#Morning Pages

[crimson-kas]

Some morning pages. I’ve been doing much better at getting up early each morning to get my thoughts down. I’m also enjoying the quiet of early morning.

[thethingivecometosay]

saturday afternoon goodies. i don’t always believe in retail therapy, but a trip to a local bookstore is allowed now and then, as a treat.

[vbbonny5]

My 5 line love poem

In the breezy hush of dawn,

You appeared like a morning sunrise,

Glistening like a dew slipping from my parched eyes.

Your warm embrace caught me by a gentle surprise,

You are A treasure!

My heart never denies.

[unicorntgoughts]

Certain people in my life might not change, but I can. By change, I mean shifting the habit of not liking myself, of hating my body, of suppressing my deepest desires and the truths of who I am.

[queenart4]

pictures from this morning: morning pages and breakfast 🤤

fotos de esta mañana: páginas matutinas y el desayuno 🤤

[rhopaper]

Some days, you sit in front of a blank page—planning layouts, careful about your handwriting, making sure your ink colors match and you hem and you haw.

Some days, you pick up a pen and just write.

To me, the latter is always more precious.

Capturing an imperfect snapshot of what’s on my mind at this exact moment—pen and paper style, is more important to me than piling pretty stickers on a page.

In any case, writing is better than not writing.

[flllourish]

my first entry written in italian in this journal. i’ve been so lazy with my language learning and im finding it hard to stay motivated to study in the way that i should. by this time next year i would love to be at a true B1 level of speaking and this feels like the path of least resistance when it comes to practice.

[dumbxpoetic]

[that-expat-girl]

In the moment before you begin, there is only emptiness -- and fear: the fear that you have spent what magic you once had, that the words will not come.

In the silence of the empty page, abandonment calls. Would it not be easier to turn away, to put down the pen, to do anything else but write?

Perhaps. But that is not why you have come to the table, that is not why you are here.

So you take a deep breath...

And you begin.

[writingdotcoffee]

The Morning Pages Challenge

You may have heard of morning pages before. It's a type of journaling habit popularised by Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way.

The idea is to finish three pages of raw, stream-of-consciousness writing as the first thing after waking up. These are not meant for publication. There's no goal except for getting three pages done (about 750 words).

Some people write about the characters in the story they're working on. Some reflect on what happened yesterday. Others write about their day ahead, and what they want to accomplish.

As Julia Cameron says, "Do not over-think Morning Pages: just put three pages of anything on the page."

It's a wonderful habit. It takes no more than 30 minutes and sets you up for the day. Writing 750 words forces you to confront what is on your mind as soon as you wake up. Instead of avoiding it, postponing it or distracting yourself with busywork, morning pages create a safe space to reflect on what's important to you.

I've also found that morning pages get your writing brain going. It's not quite the same as working on something you intend to publish, but it's a fantastic warmup routine.

The Challenge

If you've never tried writing first thing in the morning, this week's challenge is your chance. Try morning pages at least once this week. Write 750 words about anything as soon as you wake up. Don't overthink it.

If you'd like some extra accountability, I set up a challenge in Writing Analytics to track your progress. Here's the link to join:

https://app.writinganalytics.co/challenge/649aa5da9af88d75b992668e

Happy writing!

[crimson-kas]

Documenting some of my favorite photos I’ve taken and edited. I really want to get back into doing art like this again.

[hillbillyoracle]

I've been doing my morning pages in this little Field Notes booklet and it's been the first time in a long time I've been able to keep up with it. Yes, it means I'll go through one of these in about 16 days but they're not crazy expensive and the fact I can strap it to my A6 bujo means it's always there when I want to use it.

3 A5 pages take me 45 minutes minimum to write by hand (and I can't do it multiple days in a row without injury). 3 of these takes me 15-20 minutes. That's about all the time I can consistently devote to something so this works great for me. Plus the covers are so pretty.

Highly recommend.

[unicorntgoughts]

“The quality of life is in proportion, always to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.”

The Artist’s Way

[journalette]

“I can feel the distance shortening between us"

[a-minus-content]

Morningpages 1/31/24 KICK DOWN THE DOOR

[flllourish]

my favorite hobby: day drinking and chaotically writing about situations that i should have stopped thinking about a long time ago