Ever cozy down with your journal and a nice cup of tea with the intention of having a nice, relaxing journaling session, only to realize you have absolutely no idea what to write about? No worries! Even with no inspiration, you can still have a wonderful writing session. In times like these, it’s best to turn to journal prompts.
What are Journal Prompts?
Journal prompts are specific questions with the intention to ‘prompt’ or inspire you to get writing. Using journal prompts are a great way to help you reflect and understand yourself better, especially when you are staring at a blank page having no clue what to write about.
Journal prompts are also helpful when it comes to organizing your thoughts, reviewing your emotions and reflecting on things or situations you wouldn’t normally have reflected on without a specific prompt to inspire you.
You can think of prompts as helpful guides to get your started writing. There are many prompts you can use depending on what you intend to write about. For example, if you’re looking to…
- Reflect and understand yourself better
- Set goals and intentions
- Or write down experiences or situations in your life
Each prompt works in a certain area in order to help inspire you to start writing.
How to Best use Journal Prompts
- Find a quiet, relaxing space where you can be present with yourself and your journal
- Get cozy, maybe get a nice cup of tea or hot chocolate
- Set an intention of what you would like to journal about. (Even just a vague one, such as “I intend to have a good journaling session” is good enough).
- Grab your journal and pen and have an open mind. Don’t try to filter what you write about, just write. The point of a journal is to allow yourself creativity and freedom and see where it takes you.
- Allow yourself flexibility. If you don’t resonate with a certain journal prompt or find yourself creating your own, go for it! There’s nothing wrong with steering off course once in a while.
Whether you find yourself lacking inspiration or are looking for a way to better organize your thoughts, here are 55 writing prompts to help you get started!
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Journal Prompts for Self-Reflection
1. What makes you happy?
2. What are 3 positive traits you have?
3. What are 3 things you would like to work on?
4. If you could do anything in life knowing you couldn’t fail, what would you do?
5. How do you feel in this very moment?
6. What makes you feel in control?
7. What makes you feel out of control?
8. What are 3 traits that you wish you had?
9. What is something you wish you could do but are being held back from?
10. Define something you want. What’s holding you back from achieving it?
11. What helps you to relax and be present?
12. Evaluate yourself, do you like who you are? Why or why not?
13. Evaluate your mindset. Are the majority of your thoughts positive or negative? What can you do to improve them?
14. Do you accept or reject yourself?
15. Do you enjoy being alone, or are you uncomfortable with silence? Why?
Journal Prompts for Gratitude
16. What are 3 things you are grateful for?
17. Evaluate your personal traits, which ones are you thankful for?
18. What are you grateful for about yourself?
19. What are you grateful for about other people?
20. What is a situation you are grateful for?
21. Look at your surroundings, what are you most grateful for?
22. List 3 things that went well today.
23. What is something positive that happened this week?
24. Name something you have achieved that you are grateful for.
25. Name some good memories you are grateful for.
Journal Prompts for Change
26. What is something you would like to change in your life? How can you achieve it?
27. What are 3 small habits you can begin today that would help improve your life?
28. What are 3 habits you would like to change?
29. What is a habit that can help you to reduce stress?
30. What is a habit you have that causes stress? How can you change it?
31. What is an area of your life where you need to be confident and fearless?
32. What is an area of your life you would like to change? Can you think of any steps to get there?
33. Do you have any negative habits which are harming your emotional or physical health?
34. Do you have any negative habits that are pushing others away? How can you take steps to improve this?
Journal Prompts for Positive Affirmations
35. What are 3 things you are good at?
36. What are 3 things you like about yourself?
37. How do you positively impact other people’s lives?
38. What are some achievements you are proud of?
39. What makes you feel good?
40. What kind of person do you want to be?
41. How do you want to think and feel about yourself?
Journal Prompts for Planning Your Future
42. Where do you see yourself in 1 month?
43. Where do you see yourself in 1 year?
44. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
45. What is a goal you want to achieve? What are the steps you can take to get there?
46. What is something you can begin today that will benefit you in the future?
47. Who do you want to be in the future?
48. What good habits do you want to have in a year from now?
49. Visualize your desired relationship, what do you see?
50. What is something you can change today to improve your future?
51. What’s stopping you from doing what you truly want to do?
52. What’s something that’s holding you back from the life of your dreams?
53. What are your goals for next month?
54. Is your dream future possible? Why or why not?
55. In your desired future, what would you be doing? How would you spend your time? Who would you spend your time with?
And there you have it, grab your journal and pen and get writing! If other thoughts or ideas pop into your head, write them down, don’t feel confined to only using these prompts. Journal prompts are meant to help guide you and organize your thoughts, but you can definitely make up your own if you feel called to do so. So, let yourself have some fun and get journaling! You may be surprised by what you learn about yourself.
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