WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers
Hypnompia is the state between sleeping and waking, and it’s the time when we writers do our best work. Remember, the act of writing is not just about putting pen to paper (metaphorically speaking). It’s also about daydreaming, making up stories, reading a lot, thinking about words: their meaning and their sacredness and value to us writer, and their kindness and helpfulness.
So even if you don’t write anything in the early morning – sometimes our daily lives and responsibilities preclude this – still, take a moment to enjoy and appreciate and live into the transition time between sleeping and waking. The habit enriches your inner creative life – and makes the rest of your day happier.
Writing down your dreams is one way; snuggling just a bit longer under a pillow to wiggle your toes, your fingers, your eyebrows – but especially your toes – is another way.
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Writing Practice
Dreams – Recalling them Backwards
Try this exercise every day this week: write down a dream. Many people say they can’t remember any dreams, but if you do this exercise for just the next seven days you’ll discover something interesting: You do start remembering them. Have a notebook right by your bed. While still in your hypnopompic state, write down anything you remember – even if it’s just a ‘feeling’. The next morning you may recall a feeling and also someone wearing a red sweater. As you begin recalling more and more each morning, step backwards into the dream, writing down the memories from the one that happened last to the one before that. And try to remember sounds, tastes, touch, and smells, as well as the usual visual images we associate with our dream life.
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Daily Happinesses
- Seeing an electric vehicle
- A pen that works
- The sparkle of a diamond
- A double rainbow
- Fresh pineapple
- Salmon and capers
- An admiring glance from a stranger