I fixed my sleep by applying Morning Pages to my night owl sensibilities

I’ve always been a big fan of Julia Cameron’s famous Morning Pages, but the thought recently crossed my mind: why wouldn’t the benefits apply at bedtime too?

Those benefits are why I try to get the pages done every single morning. For the uninitiated, here’s how Cameron defines Morning Pages in her bestselling The Artist’s Way:

“Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning. *There is no wrong way to do Morning Pages* they are not high art.

“They are not even “writing.” They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind– and they are for your eyes only.

“Morning Pages provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand. Do not over-think Morning Pages: just put three pages of anything on the page…and then do three more pages tomorrow.”

I put my own little spin on it, too. I use one of the pages to do a 4–2–1 journal, something I picked up from my favourite quit alcohol guru, Craig Beck.

On that page, I list:

• 4 things I’m grateful for
• Send love to 2 people
• Make 1 manifestation request

The top benefit of Morning Pages for me is I feel like they “clear the decks” in my brain of all the crap rattling around in there so I can focus. The 4–2–1 process also gets my day…