Good morning.
I have gone a new directions with mornings. I have started seeing them as the hope of something new. I love my late night artist life and I think this season of my life, that is over for a while. Instead of fighting it, just grieve it and go on!
I was inspired by the blog 3191 I haven't seen what these gals have been up to lately and today's picture was so beautiful. I love the fabric in the curtain and the kitty tail hanging in the window. I could smell the freshness of the new day!
I thought I would share a snippet of my morning. Here it is: muffins. (I know mindi - more food) My kiddos have taken to these mini muffins like crazy. I served up R 5 of them as she went off on the bus, R eating 5 of anything is weird. Q will eat the whole pan by noon. After I served the natives, I was left with this pattern of 5 muffins. I liked this pattern a lot - no reason other than the nice line and the 2 coming at an angle - just a happy pattern.
Oh and I've gotten back into my blog reading. I love blogs. They are so full of real life. Better than reality TV in my mind because they are raw and from the people. I had gotten away from it due to the time it takes to click around and blah blah blah...until I discovered bloglines! Every blog I like to read is subscribed there..I have a notifier in the bottom of my browser and when there are blogs updated it lets me know. I can click on it and see who has written. Not only that, but I can read about 5 different blogs in about 5 minutes. It even downloads the pictures and full articles - it's the BOMB! Plus it's really cool to see who has subscribed to your blog and your friends blogs...so far everyone I know has at least 2-4 subscribers besides me. I think that's awesome!
OK - so back to my mornings. What is going on is that I have started the Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. I have known about this book forever and not pulled it off the shelf. WOW - I am so glad I did. I don't want to give away the treasures that are in the book. I will say that one excercise she offers is morning pages. Each morning get up and write 3 pages - yes write with a pen on paper - whatever comes into your mind. No editing just free writing and free thoughts. The idea is to free up your creative side from the CENSOR of your left brain thinking which loves to cramp the flair of the right brain. Which is so true for me!
Yesterday was my first day. I got up at 6:00 am to beat Q awake, you know he is the Busick rooster! I grabbed the notebook and headed out to the back porch. I sat there and just wrote for about 30 minutes. Ahhhhhh so good. Q, R & L all woke up and wondered what I was doing - 'I'm writing.' was all I said. OK they closed the door - ahhhhhhh so good, private space! My day yesterday was phenominal. All my negative thoughts were pushed to the side and I felt open and alive. I didn't do anything spectacular, but what I did do was full of freedom!
Naturally, I got up again at 6:00 am and was delighted again. Ahhh today, what shall it bring? So far if you look back through this post apparently it was brought to you today by the number 5!
be creative!
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