currently working through the artistās way, and morning pages have quickly become a fav. Itās a steam-of-thought/get everything on the page daily habit. I find itās great to just get the momentum going if I want to work but Iām stuck on what to do (you can even think through this conflict on the page and brainstorm solutions or figure out why you donāt feel like it). I like to also look through stuff I wrote previously if I had any good ideas I didnāt know what to do with at the time.
I was going to recommend The Artistās Way, but someone already has. So I thought Iād come and say that she has another course-book called āThe Right to Writeā. I havenāt started it yet, but I have it and itās similar to The Artistās Way but focussed specifically on writing. I really loved The Artistās Way, and there are things I started when I was doing it that have become parts of my life in general. Morning pages are something Iāve done for years but had fallen out of doing everyday, so it put me back on track and I find it useful. Although I do sometimes think that i prefer evening pages to morning. Morning pages your brain is blank so itās easier to create new things, but if you struggle with creating new things atm then evening pages often gives you more to work with. You have everything you did that day, stuff to reflect on, feelings to process. So if morning pages are feeling tough, perhaps try before bed! You might end up doing both night and morning!
The former stolen from 'The Artist's Way' (three pages of stream-of-consciousness journaling every morning), the latter inspired by someone I follow on IG who once posted "the morning walk changed my life" (she was right). As a practice, morning pages are basically taking out the garbage for your brain, while to douche-ily drop a Nietzsche quote I've come across a bunch recently, āAll truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.ā Plus a bunch of mediocre ones! But really, can't say enough about both for creativity... and sanity <3
Sitting down to finally write morning pages knowing full well it's going to be about what you don't want to write about, and instead finding yourself writing about that and three other things you didn't even know were still bothering you...
Iām too dear with lovely things. I keep the brooch my 2nd grade teacher gave me in a box, safe, and because of this Iāve never worn something I really like! I recently decided I needed to wear my brooch with the sweater I finished knitting this weekend. It made it feel even more special. :)
