The One

‘The One’ isn’t a fable. He isn’t a mythological force. He doesn’t exist in the deepest recesses of my imagination alone. He is as influential as the moon and as constant as the sun. He lives and breathes in this world—this literal, physical place—and if you listen, trust and try, you’ll stumble into his arms and never lose your steps again.

When you’ve found your ‘ONE’, you will know. Deep in the pit of your stomach, where your deepest, intuitive thoughts are birthed, you will know. He will become a permanent fixture there, a grounding force that leads you again and again to home.

 

You will know he is the one when your life has been compromised and changed forever. This new life will be alien and awkward, but delightful and inspiring too. You will fumble through sentences that never quite articulate the bliss that surges beneath your skin, but you will also feel more ‘you’ than you have ever known yourself to be.

‘The One’ will light up your most authentic self. He will breathe life into dormant pockets of power and quell the fires of self-doubt. You will rediscover the pieces of you that are magnificent. He will bring your beauty—your unique, unadulterated beauty—into focus and you will gasp at the sight. You will grow and have the energy to grow more. You will love with a brave heart. You will risk everything, even heartache, to walk hand-in-hand with this man.

Because ‘The One’ will challenge everything you have ever believed about love and marriage and human connection. He will bend pre-conceived ideas about what love looks like. He will be the most beautiful sight you have ever laid your eyes on.  You will devour every delicious flaw and smile in disbelief that this is the man you call yours.

He will transform your definition of trust, because never before were you able to trust so effortlessly, so purely. And, never before did you know such unyielding commitment to another heart.

 

You will see the world through a new set of eyes. You will find yourself thinking, I can’t wait to tell him about this. And when you do finally see him, you will be so wrapped up at the moment; you will forget that you ever had anything to say.

Life will be filled with intense conversation followed by spells of comfortable silence. You will know peace. You will know joy. You will laugh until tears leak from your smiling eyes.

There will be a feeling of falling, but this isn’t a passive event. You will fall together. You will fall deep into the earth where you will send out roots—a foundation of love before you rise together, stronger than either of  you could manage alone. And you will move to the sky with outstretched arms and the whole world will spin around you, through your fingers. You will feel alive. You will see that with stability comes a special kind of freedom.

With this man by your side, you have a chance to evolve in ways you never could without this mirror. He will shine a light on your injuries, the ones you had just as easily kept hidden from the world. You will see pieces of your past break the surface of your today and you will face them because things have changed. You have changed. Love has entered a sacred space in your heart. He is your North Star. He is your safety. He is home. He is the true definition of love.

His love was well expressed in words. The line he writes about me makes me feel a writer’s love is a true blessing. ‘The One’ or ‘My One’ was a full package of romance. His cheesy lines, his attractive smile and his enchanting looks were a pleasure to my soul.

Love has the power to transform us into a new version of ‘us’. 

By Harshita Ashwani

Excerpt of the novel "The Moulded Writer"

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I feared the dark nights - Poetry Tinge

//Caption🌺// 

I feared the dark nights, 

she pointed the stars 

I craved for beauty,

she loved my scars 

When my eyes brighten,

her lips smiled 

In the days of silence,

she stood by my side 

I had exams,

she did some extra prayers 

I felt a lil pain,

her eyes shed the tears 

I feared mistake,

she showed spirits to fight 

I lost my battles, 

she simply held me tight 

I was a brat, 

she had calmness like saint 

At times I yelled at her 

yet she never complaint 

I achieved a lil,

she danced on my fame 

Years over years she still remained the same 

I m nothing and she is all we need 

No god's angel,

she is my mother indeed 

~By Surbhi 

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Basics of Book Writing

1. Plot the story and topic.

Once you’re clear on your goal, start thinking about the topic of the book. If you’re writing a non-fiction book, think about exactly what you’re trying to communicate or teach in writing this book. It’s the first and foremost work to plan a story-line before you begin to write.

Rather than covering a broad overview of a topic, go deep with one element of the topic. This allows you to share much more information with your reader and gives you the opportunity to write additional books related to the topic.

If you’re writing a fiction book, create your story and characters around a narrative that you know something about or have a passion for. If you’re a history buff, maybe you write historical fiction set in the time period that interests you. You certainly don’t have to do this, but it gives you an anchor for the various ideas you may have about a potential novel.

Once you have a general idea of how your book will end, create the book outline moving toward that end.

If you’re writing non-fiction, you may be breaking down chunks of information to teach your readers something sequential. Or each chapter might be an individual lesson or essay on its own, all leading to a final converging point or message. You may decide you want to support or enhance the material with stories, quotes, or examples.

2. How to write

I write my books on my phone using the Pages word processing software. You want to write using something that allows you to easily edit and make changes without wasting a lot of time.

Also, you’ll eventually want to send your manuscript to be edited and formatted, and it’s much easier and less expensive if you’re able to send it in a format your editor can easily edit.

Some people really enjoy writing in longhand, as it stimulates creativity and forces you to write slower. If you decide to do this, you’ll likely have to go back and type it all on your computer anyway. So you might as well start there unless you simply can’t write unless you have a pen in your hand.

