Why I Write Three Pages Every Morning (Even When My Hand Hurts)
How do you start your day? Do you jump out of bed or need a few extra minutes? I wake up with zest... much to the annoyance of the night owls in my home. Sometimes I even get up before the alarm, ready to pop up and start my day. Before I do anything my dogs need to go out, immediately after I start my morning pages. I sit on my recliner with my heating pad turned up (it is still chilly here ) and start writing. I always knew I would like journaling but never put aside the time to do it. That changed when several friends and I started reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. The book is a great way to help you unleash your creativity. One of the first things it suggests is writing daily morning pages. I jumped in, here was my excuse to journal. When I first started I didn't realize there was a proper way and I wasn't following it. I would open my laptop use the Journal app and write. I loved it, I wrote on specific prompted subjects. Then I reread part of the book and rea...
