我們都知道寫日誌的好處,既可以紀錄下自己的生活日常,又可以整頓腦海裡的瑣碎事情,但當經過沉重的一天、拖著疲累的軀體回到家裡,你未必想拾起筆寫日誌,這時候不妨考慮嘗試藝術家Julia Cameron 的創意手帳方案——Morning Pages。
Morning Pages,顧名思義,要在早上起來的清晨時分寫,吃完早餐及呷過香氣四射的咖啡後,便開始在手帳上書寫,直至寫滿三頁。
Rule #1
隨心所欲地書寫,哪怕你只有滿肚子的廢話
讀書時候常常被要求寫出工整秀麗的字,文章結構要清晰,內容豐富甚至要有啟發性。為自己而寫的Morning Pages跟寫作業的形式不一樣,免除了文字帶來的壓力,文法古怪、語句不通順、筆劃出錯等也可以被允許,於是你可以更舒服自在表達自己。你也不需要向任何人交待,無論是千篇一律的廢話、讓你不好意思的奇怪想法,你都可以把它們一一寫下。
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“It is very important that you only do what you love to do. You may be poor, you may go hungry, you may lose your car, you may have to move into a shabby place to live, but you will totally live. And at the end of your days you will bless your life because you have done what you came here to do.” -Elisabeth Kübler-Ross . . I’ve been in a quiet space these days. And sorely behind on correspondence, emails and the like. It’s interesting what the soul grasps before reality moves. A couple weeks before my Dad passed, I felt a sudden need to clear out my schedule, to have more space, quiet and stillness. It was with such an urgency and abruptness. The inward preparations for what was to come started its process. . . When life brings shaking it seems to reveal the seasons. People we thought would be around for the long haul fall away and those we thought were there for a season take on a new light. It rattles and rearranges priorities and shifts our GPS onto new roads and landscapes. What we value changes, how we see alters and we grow more into who we truly are. We’re no longer the same, nor want to be and it’s for the better. It’s the gift we get for enduring the hardest mystery to muscle through. . . This isn’t exactly “Happy Friday!” fare but it’s what my Friday encompasses. And I’m thankful for it. There is beauty in the grit. Cleansing in the shaking. A reminder that love is eternal and never goes away. And to soak in every last bit of the beautiful moments that we’re gifted with those we love. And on that I wish everyone a most glorious day and weekend full of moments that fill the heart. ❤️ . . Friday edc: Model 451 fountain pen & Pen/Glasses Case in Umber by @franklinchristoph. The Harper Journal by @pegandawl. The Field Bag in Newcastle by @woodandfaulk. . . #creativespace #journaling #seekinspirecreate #writinglove #franklinchristoph #fountainpens #woodandfaulk #whatsinmybag #handbaglover #pegandawl #traveljournal #journallove #livemoremagic #stationerylove #plannergeek #stationerylover #penandpaper #loveforanalogue #simpleandstill #aquietstyle #summerinthecity #thenativecreative #morningscenes #penaddict #penandpaper #lightandshadow #createeveryday
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Rule #2
䆁放過去的自己,請不要重溫你的手帳
寫完後就請合上你的手帳,不建議大家重讀它的內容。你所寫的都是來自過去的生活體驗和認知、昨天的牽絆和執着,當你放下了過去的自己,才可以撥出空間去迎接新的心情。
Rule #3
不為記錄,書寫過程其實是冥想練習
有時候最難聽的話語不一定來自別人,內心深處的批判聲音才真正令人覺得可怕。傳統寫日記的方法會讓你反思一整天的生活狀態,對一些要求嚴謹的人來說,書寫的過程也會有壓力。而Morning Pages的內容則沒有限制,你不一定要記錄前一天的生活,可以天馬行空地寫下你的幻想、當下的感受、少女情懷、繪畫一些插圖…只要填滿三頁紙則可,看着密密麻麻的三頁紙,心裡都會充斥着被治癒的快感。
Rule #4
開始工作前,習慣在最好的時間激活大腦
寫Morning Pages必須持之以恆,每天規定自己要寫三頁紙。有聽說過早晨時分的腦袋是最有生產力的嗎?把握這個時分寫日誌,呼吸着清新的空氣,筆尖觸摸着雪白的紙張,靈感自然會不斷襲來。工作需要發揮創意的人特別合適,即使不是從事創意工作,把每天最重要的時刻留給自己、允許寧靜的Me Time,是珍愛自己的表現呢。
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