3. Write. Write and Write.

This is the most important part of writing your book. You can’t write only when you feel inspired or motivated. You must create a daily (or 5 day a week) writing habit. It’s best if you can write at the same time every day and commit to a number of words you’ll produce at each sitting.

Attach your new writing habit to a trigger or cue which prompts you to begin writing. This trigger is a previously-formed automatic behavior, like brushing your teeth or walking the dog. Select a trigger that happens every day and one that occurs at a good time for you to write. Eventually, your new writing habit will be so associated with your trigger that the combination will feel automatic.

Start small with a goal of writing 200 words each day for the first week. Then increase the number of words until you reach 1000-1500 words a day. At this point in my post here, I’m at 1245 words. That gives you an idea of how much you might try to write each day. It’s really not all that much.

If you’re writing an 80,000-word novel, it will take 80-90 days of writing 1000 words a day to finish it. If you’re writing a 30,000-word non-fiction book, you can have it done in just over a month with consistent writing.

4.  Write. Don’t critique

As you’re writing, try not to constantly review and critique your work. Just write. That consistent writing habit is so important. You can always go back through the book many times to re-write and edit if you don’t like something. But it will give you a huge boost to just finish the book and stay committed to the process.

5. Polish.

Once you finish the book, set it aside for a few days or a couple of weeks. You’ve been so close to this project while writing it that you need to create some distance. Then go back and read over the entire book again, correcting mistakes, rewriting sections as necessary, cutting out wordy parts, and tightening it up.

Take out the words and passages that aren’t absolutely crucial to the story or message.

6. Find a professional editor.

Even the most experienced, professional writers use editors. You don’t want a book full of inconsistencies, grammatical errors, and misspellings. You also want to make sure the book flows properly, and that your use of words is correct. A good editor polishes and refines the book before publication. The editor checks facts and verifies headings, statistics, data in graphs, and footnote entries. For fiction, the editor will check for consistency and logic and will read with the needs of the audience in mind.

7. Publish.

Launch it a get it out there so others can read it, and you can have the satisfaction of having your first published book under your belt.

With every book you write and publish, you’ll learn more and become a better writer.

You’ll be inspired by other writers as you research and read more about writing and publishing. Everyone has to be a beginner in the beginning, but the more you write, the more of an expert you’ll become.

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A Letter to Girls!!

Dear Brave Girl,
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I know how easy it is to fake a smile everyday when you're surrounded with friends and family.
I know how easy it is to tell everyone that you're okay. Show them how happy you are, when from the inside, you want to scream until your throat bleeds everything that you're holding within.
I know that it's easy to laugh at the tiniest jokes and wipe those tears when nobody's watching.
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But when finally you enter your room and shut the door, all the happiness and the smile disappears.
You bury your face into the pillow, curling your body and cry your heart out.
Night feels darker and loneliness haunts you with the memories that are still alive.
You hug the pillow as tight as you could knowing that nobody is going to calm you down.
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The feeling of turning into someone that you weren't supposed to, kills you little by little. 
You feel hurt. 

You feel alone. 
You feel weak.
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But darling, you don't know how strong you are.
You hide your feelings, you keep them to yourself because you don't want to be a burden on them.
You pretend to be happy knowing that who you're with, are also going from one sort of a problem or maybe other.
You share your happiness for them to forget their sorrows.
You think about them and care about their feelings.
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And when someone gives you a goodbye hug, you hold on a little longer this time feeling the love and warmth.
You're strong enough to shine brighter. Strong enough to fly higher. Open your eyes beautiful lady and take a look at things from a different perspective.
Broken doesn't make you weak. Cry your heart out. Let everything that you're holding inside, come out. So that you can reload yourself with what you're missing. And now when you look into the mirror, smile at your reflection because you Survived!
⠀
Sincerely, 
Life.


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"I Do"

This is a phrase of significant importance in a Christian wedding. The bride and groom after completing their vows agree to spend eternity with each other by saying “I Do” to each other. These two words and three letters silently bring two souls together forever. Love is all about truly seeing, and caring about the existence of someone special in your life. On the simplest day of your life or the toughest one, there are things left unsaid but the promise of “I Do” just completes the unsaid things.

“I Do” is an expression for two souls that they are promising each other to be there in all the ups and downs. There will be situations where one will get hurt but “I Do” will just make the person believe that there is someone who will support them to heal fast and make that difficult road easy for them.

“I Do” means that we need to try things together without thinking of any success or failure because the fear of failure will just hold us back.

I don't know about the future, and just don't want to know so that I can enjoy each surprise that life has to offer me with you. “I Do” helps us promise that we are together with each other whenever new adventures come up, & we can enjoy it.

“I Do” means that I want to be with you for eternity. I want your love and sadness, & want to give you mine. “I Do” is all about it only.

When the two souls agree to spend their life together by saying “I Do”, then nothing will remain the same again. This means that from that moment they are going to do each and everything together forever. If one will stop loving the other in the future, this phrase will remind them that they vowed to be with each other in all situations. 

-Poorva Bajaj

                                              

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