too much thought and dishonesty to those embers cause it to burn very low and die out, you end up losing all inspiration, flow, dedication and understanding. But with patience, positivity, love and understanding you connect to something deeper within. You know you have connected to that something deeper when you are able to feel your thought clearly. Bask in the warmth of those flames and disconnect yourself from everything, switch off that T.V, the music player, throw your favorite authors out of your mind, make some room in that loft in your head people!!. The time is now for you to shine. Start conversing with yourself mentally, ask yourself now the content of your topic and giggle when you see the perfect words dance to your tunes. Talk out your topic now, listen to how it sounds, write it down as you speak making sure not to correct what you are writing, correct only if it feels right… There is no time for punctuations and grammar. Keep a smile on your face while writing, it helps you enjoy the moment. Tis not the time to copy your favorites but to let your style come through for no two styles are ever the same 
.. Done with the topic already?? Well let’s proofread it then, time to adorn your topic with all those dots, waves, lamp posts and snakes. It is time to smoothen the jagged edges. Now wasn’t that fun??
My sparks come whenever and anywhere, sometimes while sleeping, while doing the dishes, talking to people or through observation. Today’s spark was one of the best and much more refreshing than my caffeine. The reason we find it difficult to pen our thoughts is because we try to emulate different styles and people, sometimes the thought sounds perfect in our head but doesn’t come out right. Writing is nothing but opening your soul through words, at first you yourself will not understand or will not like the results but as time passes whether people like it or not, you will surely appreciate your words. Sometimes your posts are the best on first try and on other times they need to be proofread a lot of times before you are happy with it, at times I have rewritten a draft 10 times before actually liking it. It happens so don’t worry if your posts are not A-Class at first shot, it takes time and understanding and your thoughts mainly depend on your faith in them. I sometimes read my old drafts and laugh at the amateur writing but am also thankful because I stuck to it. My energy & spark decide when and what the post would be, till date I have never “thought” of what I want to write about. I am lazy so I wait for it to get me started 
I hope this is good enough Shalaka and you are always welcome to comment essays for there is no fun if I am the only one talking.
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Hey sis,
Well,i guess the reason why both me and Shalaka love you and your blog that much(that much has the emphasis….) is the way you’re frank about whatever you write and also because you write about anything and everything. Then it doesn’t really matter if it’s a great topic or not,’cause once you write on it,it sure does look cool enough!
This post is another one of my fave’s,i mean,writing is defined in looooong never-ending sentences in dictionaries and encyclopedias(phew!),while you give it a fresh new look,a new definition which stays fixed in the mind! Also,it’s so right,you have to try it out!!
About your writing skills,well,i’ll say you have oodles of it(DUH!)it’s just that you bring them out without realizing it,and others either know about them,but don’t get them out,or know about them,and boast away to glory,so no-one’s really interested in seeing them.
Well,i’ll end my “comment” here(why can’t i clap this one???). This is the beginning of the essay i think we can expect Shalaka to write………
Dragon, firstly that’s the most appropriate pic you could have displayed!!! I seriously remember you when i see it… lollzzz…just kidding! So you are actually right about how you think Manvela feels about her writing, and why we like it, I’m sorry, love it, though the topics are so very simple and routine! Most of the times, we write for for others, we start thinking how others will judge it, but ofcourse we want to be in other’s good books, that’s human tendency. But why be normal, become abnormal… start writing for yourself!!! In Biology, we have always been taught to consider abnormal in a bad perspective… Why??? I say that if You are not normal, it means you are not ordinary, that means you are extra-ordinary, and that means you are abnormal! Right? Yes Drags, You and I cant expect our writing to be 1st class from the biggening, as Manvela said. We have to wait, ruminate all our deepest thoughts that we never even were aware existed and then see what magic it spells!!! Stick to your opinions and write fearlessly what you want to say, and yes, without any prejudice whatsoever… When i say stick to your opinions i don’t mean that you must be adamant even when the other person has politely argued and logically justified his point as right…. Be slow to form your convictions but once formed they must be guarded against all odds. This will show tremendous confidence in your writing. Finally, write what you believe in, not what is fake … ok a couple of hyperboles here and there to add that spice is just great, but fake, if u do that your conscience will eat you away to gory… that is if you are an honest writer, and rest depends on your imagination, similes, metaphors, and so on… here ends the start!!! Phew!
Lastly, Manvela, you haven’t told me the meaning of your ohh-soo-cool name!!! Pl do that…
Atra esterni ono thelduin
Best,
Shalaka…
Forgive me for the typos… I should check what I write before I send it… that’s my 1st lesson!! hehheh… Anyway, Drags, what essay were u talking about… its written as the last sentence of your comment… do reply
“When i say stick to your opinions i don’t mean that you must be adamant even when the other person has politely argued and logically justified his point as right….”
Yes, having an opinion is fine as long as it is not biased and is the truth. Also remembering that people are not like coins with 2 sides but have thousands is important ^_^
@ Swamini :- you seriously pamper me a bit too much lol
My name means “the delicate/sensitive part of the mind”
C’mon Phoenix,I don’t pamper you,I just speak my heart out… that’s about it!!!!
Ofcourse! You are right about the many faces of people… thousands of them! lol… well, the meaning of your name rocks more than its sound does…
I have to disagree on the part where you stated you think you have no writing skills. I have enjoyed reading your post and I don’t think I would have enjoyed that if you weren’t skilled enough as a writer. Being skilled in my opinion is not all about punctuations or other things that others make a big deal of. For me its simply something that would make me want to keep reading and reading til I reach the end. Sometimes its pointless no matter how perfect the grammar is on your post or how correct all the punctuations are that you have typed, if nobody even wants to finish reading it, right?
Nice post by the way, keep it up for you’ll surely gained a lot of loyal readers with the way you write.