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Choosing to write, choosing to live

 Choosing to Write, Choosing to Live


Writing, for me, is like gently laying down every layer of my mind—one after the other—on paper. And when I do that, there’s a different kind of satisfaction that rises. A quiet sense of having shown up fully for myself. It’s not just about the first draft; it’s what happens after. When I read my words again, and then once more, something shifts. The layers deepen. The meaning expands. It’s like looking at myself from different angles, discovering parts I had tucked away unknowingly.


Every time I write, I get to know myself a little more.


And what’s more beautiful is that others who read it get a chance to look in from their own windows. They respond with their own thoughts, shaped by their stories, their exposure, their experiences. The piece no longer remains mine alone. It grows. It connects. It echoes.


In many ways, this process is helping me find myself. For so long, I’ve lived trying to satisfy everyone else—being who I was expected to be. Pleasing. Adjusting. Fitting in. But this… this writing… it’s different. This is the first time I feel liberated. Not because everything’s perfect. But because I’m not hiding behind perfection.


It’s cathartic. It’s healing. And in some strange, beautiful way, it’s powerful.


Anne Frank once wrote that paper has more patience than people. She was right. Paper listens without interrupting. It doesn’t rush you, doesn’t judge. It just holds. It holds your confusion, your clarity, your joy, your grief. And in return, it gives you space to breathe.


Many of my friends often say that no one has the patience to read someone else’s article these days. And it made me wonder—do I do that myself? Have I been reading others’ blogs, really taking in what they want to say? The answer is, not yet. But I will. I want to. Now that I’ve started writing, I feel a natural urge to also step into the role of a reader. Today I’m a writer. Tomorrow I’ll be a reader. I do read newspaper articles, yes, but blogs—personal, layered reflections—are something I’m only now ready to explore.


It’s not always about being present on social media either. I know most people today prefer Spotify, Instagram, reels—fast content, constantly moving. But I believe writing has its own kind of impact. It stays. It waits. You can pause, breathe, read a line again. And maybe again. There’s room to reflect, to feel, to take a thought with you. A reel doesn’t give you that luxury. It sweeps you away in seconds. You’re pulled from one clip to the next, without time to sit with a sentence or a feeling.


And that’s why I’ll keep writing. Not because it’s trendy, but because it matters to me. It gives space—to myself, and maybe to someone else who needs a pause too.


I don’t know where this writing will lead me. But I know it’s doing something important already. It’s making me pause. It’s helping me reflect. And maybe—just maybe—it’s helping someone else feel a little more seen too.


So I’ll keep writing. For myself. For the ones who stop by to read. And for the quiet parts of me that are only just beginning to speak.


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