"Why are Morning Pages Important for Creativity and Mental Clarity?"

The ideas keep coming, but for some reason I can’t find the courage, for lack of a better term, to put them to paper beyond pages such as this one which will often not see the light of day. I know that in order to make money with this passion I have, I have to let more people see my writing. That thought alone opens up a whole new can of worms for me, one that haunts me daily.

I’ve written many times in countless places about being scammed and used for money. I feel as if that possibility only gets worse if I’m successful with my writing. It’s a conflict I’ve wrestled with for quite some time. I know I have to put myself out there to some extent to succeed, but the way the social landscape is nowadays, I know I would expose myself to scams that range from promotion scams to accusations of misconduct hoping to get my money. I will not delude myself into thinking I’m going to see success right away. This blog has taught me how foolish that notion is. I have a few loyal followers, and I thank them for their support. This journey has taught me a lot. It has taught me there is more to the blogging business than just writing and sharing content. There’s an entire process within the process to make your content relevant and visible. It takes consistency and dedication, two things I have lacked of late. I’m hoping this method of recording my thoughts and sharing them with you can help me change that.

I often wonder if I went about this whole blogging thing the wrong way at first, but I suppose every writer goes through that at some point. I was unsure when I started what kind of content I wanted to write and what my message would be. That in mind, I did what anyone would do and fell back on what I knew best.

I began by sharing my feelings and experiences as someone who lives with a disability daily. A few of those posts got some views, but the traffic soon died off. I then began writing pieces expressing feelings and opinions surrounding my second passion after writing, which is baseball. Again, after a couple days of initial success, interest died off. I must admit, I became discouraged. I started researching, looking for things to do to spark creativity and motivate myself. It was then that I found myself traveling down the rabbit hole of stream of consciousness writing and morning pages.

I never thought putting a pen in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other in the morning and just putting thoughts on paper as they came would have such an effect on me. But just sitting down and putting things down on paper as they came to mind in the morning has done wonders for my mental health. I encourage anyone to try it, even if you don’t have a particular skill or interest in the writing itself. You’ll be surprised by what it can do. The best part about morning pages is no one has to see them. You don’t have to do what I’m doing and post what you write in the morning. I’m doing it to encourage you as well as give you a glimpse into who I am. Take my advice. Give the morning page a try. You’ll be amazed at what such a seemingly simple thing can do when you do it consistently. Good luck and happy writing.