I host two blog sites, “Surviving the Disturbance” (writer’s
blog) and “Reflections: God’s Divine Order” (spiritual blog). This morning as I
read a few pages from The Screenwriters
Bible, I realized for the first time that although intended for separate
audiences both blogs originated from the same source. In Book II, of the Screenwriters Bible, David Trottier provides concepts to get the
“creative juices flowing.” Step 1: “Put
your mind in a relaxed state through meditation or deep breathing.”
Julia Cameron, author of the Artist’s Way, recommends that the reader begin each day writing morning pages. This is a technique suggested for all
types of artists. Painters, dancers, musicians and writers can find success using this method. The instructions are simple.
Write three pages of whatever comes to mind. Don’t think, just write. The
interesting takeaway for me here is Cameron’s following statement, “It may be
useful for you to think of the morning pages as meditation.”
I am on week three of Phase 1 of the Maker’s Diet by Jordan Rubin.
My overall motivation is to no longer diet, but to incorporate a
lifestyle of healthy living that is pleasing to God. Rubin provides a list of
instructions throughout each phase of the 16 week program. The program requires participants to perform Healing Codes every morning and every
evening. This activity is nothing more
than deep breathing exercises or meditation.
Seeing a trend yet?
Joshua 1:8 says: This
Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it
day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is
written in it. For then you will make
your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Psalm 1:2 states: But
his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and
night.
I have been trying to keep my writing life and my spiritual
life separate and all the while God has been showing me that they are one in
the same. They both begin and end with meditation.
