The List: Journal Prompts

Sometimes, there is nothing more daunting then the sense that we should journal and the blank page that stares back at us saying, “Come on, come on!”

If you are wanting to do the work of journaling but are daunted by that blank page, then something that can help you navigate that gap is a good journal prompt.  Today, I am offering 25 journal prompts all around generating and celebrating greater self-awareness to help you get started.  10 of these prompts pose a question for you to explore and 15 of them give you the beginning of a sentence that you should then complete.  These are prompts that I have used in my own life and I hope will be helpful in yours.

15 Sentence Stems 

I need…

I want…

I hope…

I feel…

I will…

I will not…

I am…

I can…

I believe…

I expect…

I understand…

I wish…

I wonder…

I know…

I have decided…

10 Prompts  

When I reflect, this is one of the most powerful lessons I have learned in my life…

Here are three words that I would use to describe myself and one story that was a catalyst or is an example for each word.

One of my earliest proud memories I have of myself came when…

One of my earliest proud memories I have of my body is…

How do I care for myself each day?  How do I show myself a lack of concern?  What should my prescription for self-care look like?

What do I need to be my best self?  Am I ready to give it to myself? What do I need to do just that?

What do I want to be doing less of in my life?  What do I want to be doing more of in my life?

What is something that has recently inspired me? How can I use that inspiration to move me forward?

These are ten things that I know I need…

What is the greatest gift I have ever given myself? What inspired me to give it to myself? How does it still impact my life today?

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Do you use journaling in your life?  What is your journaling practice?  Can you see these prompts working for you?  Which prompt most jumped out at you?