Julia Cameron, in her book " The Artist's Way " suggests you start the day writing 3 pages of longhand- 3 pages of stream of consciousness writing , first thing in the morning to empty your mind of thoughts and to become aware of what is actually going on in your mind. These pages , MORNING PAGES are to be written quickly and not take more than 20 minutes. They are for YOU and only you , written and not read. (This last part I don't fully understand.)

I first started writing morning pages 10 years ago about the same time I started my 4 year Psychosynthesis training. That first time I wrote them every single day for a year and a half. At this point in time I have 5 A4 files full of " the contents of my mind " first thing in the morning.

Today as I read , at random, from the 1998 file I was fascinated by the little details of my life then. Things I'd forgotten. The Prof was still living with me then and getting ready to go to work ; I sometimes wrote in purple ink , sometimes in turquoise; I often woke up with a snotty nose and some of the thoughts, esepcially half way through seemed so profound that I found myself aksing " Did these words really come through me ? " So, I've started writing morning pages again and from time to time , I shall make a habit of dipping in and reading , especially around the middle of page two.