I startedwritingmymorningpagessomethinglikethreeyearsago, anditwasn't something I expectedtostick, itwasn't somethingthat I wasintendingto, youknow, makesomegrandchangesinmylife, butitdid.
I alwaysfindwhenever I domymorningpagesbefore I checkinontherestoftheworld, I findthat I'm a lotclearer, morelevel-headed, andjust, I'm abletoreallyprocessthings a loteasier.
Thisoneis a particularlyimportantonebecauseit's reallyeasytofeellikewritingyourmorningpagesisanindulgenceandthatyouaresomehowbeingselfishfortaking 30 minutestowritein a journal, andinreality, you'renot.
Thistipisonethatisparticularlyimportantbecause I personallystruggledwiththisone, like, a lotforthefirstyearthat I wrotemymorningpages.
というのも、私自身、モーニング・ページを書き始めた最初の1年間は、このことにかなり苦労したからだ。
I livedin a smallone-bedroomapartmentwithmyhusband, John, when I began, anditwasreallyhardtositatmydeskinthelivingroomandwritemymorningpageswithoutanyinterruption.
JohnwouldregularlyaskmequestionsorwanttoshowmesomethingfunnythathesawonFacebookorwanttotalktomeaboutsomethingwhile I waswriting, andforthefirstsixmonthsorso, itwasjust—I didn't feellike I wasabletosay, like, no, leavemealone, I'm busy.
Itfeltlikeitwaswrongofmetodothat, wheninreality, I shouldhavebeenabletosay, thisismytime, thisismyspace, I needtojusthavethis 30 minutes, andyoucanaskmeyourquestionwhen I'm done.
本当は、ここは私の時間であり、私のスペースであり、私はこの30分間だけ必要なのです。
Andtherewas a littlebitoftension, quite a bitoftensionatfirst, becauseitwashardtofindtheright, youknow, therightboundaries, because I wantedtobeabletohavethistimeformyself, anditwashardtosayno, anditwashardforJohntolearnthat I wasreallyseriousandthat I reallywantedthistimeformyself.
Like I saidwiththeads, gettinginterruptedwhileyou'rewritingandinthemiddleof a flowisveryfrustrating, butit's alsonotveryconducivetoproperstream-of-consciousnesswriting.
Soifyouhave a spouse, ifyouhave a roommate, ifyouhavekids, trytofindsometimeawayfromthem, trytogoto a privatespace, orfind a timebeforetheywakeuporaftertheygotobed, justtrytofindsomethingwhereyouaretotallyaloneandyou'reabletojustreallygetintothewriting.
So, doitatnightinstead, ordoitatanytimeduringtheday. Itdoesn't havetobeinthemorning, itdoesn't havetobeatnight.
だから、代わりに夜にやってもいいし、日中いつでもいい。朝でなくてもいいし、夜でなくてもいい。
Justfindsometimetodoit.
ただ、時間を見つけてやればいい。
Thereason I suggestnighttime, though, isbecause I know a lotofpeoplehavesaidthatwritingtheirmorningpagesjustbeforegoingtosleephelpsthemget a lotoftheirworriesandanxietiesandanythingelsethat's kindofgunkinguptheirbrainoutoftheirheadsothattheycanfallasleepfasterandfeelmorerelaxed.
Andevenifit's a terriblethoughtthatisnevergoingtoshowupinanyotheraspectofyourlife, youstillneedtoaddressitandbehonestwithyourselfaboutthesethoughtsthatyou'rehaving.
Personally, I don't destroyminebecause I knowthatJohnisnotgoingtoreadmypages, butifyou'rein a circumstancewhereyou'relivingwithyourparentswhoarenosyor a roommatewhoisnosyoryourkidswhoarenosy, thenit's totallyfinetowanttodestroyyourpagesbecausewhat's thepointofwritingthemifyou'renotevengoingtobehonestwithyourself?
Andspecifically, I meanyouneedtoallowyourselftonotbeperfectwithwritingeverysingledaybecauseyou'renotgoingtobebecauseyou'rehuman.
具体的には、毎日書くことが完璧でないことを自分に許す必要があるということだ。
When I firststartedmymorningpages, I didnotwriteeveryday.
モーニングページを始めた当初は、毎日書いていたわけではない。
Ittookmequite a bitoftimetoreallydevelopthehabitofwritingeverysingleday.
毎日書く習慣を身につけるには、かなりの時間がかかった。
I knowitcanbesupertemptingwhenyouarestarting a newjournalwritinghabittomiss a dayandthenfeellikeyou'veruineditandyoucan't possiblygetbackintoitbecausewhat's thepoint? It's alreadyruinedandyou're a terriblepersonandlalalala.
Honestly, themorningpageshelpedmebecomethepersonthat I wantedtobe.
正直なところ、モーニングページは私がなりたい自分になる手助けをしてくれた。
So I hopethatifyoustartthemorningpagesforyourself, thatthese 15 tipswillhelpyougetintoit, willhelpyoudevelopthathabit, andwillhelpyouembraceitandenjoyitthewaythat I have.