Dearest Readers,

Sending you all... the lanterns which will light your life,the sweet ladoos which make you fatter and sweeter and the Diyas which I painted and decorated to light up the path of your life.Wishing all of you a very very Happy,Safe,n Prosperous Diwali.May God bless us all and shower us all with lots of love,happiness,peace n success.

-Peace n Love
Shalaka

The Butterfly with a Broken Wing

Dearest Readers,
Today I was actually going to do a Wordless Wednesday post but the picture I have posted below made me think a thousand things.
The picture is obviously of a butterfly.It is so beautiful and unique.Its my favourite blue.AND if you notice its left wing it is kind off broken.

This struck me hard.I saw that butterfly and it sat patiently on the leaf and later flew away.With the same broken wing.N mind you it flew high.Very high.That broken wing did not affect it much.Rather I think it must have forgotten about that disability it had.I saw myself in that butterfly and look carefully.You will too.We all are like that butterfly.Some part of us is broken,torn apart,lost in a battle,snatched away from us or just plainly shattered. Isn't it?We all have fought some battle or the other by now.Some battles we have lost,some won.Some have left scars on our minds,souls and left wrists too.If you know what I mean.But in the end whatever might happen you still are surviving today.You are alive from your struggle.Congratulations!!
Because you did not die or give up.You have the strength and courage to still fight if your battle is not over and you fight everyday.Maybe a battle with your inner demons,with the society norms and taboos,with your friends,parents,lovers..anyone for that matter.You do fight.And you do survive.Whether a loss or a win.You are powerful enough to fly everyday like that butterfly.

Friends,it maybe painful for you to come out of your grief or a struggle if you are facing one.But let me tell you and trust me,it is not impossible.God has blessed us all with the power of self healing and we are powerful enough to bounce back.In fact I believe in the fact that He will not throw anything at you which you cannot handle.Like this butterfly,even you can fly high without even taking into consideration what happened in your past,or what might come in the future.So carry your nasty scars,bad memories,sad demises with grace and through faith.Let nothing stop you from achieving whatever you desire.Let life,luck and God be with you through your journey.

So fly high and higher even if you are the butterfly with a broken wing!

-Peace n love
Shalaka

I don't.

Dearest Readers,
sharing with you a poem I had written a few months back,before starting the blog.


I don't allow my mind to think about you n sway..
coz I never know when I'll fall off the steep creepy edge near the bay.
I don't allow myself to catch that fluttering butterfly,...
I fear of losing it to the sky.
I don't allow myself to dream...n dance about,feeling gay
coz on the floor with a broken heart I might just lay.
I don't allow myself to be that extra happy n joyous..
I'm just too afraid of its end,n this is obvious.
I don't want to get up from my new formed comfort zone.,
love,affection,care,trust,are the ones I have too much shown.
I don't want you,I don't want this n I don't want that too..
my life is not that perfect shoe.
I don't want to bother,I don't want to share...
this is how I've become... at small things I suddenly flare.
I don't.I just don't.

-Peace n Love
Shalaka