Journaling has become a really important part of my self-care & self-discovery over the years. Especially during stressful times, journaling has helped me with getting everything out of my head and onto paper. I talk about how journaling has helped with my mental health in my post about The Importance of Self Care & The Power of Journaling.
I truly believe in the healing & therapeutic nature of journaling. While I talk about journaling a lot and how helpful it can be, I also understand that you might not know what to write about. I actually completed a journal prompt challenge in my Facebook group throughout April.
The ladies in my Facebook Group loved this challenge and mentioned that the prompts helped them with discovering more about themselves and how to better handle stressful situations. Being able to understand more about yourself can be helpful in making sure that you are prepared, ultimately helping you to be able to move forward.
Here are some journal prompts to try out if you are looking to get into journaling and need some guidance:
- What limiting beliefs are holding me back?
- What habit would I like to break?
- How can I love myself more daily?
- What do I need to get off my chest today?
- How do my worries affect my daily life?
- On a scale to 1-10, my mental health is at a ___ because ____
- If I could achieve anything in life, what would it be?
- How am I feeling today?
- What brings me the most peace and balance in my life?
- What was my biggest learning moment this week?
- How can I be more kind to myself?
- What 3 things am I looking forward to this week & why?
- I am strong because…
- When times get tough, I want to remember that…
- What makes me happiest?
- What inspires me right now?
- What can I do to start taking better care of myself?
- What are my stress triggers?
- What is something I need to let go of? Why do I think I’m holding onto it?
- What would life be like if my stressors weren’t present?
- What are alternative ways to handle my stress?
- What do I think my mission in life is?
- How do I react to negative feelings?
- What do I love about myself?
- What obstacles have I overcome?
- What keeps me motivated?
- Where am I putting in too much energy?
- Where am I putting in not enough energy?
- What are 5 moments in my life when I was truly happy?
- What lessons have I learned?
- How are you feeling right now? What emotions come up?
- List everything that you are worried about right now
- What do you look forward to everyday?
- How do I handle stressful situations?
- If I could achieve anything in life, what would it be?
- What do I feel like my life is missing and how can I get more of what I need?
- Where do I want to be in 5 years?
- When am I the happiest version of me?
- What are 3 negative mindsets I need to let go of?
- Am I doing all that I can to reach my goals?
- What steps can I take to be the most confident version of myself?
- If I could be anything in the world, what would it be?
- How would I describe the perfect day?
- I forgive myself for…
- I deserve happiness because…
- What are 5 things I’m proud of myself for?
- What is most important to me right now?
- What are my biggest fears?
- What is my favorite quality about myself?
- In the next month, I want to…
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I am also a big advocate for expressing gratitude everyday. I started using The Five Minute Journal 4 days a week in addition to my journaling and I absolutely love it!
I love this journal because it’s quick & gets right to the point. I’ve been using this journal for a couple years now and it’s really good for getting you in the habit of expressing gratitude.
Practicing gratitude will help you with your mindset & what you are focusing on everyday. Focusing what you do have and what you are still in control of. When you focus on what you still have & what you are still in control of, you are more likely to make healthier choices & be better able to show up for yourself!
I hope you found this to be helpful. <3 The prompts included in this post can be so incredibly transformative & help you understand more about yourself!
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Xx,
Coach Jessie Shibko
