Journaling Made Easy: 100+ Thought-Provoking Prompts to Try Today
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Today I’m sharing with you a running list of journal prompts & questions you can ask yourself. Answer the ones you feel drawn to. Take your time exploring them. Come back to this page and bookmark it for a later date.
Does this sound like you?
“How often should I journal?”
“People on the internet say they journal every day. Am I expected to do that?”
“How does one incorporate journaling into their life?”
If so, I’m here to tell you, there’s no right or wrong way to journal. Journal when you feel like it. It doesn’t have to be a daily practice; all it has to be is something meaningful to you. If you’ve ever had a lot of emotions, and you don't know where to start or what to do with them, you might find journaling helps. Journaling can help by helping you process those emotions in a much healthier way than drinking, smoking, partying, or any other vice that results in escapism. Traveling can also be a form of escapism! Binge eating or extreme dieting can also be a form of escapism. Working out until you injure yourself is also a form of escapism. Just about anything can be a form of escaping your problems and negative emotions.
But here’s the thing…
Your problems, doubts, and negative feelings are still going to be there whenever you’re done doing your coping methods.
So why not give journaling a try? It doesn’t hurt. And who knows, you might be surprised. I sure was.
Here are some journaling prompts, but if none of these fit you or your needs all you need is a piece of paper. Write about what you're feeling, and ask yourself why 7 times.
For example:
I’m creating this post to help others.
Why? Because I haven’t found journaling questions like these on the internet.
Why? Because I actually need a running list for myself.
Why? Because sometimes I don’t always know what I need until I read it. Sometimes I feel like something is missing. Whether it’s a word or a phrase. I don’t always know how to phrase it when my emotions are heavy.
Why? Because I have a history of being an adrenaline junkie and having anger issues to the point of needing to escape from them. My methods of escape are usually either dangerous to myself or sleeping endlessly. There’s no in-between.
Why? I realize the way I deal with my emotions are the ways my parents and my siblings also deal with their emotions. They’re learned behaviors. I just seemingly seem to have both sides of the coin, and I want to break the cycle. I don’t want to be avoidant or a danger to myself anymore.
Why? Because I want a healthy relationship with my adventures. I don’t want to use them as a means to escape. I want to act on them with a clear head and a clear heart.
Why? Because I LOVE adventuring. I love experiencing new things, and I absolutely love filming or sharing what I got from the experience. It’s the type of content I do enjoy to make.
You see what I did there? I could keep going with my “Why’s” and get a deeper answer to my first initial prompt, but I already came full circle. If you haven’t yet you can keep going or you can check out the prompts below!
My Ideal Day:
What time do I enjoy waking up?
If I could have a morning routine what would it be?
If I could have a night time routine what would it be?
How would I like to fill my time? How do I fill it now?
Create a timeline of your now vs how you’d like it to be.
Ideal day, what does it look like in the morning vs the night?
If you have low energy, what does your ideal day look like now in the morning vs the night?
If you’re in a rush, what does your ideal day look like now in the morning vs the night?
What’s on thing I want and need in my day that I can’t compromise on? How can I make it work? How can I prioritize to fit it in my schedule?
Waking up at what time makes me feel the best?
How much sleep am I getting? Is it affecting my mood and how I feel about the day ahead? Why or why not? What can I do about it?
Do I feel like I’m living a successful day?
Do I feel like I’m living a fulfilling day?
What do my days usually feel like?
When I’m in a slump or a funk how do I feel and what do I notice about my day? What do I notice about myself? What are the things I CAN do?
Ideal Life:
Am I happy or am I comfortable?
What is happiness?
What does happiness look like?
Do I like my lifestyle?
What type of lifestyle do I think will make me happy?
What’s 1 thing I can see myself doing 1 year from now?
What’s 1 thing I can see myself doing 3 years from now?
What’s 1 thing I can see myself doing 5 years from now?
What’s 1 thing I can see myself doing 10 years from now?
Do I have or know what my purpose in life is?
Do I want to follow my purpose?
Do I understand that my purpose may not be the same thing as what I do for money? Do I like this realization or not?
Success and fulfillment are two different things, success means achieving something. The end of a goal of some sort. What does a successful life look like to me? Fulfillment means living a fruitful life I love, what does a fulfilling life look like to me?
What motivates me and ignites my passion? Why? What do I see in it? Curiosity? Adventure? Learning a new skill?
What demotivates me? What zaps my energy? What do I HATE DOING?
Is there something I’m good at doing or a skill I have that I absolutely hate doing?
Do I want to change my life?
Why do I want to change my life?
What is my go to method of escaping my problems?
How big is the gap between who I am now and who I want to be?
What are some steps I can take today to make the gap between today and the future I want smaller?
Money:
How is my relationship with money?
