Morning Pages

Morning Pages

Recently, I’ve been doing “Morning Pages”. What are Morning Pages, you might ask? They are a practice recommended by the writer Julia Cameron(ˈkamərən) in her book The Artist’s Way. Here is a description of Morning pages from her website:

Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning. There is no wrong way to do Morning Pages – they are not high art. They are not even “writing.” They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind– and they are for your eyes only. Morning Pages provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole(kəˈjōl), prioritize(prīˈôrəˌtīz) and synchronize the day at hand. Do not over-think Morning Pages: just put three pages of anything on the page…and then do three more pages tomorrow.

I’ve found this practice to be an effective way to clear my mind as a start my day. I’m not writing a novel, but I still find it helpful to spend time writing down some of the myriad(ˈmirēəd) thoughts that are bouncing(ˈbounsiNG) around my head. I’m not sure if Morning Pages are something that I will continue for the rest of my life, but I have found them valuable over the past few months, and I plan to continue doing them.

We aren’t so bold as to claim that the above is the “right” investment philosophy, but it’s ours, and we would be remiss if we weren’t clear in the approach we have taken and will continue to take.

https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/