The beginning of the week, early in the morning, sitting with a chai and my Morning Pages notebook.
My morning pages are really important to me. They anchor me. They calm me down and give clarity to my days. The days I skip writing, my days go for a toss. I am confused and bewildered and stumble through my tasks.
Am I using my morning pages as a crutch? Have I got addicted to them? Maybe. I, however, look at them and this note book as a friend who is willing to listen when no one else wants to. These pages don’t judge. I can be as childish, or cranky or all haughty and superior as I want.
And then once the outer layers are peeled off, they allow my inner self to peep out; to speak.
These morning pages remind me of my friend , Life Coach Priyanka Arora. During my sessions with her, she never gave me any answers. She just asked the right questions and nudged me to discover the answers for myself.
My morning pages do just that. They help me delve deep within and find answers. And no, it’s not all the gyaan at one time; just nuggets of wisdom to help me deal with whatever is holding me down at the moment.
Sometimes I just make a task list, sometimes I grouse and gripe and sometimes I am dancing with joy on the pages.
Thanks to my morning pages, I have come to accept that all these avtaars are me; the serious, the goofy, the melancholy, the crazy happy. My morning pages accept all these versions of me and I too am slowly coming to not just accept, but appreciate that I can be so many parts in one person.
Do you write morning pages? What has your experience been? I’d love to hear from you in the comments.
As a fellow morning pager, I know what you mean, Sunita. The days I hesitate to write are the days I really need to take the time and write. I learned that about myself after writing morning pages for the past almost five years. There are days I journal throughout the day and the clarity and calmness that I find from writing my incoherent thoughts are incredible. As you said, maybe it’s a crutch or maybe I am addicted to journaling. But how can anyone let go of such an unjudgmental friend?
Thank you, Vinitha. It helps to know that I am not alone and there are others, like you, who feel the same. I hope you keep on finding calmness from your pages.
Lovely read and the timing is just perfect. As I mentioned, I’ve been struggling a bit with my Morning Pages and decided to take a break while I was on holiday. I start again tomorrow and need all the motivation! 🙂
I am so glad that you have decided to write your morning pages again. Call on me anytime you need a push!