Along with Feng Shui, perhaps my biggest life-changer has been the practice of writing Morning Pages, a spiritual discipline I discovered in the wonderful book The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron.
The Artist's Way -- and coffee.
Each morning I get up, make myself some coffee, and settle into a comfortable chair to “cultivate my personal Chi” by writing three pages in longhand. It takes about 45 minutes.
I’ve been doing this every single day since November of 1995.
The scene of my morning ritual.
It’s an interesting experience to write so much, every single day.
The way it usually goes is – on page one I review the events of the past few days, on page two I start to realize what’s really on my mind, and by the time I get to page three I’m in a groove, working through my biggest challenge of the moment.
Morning Pages, piling up as the year goes by.
Writing every day is a discipline, for sure, but I quickly discovered all those years ago that it’s a shortcut to staying in balance, and for getting myself moving when things feel stuck.
Investing my time to write Morning Pages also helps me discover my best opportunities for happiness — and limits the pain of toxic situations.
And that’s what cultivating personal Chi is all about.
It works for me — but might not work for everyone 
How are you getting unstuck?
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