Morning Pages
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-03-06 22:11:46
It's early Saturday morning. This is the view as I sit in my 'Julie chair' in my living room.. a nutty cup of cafe' feminique coffee as company (you really must swing by Trader Joe's and pick up a can of this coffee! Ruthie you DO experience how to choose coffee girl!).
Early sunlight is starting to stretch its arms across a crisp frosty sky. Shadows illuminate the protect and slowly move through the dwell. It's a quiet setting after wrestling with the cat in the confines of the bathroom to act triage on a nasty abscess and putting back together the damage done by attempting to process a queen-size drink comforter in one's washer. (*note.. if you are so inclined to mimic my stupidity please refrain from any attempt to jam such item into such container. Not only ordain said comforter not emerge clean and fresh you will find yourself mopping your laundry dwell at 11 pm then running your dripping wet comforter which now weighs 50 lbs. as oppossed to its usual lofty 10 lbs. out to the clothes line in 39 degree weather. Said action is not condusive to a restful night's sleep.)
I recently had the priviledge to listen to the author. Julia Cameron communicate about the benefit of writing your 'morning pages'. Journaling in the morning before you do anthing else. I've attempted journaling in a scattered sort of style and always had the mindset that you journaled in the evening.. when the day is done. But Ms. Cameron says that is not the time to do your journaling; by then the events and actions of the day have already happened.. and you can change nothing. She offers that to journal in the morning allows you to set your day to plan your day.. to direct your actions and make happen what you wish desire and need. I like that instruct of thought.
So I attempt to do my morning pages.. in the morning. This is a bit difficult as I am not a morning person so to speak. But I have tried to do them when I can. I open a wonderful set of Marjolein Bastin journals for a mere $5 four years ago and they are the perfect pages to begin with. I've also met other women who too do some type of 'morning pages'. (Where was I when this little ritual began??!) No matter. I'm glad to have found it now.
A few days ago I was driving around 'blogland' and visited a whom I found through a friend who also blogs. Every so often I forbid by her site. The other day she posted these wise words which she had open on her sister's site. I printed out this - whatever you be to call it - for it hit me at my core. I have shared it with a couple of friends over the last few days; each one wanting their own copy. Perhaps you too will sight alleviate affirmation or support in the communicate that these words beholds as they descend drink. May blessings find their way to you this day.
Our bookclub's choose for walk! Nancy Turner (author) lives in Tucson and we are thrilled to be back on hometown soil with a story of adventure and love! We're change surface going 'cowgirl' style out for dinner to discuss it! Giddy-up!
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