Image by Michelle Nash Gratitude Journal Prompts So keep reading for 53 inspiring prompts-across categories like gratitude, values, and goal-setting-that are designed to help you get to the heart of what’s really important and true for you. When you’re getting out of your own way, sometimes it helps to start with a prompt to get the ball rolling. But building this daily habit starts with letting go of your inner critic and expectations. Even though being present with yourself can sometimes be uncomfortable, journaling has been credited as the single most transformative ritual of so many successful people. Writing things down every day not only preserves memories to look back on, but leads to inspiration, self-discovery and stronger connections to ourselves and others. Whether you’re into journaling or not, the benefits are undeniable. No matter what words fall onto the page, journaling can reveal the ongoing dialogue between your past and present self, out of which greater awareness emerges. Plus, in this act of slowing down and being present, I’ve found that no thought or moment is too small to write down. These days, instead of seeing journaling as yet another obligation for self-improvement, I see it is a necessary means to understanding myself. I’m not the kind of person who can process my emotions in my head right away, and oftentimes I have to get them out of me to understand how I really feel.įeatured image of Riley Reed by Jenn Rose Smith.ĥ3 Journal Prompts to Help You Discover a Greater Sense of Self Times I was doing more existing than truly living. But those times I wasn’t journaling were also the times I felt the most estranged from myself. I’d pressure myself to fill a page with something profound every day, and instead record patches here and there between long stretches of off-the-record existing.
(No one needs to know who I had a crush on in 2003.) That was, until I discovered the magic of journal prompts.īefore journal prompts saved me from thinking that journaling wasn’t for me, I had tried-and failed-to keep a consistent daily writing practice over the years. Plus, my journals document an incriminating record of my deepest thoughts and feelings, sometimes in sharpie. But a lot of the time, I’ve seen journaling as a tireless chore that led to no real answers. It helps me refocus and regroup, and holds up a mirror to my headspace, revealing what’s really going on in my brain. In some ways, I see my journal as a friend with whom I can share my goals, fears, and sometimes seemingly empty thoughts without judgement. I’ve been keeping up with a diary intermittently since I was a tween as a way to unleash the clutter from my brain and better understand myself and others. I have a love/hate relationship with my journal-and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
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