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Journaling prompts are used to help you reflect on your thoughts and feelings and to encourage you to explore and express yourself in a deeper and more meaningful way.
Prompts can help you focus your writing and identify patterns in your thoughts and behaviors.
Additionally, journaling can be a powerful tool for personal growth, helping you gain insight into your inner self and to make positive changes in your life.
Bullet Journal Prompts
–What made you feel anxious today and why?
–Describe the perfect day for you.
-5 Things that you love about yourself
-What made you smile today and why?
-What are you looking forward to in the next 24 Hours
-Who are you grateful for today? How can you show them this gratitude?
-What is your favorite self-care treatment to do?
-What are 5 short-term goals for yourself, and what have you done lately to contribute to them?
-List your top 3 qualities.
-Write about your favorite thing to do by yourself.
-What was your favorite thing about the year so far?
-Name 2 ways you can boost more self-positive.
-What has taught you the most?
-What can you improve about yourself?
-How can you be a better friend, to yourself and others
-List 10 of your absolute favorite things about your life.
Reflective Journaling
-When have you felt your most powerful and in control and why?
-What makes you feel calm and relaxed?
-What have you tried that is new lately?
-What is a hard choice you’ve had to make and how did it affect you?
-How do you recharge mentally?
-When last did you have a big win, how did you celebrate yourself
-What have you done this year that past you would never have done?
-What’s a goal you haven’t accomplished and how did you cope with that?
-When last did you put yourself first without feeling guilty?
-What big decision have you made lately and how did you handle it?
-When last did you treat yourself to a solo date, and how did you feel afterward?
-How do you forgive yourself when you make a mistake?
-How do you calm your nerves in a difficult situation?
-How do you set and protect your boundaries?
-What new opportunities have come out of the challenges you’ve faced?
Daily Journaling Prompts
-Is there someone that you have not fully forgiven? How might you fully forgive them?
-What self-care activities have you done recently and why?
-What was the best thing that happened to you today?
-What is something that made you laugh today?
-Who made your day better today? How can you pay that feeling forward?
-What is one thing you want to remember from today?
-When did you feel most authentically yourself today?
-How can you make tomorrow (even) better than today?
-What was the hardest thing you’ve gone through in your life and how did you get through it?
-How would you describe your spirituality?
-What in your life brings you the greatest pleasure?
-What is a situation that always makes you procrastinate?
-What experience made you feel sad in the past? What meaning can you make from this experience?
-What makes you feel angry? How can you use this anger to make a positive impact in your life or the world?
-Who are you when nobody is looking?
-If your best friend described you, what would they say?
-What truths have you uncovered in the past year?
-Where did you get your most closely held values?
-What scares you?
-What do you feel is your purpose in life, and has that answer changed in the last few years?
-What makes you feel anxious? How might you talk back to these anxious thoughts in ways that help you feel calmer?
Gratitude journaling
-What are three things you’re grateful for today?
-Write about a time when you laughed uncontrollably and appreciate who made you laugh.
-Appreciate a friend who lives far away but still stays in touch.
-What is the best gift that you have ever received, what made it so great?
-Write about someone that you really admire.
-Appreciate a long walk that you had in nature.
-What do you like most about yourself?
-What do you love most about the time you are living in?
-Express gratitude for having food on the table
-What’s something that’s working well in your life right now?
-What’s a simple pleasure in your life that you are thankful for?
-Look around your room. What are some things that make you grateful?
-What person in your life are you most thankful for?
-What tradition in your life makes you feel grateful?
-What experiences have you had that you are grateful for?
Art Journaling
Art journaling is a visual way to express and release your emotions. You can use this outlet to understand your ideas, thoughts emotions, and overall yourself. Use these prompts to visualize in your mind and draw whatever comes to your mind.
–What is your favorite word and why?
-How does your favorite song make you feel?
-Draw your favorite flower, imagine its smell and think of the last time you got a bouquet of them
-Think of your favorite person and draw them
-Make a watercolor of your favorite picture of yourself. Appreciate your features and think of how you felt when this picture was taken.
-What are you most grateful for, and how does it make you feel when you think of it?
-Use magazine photos. Cut out images from magazines that inspire you. Your dream body, or your dream car and draw them in your art journal. Visualize your dream life as you draw these images.
-Use paper scraps and make a collage. Just let the paper speak to you and place it wherever it feels right.
-Get an art journal with black pages and use white ink. This will feel like you’re making something new out of nothing and allow you to deal with any suppressed emotions.
-Do finger painting, and let your inner child speak to you.
Meditation Journaling
– When did you first meditate and how did you feel afterward?
-What are your beliefs regarding meditation.
-Does your mind wander during meditation, where does it go?
-Why do you meditate?
-How did you start meditating, what made you decide to start meditating?
-How does meditation affect you?
-What are your meditation rituals?
-What stops you from meditating and how do you combat that?
-How did you make meditation a habit or how did you plan on making it a habit?
– What did you feel today when you meditated?
Beautiful website. Art journaling would be my go to! Thanks for sharing. You
Thanks for reading
I think my favorite section is the art journaling prompts. When I have thought of journaling I’ve limited to written prompts. This is such an interesting and creative spin that can help art creatives enjoy journaling as much as writing creatives.
Great tips!
Art journaling is so fun and can really be a great outlet
As a self-care coach, I really enjoyed reading this blog post. I will share this with my community.
I’m glad you like it, thanks for sharing.