One of the key elements of an "Artists' Way" practice as created by Julia Cameron is a daily dose of writing she calls "Morning Pages." For me, this has always been a source of resistance. It's hard to make myself sit and just write. It took me a few years to figure out why that was so and once I did, I realized I was finally ready to begin the practice, because, if you're not ready to committ to doing Morning Pages, in some ways you're not ready to do the Artists' Way.
Morning Pages insist you pay attention to yourself. Eating...the Angel Way encourages you to pay attention to yourself; Morning Pages require it. That is not so easy. I have come to find there's lots of places I'd really rather not go. And what's interesting is that these are not necessarily negative aspects - these are as much unrealized positive aspects that are lying like lumps of gold in deep places I just don't give myself much time to go digging around in.
But Morning Pages do.
Morning Pages insist you pay attention to yourself. Eating...the Angel Way encourages you to pay attention to yourself; Morning Pages require it. That is not so easy. I have come to find there's lots of places I'd really rather not go. And what's interesting is that these are not necessarily negative aspects - these are as much unrealized positive aspects that are lying like lumps of gold in deep places I just don't give myself much time to go digging around in.
But Morning Pages do.
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