Do I check my bank account every day, every week, or not at all?
Do I have bills on autopay?
How much do I pay off my credit card every month?
What is my existing credit card balance?
Do bank and credit card statements scare me? What’s so scary about them if I do?
How much money would I like to be making?
What is a realistic amount of money I COULD be making?
How can I make that happen?
Do I know how to properly reward myself?
Do I budget my finances?
Do I know how much I’m spending in which areas?
Are there areas of my life I’m spending on that I could cut out?
What subscriptions do I own? Do I use them all? Which ones can I cancel?
What’s the last thing I spent money on that wasn’t a necessary purchase? How much was it? Was it worth it?
Career:
What excites me?
What shit sandwich am I willing to eat?
What makes me curious?
What is the one thing I have a love hate relationship with?
What do I do for work now? Is it work or is it my career?
What is the definition of a career?
What does a career look like to me?
What is my ideal career?
Do I want my career to be my purpose?
Do I want to be paid for doing my purpose?
Health:
What can I do once a week that will benefit my health?
What do I have time for?
What can I make a priority?
What health activity makes me feel good about myself and doing it?
How is my relationship with exercise? Do I workout for fun or do I workout because it’s an aesthetic trend?
Do I enjoy working out?
What types of movement DO I enjoy?
How is my relationship with food?
What types of food do I eat on a daily basis?
How can I better my relationship with food?
Environment:
How do I feel about my space?
If I could change 1 thing about my space, what would it be? Is this change something I can make happen?
How can I better my overall environment?
Is my space tidy? Is it cluttered? Do I need to take the time to tidy up?
What’s 1 thing I can do every week for at least 5 minutes to make my space feel what I want it to feel?
What bothers me about my space?
If I could have my dream bedroom/office space, what would it be? What would it look like? What would it have? How does it make me feel imagining it?
Relationships:
What are my favorite affirmations?
What are some affirmations I need to hear right now?
Do I have a healthy relationship with myself?
What does my heart say?
What does my mind say?
What does my gut say?
How do I speak to myself?
How do I speak to others?
Who is the most notable person in my life? Good or bad.
What type of friends do I want?
What type of friends do I actually have?
How do I feel in my friend group?
Do I have a significant other?
How does my significant other make me feel?
How do I feel in my relationship with my significant other?
Who liked who first?
Who made the first move?
Is there anything about my relationship that I am still mad about?
What regrets do I have from past relationships?
What do I tell others about my past relationships?
How do I speak about others?
Do I have someone I can trust and confide in?
What can I do to find someone I can trust and confide in?
Am I part of a community?
What community am I a part of?
Spirituality:
Is spirituality, religion, or faith important in my life?
How do I view higher being(s)?
Do I have opposing beliefs from what people normally believe in?
How would I describe the higher being I worship/believe in, in my own words?
Is there a particular faith I follow?
Is there something about the faith I follow that I don’t believe in?
Is there something about the faith I follow that I strongly believe in?
What faith was I born or raised into?
Did I choose this path for myself or was it chosen for me? How do I feel about this?
What’s 1 thing I can do every week that brings me closer to my faith?
Do I want to be closer in my faith?
Does my faith make me feel alone? Why or why not?
Does my faith make me feel like I’m a part of something? What is this “something” in my own words? How does it make me feel?
What do I want my faith to look like?
Is my faith part of my identity?
Leisure/Creativity:
What’s something you’ve been wanting to DIY but haven’t yet?
Do I let myself take breaks? Why or why not?
What does a normal break look like to me?
What do I want my breaks to look like?
When’s the last time I gave myself a break? What did I do? What did it look like? How did it make me feel at the end of it?
Do I reward myself?
What are my favorite hobbies?
What’s something I’ve been wanting to do but haven’t yet?
Why haven’t I done it yet?
Am I codependent on others to do the things I want to do?
What’s something new I can try that I CAN do alone?
What fears do I have in exploring or trying new experiences alone?
What is the last thing I created? How do I feel about my creation?
What can I do when I feel like I’m in a slump?
What are some ways that help me get over when I’m not in the mood?
After a trip, journey, adventure, and/or experience:
What's one thing you needed on this trip but didn't have on you?
What was the most memorable experience?
What was the game changer for this trip?
What was the first thing your noticed when you arrived?
What was the first thing you did after you arrived?
What is something new you learned?
What were some realizations you had on this trip?
How do you feel about yourself or in general after taking the trip?
Is there something about this trip that did not meet the hype?
What's one thing you wish went better?
How did this trip mirror inner work I need to focus on?
Were you ready to come back home? Why or why not?
Anything else you'd like to mention or is a notable thought?
What is one song that describes your journey?
If you need more journal questions and prompts, check out my freebies page or other blog posts.
Till next time!
Diana~
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