How Knowing What You Want (Even in the “Little Things” helps with more than you might think) … and putting your desire awareness in the forefront of your subconscious mind helps with even more than that
What my morning writing practice told me:
It came up over and over during my morning writing practice.
What do I want? What are my true desires right now?
I spent five minutes to investigate via writing, stream of consciousness style, the most basic of what was happening right then, what happened yesterday, and what was the plan for today:
I am doing my morning writing practice. Is this what I want? Yes, it is good to be here again
I had a conversation with Marifran yesterday. Was that what I wanted? YES. Definitely.
I went to that pizza place yesterday. Did I want that? Meh. That was an “I settled for that.”
Today I am doing double open mic duty. Yes, I definitely want that.
Today I wanted to be outside and walking before 6 am. Did I make it? I was outside at 6:03 and had a marvelous time before coming here to write with Rob who is working on his screen play. Stakes, he reminded me of stakes. Did I want that?
I wanted to be outside and I was close to being on time so that was a win.
Did I want to work with Rob? I was looking forward to working with Andrea so was surprised when Rob appeared – and was immediately engaged and reminded “What are my stakes?” in my own writing projects.
Even though I didn’t realize I wanted that, now I see the desire is always underneath, to connect and be inspired.
Were my wants all met and did I only do what I believed I wanted?
No, they weren’t all met and no, I didn’t only do what I believed I wanted and YES I am satisfied, content and ready to face the day with much more happiness – and devotion to following my desires, finding the place where my desires and wants in the moment match my vision for the day and my future.
Julie JordanScott is a Creative Life Coach, an award-winning storyteller, actor and poet whose photos and mixed media art graces the walls of collectors across the United States. Her writing has appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers List, the Amazon best sellers list and on American Greetings Holiday cards (and other greeting cards). She currently lives in a manse in Sussex, NJ, where she is recently finished her most recent book project, hugging trees daily and enjoys having random inspirational conversations with strangers.
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Hi Julie! Thanks for the great blog post. It got me thinking. Yes, I am doing a lot of what I want in my life. I feel deep gratitude for that. I love the photo of you hugging the tree! Diana
Glad your doing what you want even if not all met. There is another day to do more. My wants are to get rid of my bloat from surgery! LOL Haven’t accomplished it yet but it’s getting there.
Hi Julie, I agree writing first thing is really a great benefit to life. When I routinely write my morning pages, I am a big believer in Julia Cameron. I see what really matters over time so easily through them. I am sure that this type of writing is what led me to realize I was being called to read the Bible from cover to cover and write a devotional through the journey. These are great thoughts for everyone to pursue. There is no telling where it will lead them!
A little morning conversation with myself helps me to prioritize my needs and wants for the day much better. And because writing is important to me, that is no longer a “want” for the day, but a “need.” Recognizing that pushes me to make the time I need to write, or to be creative in another way.
My immediate thought is that if I write every morning, there will be a lot of “I don’t,” or “I didn’t want that.” But I can see how it would be a great way to anchor what you want for the day ahead, and if you make those choices realistic, you avoid the disappointment of not making them come true. What I do, so far, though, is think about it all at the end of the day when I am letting things go and being grateful. And then when I wake up in the morning, I pray about what that day should hold and try to make it come true.
I love writing whatever comes to mind in the morning. Eventually something pops up that I want to write more about and that is what turns into a blog. Magic! Well, not really… lol