To the one lonelisome out there,

Who is alone, in the whole crowd,

Disconnected with SELF,

What bothers you now,

Is it the typical laborious life?

Or your choice of it,

Ever did you consider, my dear friend,

To break the shackles of the systemic poison dripped into you,

For years and years,

All those innovative years of childhood,

You have learnt and been taught,

Learnt to be a slave in a way,

Taught to live with the system,

Complain, to nobody than yourself,

Lose your confidence, and life in a way,

Have you never, felt the spiritual unhappiness,

Living without excitement everyday,

Doing the thing you dislike,

For the reason of making a living,

What are you doing my friend?

Killing your SELF, to make a living?

Or think again, is that just existence you fighting for?

When you are destined to LIVE life,

Enjoy it, every moment,

To reach the unexplored,

To taste the unknown,

Lead and make a mark of your own,

Show the world your uniqueness,

Did you ever try?

Tell me No,

Nobody is going to tell you,

Never will they, what to do,

As zombies, in the system,

They move,

Unable to break the shackles of the systemic maze,

They shall continue,

They are fed with the constant poison of definition,

Than the true potion of appreciation,

Those inhabitants of the world, are destined,

To be a denizen what they are,

To take pride in being mediocre,

To be what they wanna be,

Do you wish to be one among them? Or

Do you want to let you loose your divinity,

The spiritual happiness,

What you seek,

Is all around you giving you every opportunity,

Open your eyes, and

Grab it, cos nvr will it again,

Be as close as it is now,

Never will it again,

Knock on the doors uncared for,

The power within you,

Know it,

Connect to it, and capitalize on it,

That opportunity runs away with time,

Break free my friend,

Free from the limitations set by the world,

More importantly the words “ I can’t”,

Try, Be, Conquer, and Explore,

Live life than mere exist,

Make it worthwhile,

Dream on, Live on….. again and again…

- Praneet Dixit

PS: While the poet has left the choice of title to me, his choice is "STUFF" :)

I am surprised at the way internet/social media has revolutioned the way we communicate. Most of us are on Facebook, and as much as we hated the new format, it has brought about a shift in the way we connect with people. If you thought Facebook was to 'get in touch' with your friends, it isnt any more. It is about status msgs, updating links, being parts of groups, supporting causes etc.

Social media tools includes Facebook, Twitter, Youttube, blogs etc. These days, more and more organisations are using these tools to create an awareness about their products innovatively and to create a formidable online presence. I am using this too.

I have seen an increase in the number of hits to this blog though many havent been leaving behind comments.

My story - in short :
I use Facebook to increase visibility for my blogs. As soon as I update my blog, it shows up on my Facebook profile. As and when a writer posts on this blog, I update my status msgs and trust me, it has been helping me. The number of visitors being reffered from Facebook has increased.

Are you using Facebook/ Orkut/ Twitter to your advantage? To get more people involved, I want to know how the internet or social media has changed the way you connect with people.
Tell me your story.
( I am yet to register on Twitter though!)

I usually come across ppl who tell me that they are too shy to write. Some of them have resigned themselves to the fact that they can never write well, though they still nudge the hope of writing what they think and feel - an urge to shout out to the world whats bothering your mind - it could be a story, a concept, a movie review, a book review, a gadget review, a daily update, a stock market view or a general observation about life.

I am willing to help all you souls through my blog. You will get to publish your articles on my blog. If you are unsure, I will help you develop the story line or help you with proof reading and editing. If you choose to not identify yourself, you could give yourself a nickname, and be rest assured that I wont divulge the information.

Why would you use this option? This helps you to remain anonymous if you wish; you can still be lazy about creating your own blog; you can enlist my help in editing/proof reading/concept stage; you get to share your story with the world; you dont have to register like you do everywhere else to access the content; and last but not least, it gives you the confidence to start a blog of your own.

Whats in it for me? I am interested in your stories and I wanted a place where I can read all the stories at a stretch instead of wading through a lot of blogs in search of something good - this esp goes out to those who dont update the blogs regularly! I love to hear your stories and I love to tell mine... what better place to start this than my blog!

Reach me at mrunalini@gmail.com, if you are game. Time to vent out you frustration, among others.

PS1: I might consider sketching out some writers agreements just so that we dont disagree on these little things in the future - depending on the response I get.

PS2: Please feel free to forward this link to all those who might be interested in this

PS3: I am considering publishing all of these on a new blog altogether