I started reading in the early years of my life because that’s the only way I know best to escape from what I was battling as a teenager. I was faced with a challenge at that phase of my life and it feels like a herculean task to express myself in the manner I want.
I desperately wanted people to understand me, but only few have the patience to do so. We live in an impatient world, every one is very focused on what only benefits them, but can you blame them?
The world is changing drastically, people minding their business, everyone is searching for something, everyone has a burden they are carrying that they wants to be lifted off them, every one wants a healing, a healing from the world and a healing from themselves.
So you have to find out what brings you healing, what gives you healing from the chaos of the world, from battles within and the ones you have no control over. Whatever makes you happy, whatever rejuvenates your mental health, and whatever feels good while doing it, that should be your priority.
Reading is underrated. One thing I love about reading is that the pages doesn’t judge, instead is questions you, it drives you with insane curiosity, it makes you discover so many things you don’t know which obviously you will definitely want to know.
Reading helps us in ways we never imagined it would. Once we start reading, the universe opens our mind to interact with powerful people and genius minds who for centuries have written their stories of failure, success, breakthrough, healing, life challenges, life journey etc, for us to learn from and apply our wisdom to conquer ours.
Reading is healing because…
- It nourishes your mind
- It makes you think outside the box
- You see the world from a different perspective
- Everything you have no knowledge of will begin to make sense
- You will master the act of self
- You will learn how to manage people and how to set healthy boundaries.
- You will learn how to manage your emotions, what to respond to and what to let go.
- You will get to interact with powerful minds
- It will boost your mind and thought processes.
So whenever you think of a healing strategy, try reading. Read like your life depends on it because it does, and reading exposes you to thinks you don’t know but is needed for your growth. The more you read, the more you know, and if you don’t read, you are not better than a man who can’t read.
