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I want to share something that has made such a positive impact on my life this past year. Morning pages have given me a clearer sense of direction and have led me to take key actions in life. Actually, the concept of Lavendaire came out of a morning pages session. There are just so many benefits to writing everyday: a clearer mind, improved creativity, improved productivity, time for self reflection, etc.—that I would recommend it to everybody.
The concept comes from The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron—I personally have not read the book, and I don’t remember where I first learned about morning pages, but it was probably a blog.
What Are Morning Pages?
Morning pages are three pages of writing done every morning, typically encouraged to be in long hand. You’re supposed to write anything and everything that comes out of your head; don’t think too much about what you’re writing, just let it flow as your mind goes.
The point is that you MUST complete writing your three pages. You’ll find that if you continue to spill, then you have a lot to say; you just didn’t realize all this stuff that was going on in your mind.
We have so many layers of thoughts. Morning pages reveals those layers, starting from the surface and peeling each of them back to get deeper and deeper to your core. Normally, I start writing about my immediate thoughts: a recap of the day before, things I have to do that day, things I’m worried about, whatever takes up my immediate attention. After I get it all out, I realize that there’s more going on underneath. Then I usually become more reflective and almost always end up writing about my dreams and goals and how I will utilize my day to move forward toward those goals. A lot of the time, I’m also writing about things that I’m grateful for; it really puts things in perspective and I start my day with a sense of what is important in my life.
Doing this everyday has shaped my life for the better, because everyday I am grateful for what I have and I know that I am taking steps to bring my dreams closer to reality. I’ve become so much more focused, with a clearer sense of direction, and most importantly, I’m happier.
My favorite system is to write in composition notebooks. I usually spend 15-30 minutes on morning pages, depending on how flowy I am or whether I get distracted. I’ve tried typing out morning pages on this website called 750words.com. 750 words = three pages, and the website shows your word count so you know when you’re done for the day. I tried it for a month but went back to handwriting because I feel that I’m more honest in handwriting.
I’m pretty proud of my little collection of morning pages notebooks so far; I’ve completed two notebooks and now I’m on my third. I decided to spice it up this time and get this super adorable notebook from Target; totally worth the extra few cents.
I really hope this has inspired you to give morning pages a try. Try it out for a week and let me know in the comments how you do! Also don’t forget to give this video a thumbs up if you liked it and subscribe for new videos every week!
Keep up the good work! I really like your style. 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
Hi! I just discovered this blog post and I wanted to mention that I have created a tool for people who cannot afford a monthly subscription to other online tools for daily writing or for those who may not have the ability to write longhand every day due to thinks like school or work schedules. The idea is exactly the same, however: Write, grow, and become a better person. The site is htttp://morningpages.net if anyone is interested.
It’s not that other version online aren’t good – they’re great – but not everyone can afford an online subscription nowadays. If that’s you then maybe this version will be of assistance! 🙂
I started morning pages today and it already made a massive difference to my day. I was way more focused and motivated! I also came up with a couple of great creative ideas that I’m not sure I would have thought of otherwise!
Dear, your comment inspired me to write again! I missed morning pages for a couple of days but this got me fired up! Thank you 🙂 I’m so happy for you.
Thank you so much ! I’ve not yet have this routine but thank’s to your post, I undestand the goal of this practice. Sorry for my awfull english 😉 Have a good day !
Hello Aileen! I’m trying this out right now as I write this comment, and am still on the second page. I didn’t realize that it’s been a while since I last wrote on a notebook that wasn’t just scribbling and taking notes. Love this, am doing great so far and am determined to finish my first three pages. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
I’m more honest with handwriting too! This is such a wonderful concept and I have to implement this more often!
This sounds like such a good idea and I am tempted to try, but after you complete your morning writing, what do you do with what you wrote? I have a bad habitue of writing my thoughts especially when I am overwhelmed or upset, but then end up tearing the pages as soon as I am done . I really want to make better use of my writing skills so could you recommend how I use the end-result of my self expressions? What do I do with everything that comes out? Do I read them? Analyse them? Any thoughts or suggestions?