Have you heard about morning pages?
Author Julia Cameron talks about it in her book “The Artist’s Way” (I haven’t read the book) many people reference “morning pages” so I looked it up and basically you write non stop for three pages long, preferably 8.5 x 11 size. These pages are just for you and no one is to read them or are you to share them. They are to be done in the morning before you start your day and they are a sort of mind dump where things may not make sense even. People (I watched a bunch of YouTube video’s) say or have seen benefits to this process. It is basically just intensive journaling to clear your mind of stuff that needs to be eliminated.
I have been writing every day now for two months. I actually look forward to getting up and writing each day. I have always been a journal writer and have seen benefits of keeping a journal in my life. These morning pages have been good and healing. Also I have been asking a lot of questions.
I haven’t shared a lot of my story here on my site, but if you have known me for a while you may know my story. Twenty two years ago yesterday, my husband and I and our 17 month old son were on our way to Arizona (we lived in Ogden, Utah at the time) to go to an art festival to sell my art. It was around lunchtime and we were just going through Page, Arizona headed south. We were hungry but we decided to continue so we could make good time. Then shortly after Page the accident occurred and our truck rolled and my husband was ejected and passed away at the scene of the accident. Our son or I were unharmed, I just had bruises and some cuts and our son was fine. I was pregnant with my second son at this time also. This day changed our world!
We moved to Idaho at the end of 2009 to come assist my parents who were aging and live in the country where my young sons could have more space to play and learn. My father had Alzheimer’s which was advancing. He died in 2012. My art took a downturn during these years because I had become not only a single mom but I was taking care of my parents. Life was a bit crazy and also I struggled with depression. My mom passed away in 2018 with complications with her heart. She was the one I turned to for everything and she is deeply missed.
I have raised my two sons all these years and they are grown now and doing well. They are handsome like their father. I am so grateful for them each and every day. They are everything to me.
So back to my morning pages…. I am alone a lot of the time and writing has been healing and helping me clarify what I need to do. It has helped me to sort out how I feel and clear out a lot of unneeded things too. But the whole point of sharing my story of the last 22 years in cliff notes, has been not to feel sorry for all my losses but that I paint to share the love of God that I feel when I look at beautiful skies, sunsets, rivers and so much more. Through writing I have realized that I need to share more of what I believe and who I believe in. I believe that Jesus Christ is the true light and life and it is He that is the true source of peace and love. Nature is healing because it is the creation of our Supreme Creator and His Son, Jesus Christ. They love us so much and want us to feel their love. I feel their love when I see beautiful things and I try to convey that beauty in my art.
I thank you who read this and have supported me all these years or just started supporting me. Thanks for being here!
