Morning pages, are they F*****g MAGIC?

photo by Evonne

Sitting cross legged staring into space. I snapped back into it, oh right, I look down, I'm holding my note book and pen.  I've written about a paragraph.  I was day dreaming again.  It's about 5 am and a black cup of coffee is in front of me, I go for it in hopes that it will help me focus, and get me closer to writing the three pages prescribed by Julia Cameron in the Artist's way.

Having used morning pages before as a way to get my creative juices flowing, I didn't expect much to come of them.  The truth is though that a few years ago I really half heartedly read The Artist's Way and wrote pages for a little while, dropping off when something got tough, or you know, "life happened."

Two months ago in September though I found myself really burning to get back into the things I love, making videos, drawing, designing T-shirts, playing guitar. I was feeling stuck though.  

Doing morning pages every day, well, I honestly wish I could tell you how it works, but I've found myself more inspired than ever, so much so that I've made a short video every day for thirty days and eaten more healthily than I have in a long time.  These may seem like small things, but they are not to me.  I've been talking about making videos for a very long time and really haven't been working on it at all.

Are they magic? Well, there is no cure-all for being stuck BUT if you're looking for a really really good way to get yourself unstuck with high likelihood, I suggest writing three pages every morning, before your day starts. See the book for guidelines. 

​-Ilan