It happened last time I undertook the morning pages on a regular basis, poetry started streaming from my pen and the Muse usually hit while I was still asleep.

So I woke this morning with this poem running through my head. Check out all my poetry at www.shawnannmurray.blogspot.com and leave a comment letting me know what you think.

So, as you can guess, if you want to be a writer or an artist of any sort, I highly recommend the morning pages (or as Julia Cameron calls them: mourning pages). Morning pages are three long-hand stream-of-conscious 8 1/2 x 11 pages of writing done fist thing in the morning. While writing these pages, it usually puts your ego/inner editor back to sleep for the majority of the day and you're free to write, paint, sculpt, draw or whatever your creative calling is. Most who undergo the process of morning pages swear by them as I do and most continue doing this daily ritual for as long as they want to breathe. I, myself, have been sporadic about committing myself to this undertaking, am amazed by the results each time I do but let it fall by the wayside when depression overwhelms me again, alas.

If you want to see quick results in your creative endeavors, check out Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way first and then any of her other books. Also check out The_Artists_Way on twitter for inspirational quotes from her books.

Happy sailing. 8^)