Writing is a strange skill we don't often give much thought to.
For one thing, we write far slower than our minds think. While we never really think about that, what's important is what happens as we write. We edit, correct and alter our thoughts as they come to us. In real time. Our thoughts are often more organised and coherent on the page than they are in our head.
Another subtle effect of writing is that the very act of writing can slow our thoughts down to the speed of our writing. And this is super interesting.
Writing is a form of meditation.
It's a way for us to slow down in this rushing world, a world filled with 3-second attention grabs accompanied by consistent dopamine hits.
I heard this term a while ago, second screen syndrome. It describes a noticeable change in behaviour where we have become so conditioned by short form content that the slower pace of a movie or TV show is causing people to pick up their phone during the slower parts of the show.
I'm not immune, I scroll too. My feed is filled with really interesting things that I love to watch. Many of the books I buy come directly from a scroll.
We have so much busyness and distraction in life, that to sit down and write your thoughts on the page is literally a form of protest. A way to stop the endless mind numbing rush and really slow down.
Writing is literally a form of protest
So, why do I write The Way of the Sage? Not because I am wise. I know less now than I thought I did 20 years ago. There isn't enough life in one lifetime to learn everything there is to learn.
And not because I think my words are any more special or profound than any other. There are many amazing authors whom I've been blessed to read and learn from.
But because I have a knack for helping people to see the wisdom they already possess and I've had the privilege of helping many people see and access that wisdom. The wisdom of the body, the wisdom that comes on the long monotonous drive or at 2am in the morning. The wisdom that comes from observing nature, like watching the ocean or gazing at the stars.
My hope is that as I share what I've learned along my journey about life, symbolism, patterns and different practices that have helped me, that somewhere, someone else will have an easier time accessing the wisdom that was there for them all along.
Certainly, the more I write, the better I understand myself and the world around me. It helps me to put things into context and see the bigger picture.
So, why do I write The Way of the Sage? To share the things that I think make our lives so much more enjoyable and rewarding. To explain how I have learned and continue to learn to tame the mind which is where much of life's frustration and pain exists. And most of all to hopefully help another beautiful soul remember that the wisdom lives inside them. It always has.
Much love,
Leeanne
Sage Sisters Australia
