An invitation: The Art of Noticing (AoN Fall/Autumn edition) ~ we begin on Tuesday, October 21, with the New Moon 🌚
OCT 01, 2025
Your energy is contagious.
Your emotions are contagious.
Your dreams are contagious.
The way we show up, in a room, on the page, or in our lives ripples outward, touching others in ways we rarely see.
It’s why I believe writing is more than just words. Writing is noticing. Writing is tending your inner garden. Writing is how we share our light.
I’ve been thinking about how people are not drawn to us by our perfect plans, or our tidy timelines, or even by the things we say we’ll do.
People are drawn by the feeling we carry. By the glow of possibility in our eyes. By the way our dreams make them imagine something more for themselves, too.
I feel lighter and have given myself permission to write simply because I want to. The AoN gave me the final gentle push I needed, without pressure, but through many small, inspiring nudges. ~ Franziska
This fall/autumn, I’m gathering a small circle of writers, dreamers, and noticers for six weeks of writing together.
It’s called The Art of Noticing
It begins on October 21, with the New Moon 🌚
And it’s for anyone who wants to write more: not perfectly, not necessarily professionally (though a lot of business owners take The AoN) but more honestly.
We’ll explore:
- How to build a writing practice that fits your real life
- How to write with trust, rather than self-doubt
- How to share your words with confidence
- And most of all, how to find beauty and meaning in the details you might otherwise overlook.
Since participating in The AoN, my style of writing has evolved, and I hope to keep carrying this forward. I secretly wish it could go on a bit longer :) xx ~ Dee
This is what I return to, again and again, in my own writing: the art of noticing.
Noticing how the light hits the side of a building.
Noticing how a conversation lingers in your chest.
Noticing what feels alive, even when it doesn’t make sense.
Because when I notice, I connect. I soften. I remember that life is not a list to check off but a story to live, and to tell.
I specifically liked hearing about your process for writing. I have taken lots of writing classes before, and it sounds like other participants have, too – and my favourite part was you sharing with us YOUR style. :) ~ Solveig
If you’ve been feeling the pull to write again…
If you want your voice to feel alive in your own mouth…
If you’re ready to notice the world with more tenderness, and write from there…
Since taking The AoN, I feel expansive, like an enormous seed has been planted and everything’s building in energy. I need to be patient, create the space and allow it all to come through in the divine timing in which it was meant. ~ Amy
That’s the thing about noticing. It changes everything.
It reminds us that life is not lived in the big milestones, but in the small, fleeting glimmers: the golden edge of a cloud, the warmth in someone’s laugh, the courage it takes to share a piece of yourself on the page.
Thank you, Vienda! I’ve really enjoyed this space. The daily voice notes.. all of it. It has me excited about the next phase of my writing journey. ~ Ashleigh
Some previous essays that might inspire you to join us for The Art of Noticing:
Vienda Maria 