Reading & Writing A Way Out Of Social Pressure

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Ryan Holiday in his book “Ego is the Enemy” mentioned this:
“Find canvases for other people to paint on. Be an anteambulo. Clear the path for the people above you, and you will eventually create a path for yourself.”

“Remember that anteambulo means clearing the path — finding the direction someone already intended to head and helping them back, freeing them up to focus on their strengths.”

This description is how exactly writing is for me, my intention to use my words to impact someone else’s life to help clear the path for them and to allow them to focus on their strengths.

And why?
Why is touching someone else’s life relevant to me?

Some years ago, I was often feeling depressed, anxious and getting panic attacks. Through these dark and lonely times, reading and writing was my solace. I wanted to understand why am I feeling this way? What is this immense sense of loss that I have been feeling and how do I get myself out of it? It was the desire to understand my pain that got me delving into my personal development journey relentlessly, and I’ve grown a lot since.

From a space of feeling lost, unaware of my negative behaviours and thought patterns with lack of self-confidence to now, a vision of seeing life with hope, choices…