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Do the Thing that Brings You Closer to Yourself
Here’s how writing saved me
2019 was the year I turned my life around.
I’ve told this story many times: I stopped dating. I started going to therapy. I changed my daily habits. I became “ruthless” and intentional about moving forward.
I often attributed my blissful present to these decisions. But I’ve come to realise there was something deeper than that.
How did I even find the strength to go on and commit myself to these changes?
How was I able to keep choosing to do the difficult things when I had no idea if it would ever get me to where I am now?
How was I able to find joy and hope even in my darkest moments?
There might be many answers to this question, but one thing I know to be true is that it was ultimately writing that pulled me towards all the great things in my life.
If I was on a journey, then writing would be my vehicle.
Writing is the one thing that always brings me closer to myself and my truths. It frees me and fuels me at the same time. It’s something I do without question. It’s the medium through which I make sense of life and of myself.
