Emptying your mind through journaling

Are you someone who has thoughts racing through your head so much that it is difficult to still your mind enough to take rest or sleep well?

Are you someone who has so many worries that it is hampering the smooth flow of your life?

Are you someone whose creative flow has been stemmed because of a block in your mind that is preventing this flow from coming through?

Are you so stressed that you are not able to function as well as you could?

There is one very simple solution that you can do yourself to solve this issue once and for all.

Would you like to know what it is?

I have learnt this from “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron and it has worked wonders for me. 

This tool is called the “Morning Pages”

This simple technique should be done as soon as you wake up. 

It works best when you do it first thing in the morning.

What you need:

• Pen and Fullscape paper - 3 pages is enough per day
• A place where you will be undisturbed and can write in peace
• A willingness to continue writing till you finish 3 pages without a stop or pause.

• Write your thoughts on paper without taking a break.
• Don’t take the pen off the paper or stop to think too long
• Just capture each thought on paper as it comes. You are observing the thought that comes into your head and you are putting it down on paper. That’s all.
• Broken sentences, bad writing, bad spelling are all ok. Just capture as you think
• Don’t organise, correct, or go deep into any subject.
• Just let your right brain flow. Don’t allow the left to step in.
• 3 pages of long hand writing.
• Then tear it or flush it

Just as you need a physical dump every morning, this is equally important to let go of the continuous stream of thoughts that are not allowing you to be at peace or at your most productive self.

I first did this 12 years back and I keep doing it whenever the stream of thoughts are too much or if there is any creative block in my work. 

The book can be read here https://amzn.to/3eFxAqj in case you want to read more on how to unblock your creative self.

Do this for 30 days and see the results for yourselves and come back to this blog and leave your comment on how it affected you.

You deserve to have a clear head and a sound night’s sleep. 

Gift yourself that by doing the Morning Pages for the next 30 days.Live well. 

Live happy. Life is a gift. Enjoy it.

Tue Sep 1, 2020