The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

S
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S is for Scribing
Whatever it is that you write, putting words on the page
is a form of therapy that doesn’t cost a dime.
—DIANA RAAB
Ideas can come from anywhere and at any time. The
problem with making mental notes is that the ink
fades very rapidly.
—ROLF SMITH
S
cribing  is  the  final  practice  in  the Life  S.A.V.E.R.S.   and  is
really  just  another  word  for writing,  but  please  allow  me  to  keep  it
real—I  needed  an  ‘S’  for  the  end  of  Life  S.A.V.E.R.S.   because  a  ‘W’
wouldn’t fit anywhere. Thanks Thesaurus
TM
, I owe you one.
Journaling
My favorite form of Scribing is journaling, which I do for 5-10
minutes during my Miracle Morning. By getting your thoughts out of
your  head  and  putting  them  in  writing,  you  gain  valuable  insights
you’d  otherwise  never  see.  The  Scribing  element  of  your Miracle
Morning enables you to document your insights, ideas, breakthroughs,
realizations,  successes,  and  lessons  learned,  as  well  as  any  areas  of
opportunity, personal growth, or improvement.
While I had known about the profound benefits of journaling for
years—and  I  had  even  tried  it  a  few  times—I  never  stuck  with  it
consistently, because it was never part of my daily routine. Usually, I

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kept  a  journal  by  my  bed,  and  when  I’d  get  home  late  at  night,  nine
times out of ten I would find myself making the excuse that I was too
tired  to  write  in  it.  My  journals  stayed  mostly  blank.  Even  though  I
already  had  many  mostly  blank  journals  sitting  on  my  bookshelf,
every  so  often  I  would  buy  myself  a  brand  new  journal—a  more
expensive one—convincing myself that if I spent a lot of money on it,
I  would  surely  write  in  it.  Seems  like  a  decent  theory,  right?
Unfortunately,  my  little  strategy  never  worked,  and  for  years  I  just
accumulated  more  and  more  increasingly  expensive,  yet  equally
empty journals.
That  was  before The  Miracle  Morning.  From  day  one, The
Miracle  Morning gave  me  the  time  and  structure  to  write  in  my
journal every day, and it quickly became one of my favorite habits. I
can  tell  you  now  that  journaling  has  become  one  of  the  most
gratifying and fulfilling practices of my life. Not only do I derive the
daily benefits of consciously directing my thoughts and putting them
in  writing,  but  even  more  powerful  are  those  I  have  gained  from
reviewing  my  journals,  from  cover  to  cover,  afterwards—especially,
at  the  end  of  the  year.  It  is  hard  to  put  into  words  how
overwhelmingly  constructive  the  experience  of  going  back  and
reviewing your journals can be, but I’ll do my best.