It's been two years now since the creation of this blog and its 1st post and in these two years it has helped me grow as a person and as a writer, along with providing me with a vent out, 'express yourself space'.
To all of you who frequent this blog and who give me feedback or even tell me how much you loved or hated each post,
Thank you! You're the reason this blog still exists and celebrates two years today.
There are a few lucky people who get to know what inspires most of my blog posts, others take lucky guesses.
For most of you who are still wondering,
this post will tell you what inspired my favorite post of every month.
January 2014:
Under the influence
When I wrote this post I was driven by a disgust for the influence that narcotics have on people and how a feeling of ecstasy that otherwise can be attained through much natural occurrences is now attained through drugs and substances that are so harmful to the human body.
February 2014:
Beauty, born of the dark
In this post, I have used a lot of imagery to explain but a very simple emotion: heart break.
Loss and the heaviness of heart inspired this post and it became a crowd favorite mostly because it very subtly expresses what the heart never finds the words to say. It also displays the heart to be a creature that finds its peace only in the stillness of the night or in silence. Further it is also a search for beauty within the recesses of ones insecurities.
Love's fake identity
In this post I have personified love and portrayed him to be a cheater or one who changes colour as and when he wishes to. It also talks about how love can fool you and make you believe things. I had fun writing this post.
March 2014:
She doesn't know
This post rose from the idea of ignorance. How you can be affected by something only through the knowledge of it and how we are either protected or harmed by the knowledge of somethings. The post names random instances but if you read each of them through, you can build an instance around each of them.
April 2014:
Little Girl
This post also got the highest number of views in whole of 2014.
It was inspired by a very special friend who's humility is something I could tell the world about. Her age here is irrelevant for she forever portrays herself to be a child of God. Till date she continues to be an inspiration to me.
It's impossible to not fall in love with a girl like her, and what's even more fascinating is that she always keeps you in awe of her. Shes a walking talking wonder.
May 2014:
Time Traveler
Time traveler was written keeping a very special friend in mind. A friend who gave up too soon. While we all worry about our future, there are some of us who would live a lot better had we lived in the moment and worry less about what's to come.
June 2014:
For as long as we have voices
The book Eat Pray Love came to me at the most appropriate time. They say books know when to come to you. This post was inspired by a quote in the book and it just made me realize how important it is to be thankful for as long as you really can. People leave and maybe you'll lose your voice, time, distance, a lot of obstacles could come your way. So it's better to express your gratefulness now then to wait.
July 2014:
Match Maker
This post actually stemmed from a joke between me and two other friends. However if there really existed a match maker this is what it would be like.
Saving Grace
This post is actually a really late post. The experience shared here was a life changing one that took place in the month of April. I was at my lowest point when I received a saving grace. something that changed me forever and for the better. Something you should all know, don't ever give up, even at your lowest things can turn around.
August 2014:
You don't break what's not yours
So many times my friends tell me of how unsure they are about the person they are dating or whether they should date at all. This post was written especially for them. In my opinion, it's better to wait around and be sure than to jump into a relationship before you know what you really want from it. You save yourself the effort, you save yourself the worry and you save yourself the time. Most of all, you prevent the likelihood of another heart-break.
September 2014:
How He loves you
If you notice, this post addresses the same person it addressed in a post in the month of April. Little Girl. It was written for the same person. This friend of mine grew really ill, so ill that we thought hospitalization would be a must. But prayers went up at the speed of lightning and in a day, this friend grew well miraculously.
I'd like to think that this little girl is loved abundantly by God (He). And that He can do anything for His little girl.
Kisses without borders
This short story was actually written in my creative writing paper in college. I rewrote it out of memory for this blog. From among my very own short stories, it's my favorite.
October 2014:
In the light of Forgiveness
October was a month of redemption. With an autumn theme, I wrote most of my posts to relate to renewal and forgiveness, redemption and finding your way back. This set of posts were my favorite.
'In the light of forgiveness' focuses on the need to find peace with yourself in spite of the turmoil that you put yourself through. Your struggle with your insecurities, your goals, your aspirations all find its way home only once you forgive yourself for all the times you have let your self down. A little self healing never harmed anyone.
November 2014:
The Burden of the Bubble
This post is one of my favorites from the month of November because it's something very personal. Inspite of that, a number of readers messaged me saying it was thoroughly relatable. This post deals with one's independence and fear of letting someone get so close that it gives them the opportunity to control you to a certain extent. I refer to it as a burden because often it comes in the way of you and something that you long for just because of fear.
December 2014:
Writing off rape
With the rise in rape cases being reported in the news everyday, I was drawn toward writing this post. Reading about it in the papers unsettles all of us, but everyone of us know that the people with power in their hands are the only ones who can actually change the scene for us civilians. That is exactly why this post has a verse targeting a powerful man's loved ones. I got a really good view count on this one and a number of people messaged me saying I hit the nail on the head.
A little snippet from my 1st blog post 'Grounded and Uplifting'
Sometimes we get lost in our accomplishments, so lost that we don't realize how high we have risen
And how difficult it is to hear people from way above them!
What's the use of rising above then, if you cant communicate with the ones who helped you get there?
It's better to be GROUNDED and UPLIFTING than lifted and uprooted.