Morning pages have been in and out of my projects and practices for years. About 10 days ago, I started morning pages again. It is a practice that rises again when I’m in-between, impatient, or feel uncertain. One thing that helps me get into the flow is to write the first page or so with my non-dominant hand. This requires me to slow down more than I want to! It does seem to help open ideas.
I think I’m quite trained to be able to give myself tasks to do, I write long lists of all the things I could do, then measure them in terms of biggest results for smallest effort and get going, I love starting from an empty brain, sometimes I would nap just to reset my brain
One of my current projects is to write a haiku every day in September. I've missed some days, but I have 13 new haiku so far to show for it! Of to write today's right now.
This is great advise Adam! I've been doing the morning pages for years now. Since starting therapy, they became less regular but instead got a projects notebook and started writing down ideas of things that I want to photograph. After reading this, I feel like getting a notebook for each project and turn up depending on what I want to work on or how I feel.
Well, the trouble is i get bored of one project too quickly, and i find that i need a couple on the go to move between. It keeps me excited but it triples the amount of time to complete work!
Morning pages are such a great way to get the day started & adding some doodles and a little bit of “whatever” just makes the pages that much more interesting! I heard at one point if you have nothing to write, to choose a word that brings you joy and just keep writing it until you have something to say. Luckily, i have never been short of words…tee hee! So happy that i have found your substack!
Morning pages have been in and out of my projects and practices for years. About 10 days ago, I started morning pages again. It is a practice that rises again when I’m in-between, impatient, or feel uncertain. One thing that helps me get into the flow is to write the first page or so with my non-dominant hand. This requires me to slow down more than I want to! It does seem to help open ideas.
Thank you for reminding me about morning pages to get unstuck! Going to work through it a bit in my pages and maybe I'll have more luck tomorrow! 😄
Here’s a prompt for your journaling, what are you afraid off?
I don’t feel afraid of anything but when I sit down my brain feels empty! 😆 Does that ever happen to you in the early stages?
I think I’m quite trained to be able to give myself tasks to do, I write long lists of all the things I could do, then measure them in terms of biggest results for smallest effort and get going, I love starting from an empty brain, sometimes I would nap just to reset my brain
Love this Adam! I have TOO many projects! What is the medicine for that?!!
Just think about the one you’re working on when you are working on it:) managing multiple projects is a project in itself!
'Always have a project' - that's gold dust. Something to direct your creative energies towards, essential...
One of my current projects is to write a haiku every day in September. I've missed some days, but I have 13 new haiku so far to show for it! Of to write today's right now.
This is great advise Adam! I've been doing the morning pages for years now. Since starting therapy, they became less regular but instead got a projects notebook and started writing down ideas of things that I want to photograph. After reading this, I feel like getting a notebook for each project and turn up depending on what I want to work on or how I feel.
i also suffer from ‘too many projects’ syndrome! I do appreciate the ‘just show up’ every day point. Oh, and good lighting!
Can any of them be parked till you complete another?
Well, the trouble is i get bored of one project too quickly, and i find that i need a couple on the go to move between. It keeps me excited but it triples the amount of time to complete work!
Morning pages are such a great way to get the day started & adding some doodles and a little bit of “whatever” just makes the pages that much more interesting! I heard at one point if you have nothing to write, to choose a word that brings you joy and just keep writing it until you have something to say. Luckily, i have never been short of words…tee hee! So happy that i have found your substack!