My Daily Writing Habit Morphed Into An Alien From An Advanced Society. Really.

You don’t need computer animation to experience morphing.

You know what I'm talking about when a human gradually turns into an animal or an alien.

One of the cool features of watching sci/fi or fantasy on film is watching the morphing.

I watched my daily writing habit morph over the past eighteen months.

Ok, my writing isn't human, but it comes from a human. That would be me.

In many ways, it is alien compared to my writing habit in the beginning. It's alien in a more intelligent, advanced society way.

Taking on the challenge of writing and publishing essays consistently for 30 days made me think more was possible. Little did I know what more meant. 

At first, I added daily gratitude journaling. 

The benefits of journaling gratitude quickly revealed themselves. Those benefits made me consider the potential of free journaling.

I chose to explore the concept of Julia Cameron’s morning pages. By following her book, The Artist’s Way, I committed to three months of free journaling. I was into my thirteenth month of writing and publishing daily. Free journaling daily should be a snap. Right?

While not quite a snap, in my second month of journaling morning pages, I realized how journaling helped me clarify my thoughts and problem-solve the everyday events of my life. All those things I wouldn’t publish.

Now I’ve added a nightly reflection to my daily writing. I include what went well for the day. Then a few notes about what I can adjust for tomorrow.

When I hit 500 consecutive days of writing and publishing essays, I took a break. Now I only write and publish on weekdays.

Not so with journaling. My daily habit doesn’t seem so alien now.