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Welcome to my channel Good ____ This is Regan, your podcast host.

Today, I’m going to talk about a way of starting the day that many people, including me, find enormously ____

It’s a kind ____ journaling called “the morning pages.”

There is no age at which it ____ too late to form this habit.

I started eight years ago ____ a high school student, and that’s why today’s episode is especially for my teenage subscribers.

The morning pages are three pages ____ “free writing,” ideally done first thing in the morning.

The concept is simple. Get up every morning, pick up a pen and a notebook, and write whatever crosses your ____ until you have filled three pages.

The technique was originally developed to help writers and artists overcome a loss of creativity, but anybody can use it to ____ a better life.

There is no right or wrong way to write your ____ pages, but there are two rules.

____ don’t judge your writing as good or bad.

These pages are meant to be a “brain ____ so don’t worry about writing correctly.

Second, keep ____ writing completely private.

It is important for you to write ____ and honestly.

____ even advised not to read your writing yourself for weeks.

Now, let me share the experiences of some people ____ interviewed.

David, a chef and kitchen manager, who ____ been writing morning pages for two years, says:

My job tends to be very ____

When I started writing morning pages, I just wrote a lot of ____ about my hard life.

Later, I began to ask ____ like “What would make my life easier today?”

“How can ____ improve my recipes?”

Sometimes, I keep asking questions until I reach a sort of “click ____

____ feels like a door opening to great ideas.

Nowadays, I feel less stressed, enjoy my job more, and am more ____

Now, let’s listen to ____ a high school junior:

____ I started this exercise last year, I simply wrote random thoughts like this:

I’m sleepy. A ____ headache’s starting.

I need to finish the math assignment ____ …

I don’t know what more to write ____

But soon I ____ I had deeper and deeper thoughts.

Now, I normally start ____ writing about today’s tasks or worries.

After that, I write about my dreams and how to move towards ____

I often come up with great plans and a clear sense of ____ to start the day.

Most ____ I’m much happier than before.

____ can totally relate to these two people because their experiences are similar to mine.

Like ____ I started this journaling during my first year of high school.

At that time, I felt lost, stressed, and unsure about the future, and it wasn’t ____ for me to concentrate.

When I first tried writing ____ daily pages, I didn’t expect to stick to it.

____ I did, and it changed my life!

Releasing my feelings onto ____ every morning helped relieve my emotional tension.

I gained more ____ peace, which improved my schoolwork performance.

Like David, I asked many questions, ____ instance,

“Why was ____ so angry yesterday?”

____ are things less fun these days?”

Then, I ____ raising more challenging ones:

“What could make me happier ____ now?”

“What is my ideal future? ____ I reach it? How?”

Answering these questions showed me what kind of person I was and what my needs, values, ____ and talents were.

More importantly, I ____ to know what I truly wanted!

I remembered my childhood dreams of being ____ writer, songwriter, and radio host.

Gradually, vague ideas ____ clear plans.

Years later, here I ____ a successful podcaster and vlogger!

I’ve also published a book and ____ music album.

My morning pages, which I still write every day, have given me the drive and ____ to achieve these aims.

Dear subscribers, will ____ try writing your morning pages, too?

You never know what creative energy or ideas you have until you ____ exploring.

Don’t be a perfectionist, ____

If you miss a few days, simply ____ your notebook and start again!

The ultimate aim is to improve your mental health and help you lead a happier, more creative ____