The act of writing to you all, each week, fuels my soul’s journey. The art of writing is as beautiful as the words themselves. There is something quietly sacred about it. Not just the stringing together of words into phrases or stories, but the experience of putting pen to page, fingers to keyboard, allowing thought and feeling to take visible form.
Writing isn’t just about expression for me, it’s about connection. It connects me to the moment, to memory, to meaning, to all of you who read my words. When I write, I am no longer just thinking; I am participating in something deeply creative and life-affirming.
The beauty of writing lies in its invitation to pause. With every loop of ink and stroke on the keyboard, I’m gently pulled back from the rush of my day into the rhythm of my breath. It’s as if the pen and the keys become my guides, quiet partners that pull me back to presence from distraction.
There is no judgment in these lines, only an unfolding, sentence by sentence, of what is real, what is true, and what longs to be known. Writing grounds me. It anchors my swirling thoughts and transforms my internal dialogue into a state of sacred awareness.
There is also something deeply meditative about the process. The scratch of the pen’s point, the flow of ink, the deliberate pace of fingers flying across keys, it all slows me down. Writing in any form offers me a rhythm, a heartbeat that mirrors a prayer or breathwork, each mark intentional and carrying the essence of the moment in which it was born.
When I write in this way, I’m not just telling a story, I’m listening. I’m listening to the whisper of my heart, the pulse of my spirit, and the quiet voice of my intuition. I’m listening to the pen’s magic spell, the whispers on the wind, or the song of the birds outside.
Here is what I have come to know in these past years of writing weekly. It does more than calm my inner angst, it empowers me to keep on keepin’ on. It gives shape to the things that otherwise feel invisible: hopes, doubts, dreams, questions.
The act of writing can bring clarity where there is often confusion. It helps me understand what I’m feeling, not just by labeling it, but by exploring it through metaphor and memory. I can write my way into healing, into courage, into hope or through chaos, fear, and depression. The page never pushes back. It simply waits with open arms, ready to receive whatever truth I dare to write in that moment.
In the sacred space between words, creativity flourishes. New ideas bubble up without force. Solutions appear where before there were only tangled thoughts. Writing awakens my imagination and expands my vision. Whether I am journaling, storytelling, or simply scribbling thoughts at random, the page becomes a portal, my blue door. The one that opens up to inner landscapes I didn’t know existed until I wrote my way there.
Writing on for me is not only a mirror, but also a map. It helps me see who I am today, where I’ve been, and who I am becoming. It gives voice to the silent places within and illuminates the path ahead. And when I write from the heart, it becomes an offering, not just to myself, but to the readers who find my words when they are just what that reader was looking for.
In a world that often demands speed and certainty, writing invites me to be still and curious. To let the words lead. To return to myself, again and again, word by word.
This week, I invite you all reading my words, to come as you are. Bring your curiosity, your questions, even your doubts to your pages. Writing is not about perfection; it is about presence. It is not about performance; it is about discovery. All you need is a willingness to listen for the words already stirring inside you.
Are you up for it? I’d love to hear from you if you care to share. The world needs your story.
Write on my friends.
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Vicki Dobbs is a bold and adventurous warrior walking a path of heart to manifest spirituality in everyday lives. She opens existential gateways for individuals to face their challenges and embrace these tests as the great teachers that they are.
Her goal is to see everyone walk in beauty and balance every day of their lives empowered by the voice of their own authentic truth.
Through Wisdom Evolution and Sacred Wisdom Workshops, Vicki creates opportunities for others to make deep personal changes through experiential classes, ceremony, sacred art and story. She endeavors to inspire others to create their lives intentionally. Vicki is an Inspirator of everyday awareness, an Instigator of spontaneous stories and a Connoisseur of Creativity. Gratitude and grace sprinkled with humility and humor are the medicine she brings to the world.
As an Elder, Teacher and Entrepreneur, Spiritual Coach, Ordained Minister and Crafter of Sacred Art and Tools, Vicki perceives life’s journey as an ever-upward spiraling ascension of the human spirit leading her to wisdom, wholeness and authenticity.
Her experience includes being trained in the Harner Method of Shamanic Counseling and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross Cultural Shamanism. She is a Graduate Teacher and Mentor with the Lynn Andrews Center For Sacred Arts and Training and has been the Administrator and Writers Guide for Writing Spirit, the School.
Vicki is also an Artist of the Spirit Certified Spiritual and Energetic Life Coach, a Graduate Mentor in the AoS program and a founding member of HeatherAsh Amara’s Warrior Goddess Leadership Team and Facilitator of the Warrior Heart Practice.
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