Mourning Pages Intro
A Shut Up and Write! participant mentioned Morning Pages. Morning Pages are a daily ritual popularized by Julia Cameron in The Artist’s Way: three pages of stream-of-consciousness writing, longhand, written first thing in the morning. No editing, no rereading, no audience. It’s not a diary entry or a polished essay—it’s brain drain. You empty the mental junk drawer so your attention is free for the good stuff. ( reference ) Ignorant of Morning Pages, writing momentum has nevertheless been created by the Holy Spirit. What the Lord has done and what Julia Cameron suggests differ. Reading The Artist's Way is a hope but writing Mourning Pages is a have to. Online writing community has exposed the book that the chaplaincy has already written. Of all interventions to overcome the trauma of ride alongs, writing is ultimate. Even in prayer, the Lord asks Moses' question of me, "What is that in your hand?" (Exodus 4:2) Pain, disappointment and stress are...