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John Chandler — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:45:25 -0000

I echo you on the affirmations. I think I have a hard time accepting the praise of others as genuine sometimes, so perhaps I equally question praise from myself.

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Jennifer — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:53:17 -0000

Hi. I'm taking part in the collective as well and looking forward to sharing experiences.

My handwriting is never very legible, but yes, it does get worse as I get more excited about what I'm writing. When I can't think of anything to say I slow down and the letters get "artsier."

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dianeensey — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:42:11 -0000

I'm hearing you - been getting up an hour earlier than normal and finding
that writing with closed eyes is easier than it sounds - LOL.

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thinkingwoman — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:49:43 -0000

I think I will. Today I actually got up at 6 and stumbled down to the computer, and it actually hurt my eyes, it was so bright. I had to type with my eyes closed for the first page or two. Pen and paper seems like it might be a little more natural and less industrial. But I'm just so lazy, and typing's so easy....

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dianeensey — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:09:54 -0000

Thanks for the complement on my site! I find doing the pages by hand is very strange. I spend a lot of time on the computer and sometimes it feels like my fingers type without my brain engaged! LOL. Why don't you try a couple days of freehand morning pages just to experiment with the difference?

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thinkingwoman — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:11:26 -0000

I actually do my morning pages on the computer because my writing is just too messy and I type so much faster (do you think that's "allowed"?), but I do find that about 1.5 pages into it I get stuck, and really have to force myself to finish. Often something interesting comes out at that point (I guess something I was resisting or whatever). I also found the affirmations a bit hokey (just started today) but when I started with the negative stuff first (the "blurts), I was really surprised by how some of the affirmations fit so perfectly and actually made sense to me.
BTW great website. I've also had rage dreams, but that's another topic....