โTaking time to live life will only inspire your workโ - someone :)
Hello there! Iโm Wu, I journal a lot, and I have been using journal prompts to get to know myself better.
These are my top โhandpickedโ journal prompts that I made myself and found across the internet. Do hope you have a fun time journaling!
ย Self-Reflection Promptu
"The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none"
- Thomas Carlyle
Are you taking enough risks in your life? Would you like to change your relationship to risk? If so, how?
At what point in your life have you had the highest self-esteem?
Consider and reflect on what might be your โfavorite failure.โ
How can you reframe one of your biggest regrets in life?
How do the opinions of others affect you?
How do you feel about asking for help?
How much do your current goals reflect your desires vs someone elseโs?
In what ways are you currently self-sabotaging or holding yourself back?
Do you think it is better to fail at something worthwhile, or to succeed at something meaningless?
What is holding you back from being more productive at the moment?
What is something that you have a hard time being honest about, even to those you trust the most? Why?
What life lessons, advice, or habits have you picked up from fiction books?
What was a seemingly inconsequential decision that made a big impact in your life?
What do you need to give yourself more credit for?
What do you like most about yourself?
Who is a person that influenced your life? How?
Reflect on a time when you surprised yourself with your own resilience or strength.
Childhood Promptu
"There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again."
- Elizabeth Lawrence
What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?
What did you want to be when you grew up?
How much of a personality change do you think would occur if you had a different childhood? How?
Given the chance to give your child only one quality as a person, which would you choose?
What did you eat as a child that you can't stand now as an adult?
Where did you grow up? Describe what it was like.
Tell about a trend when you were born.
What is one unanswered question you would like to ask your parents? Why?
What is a smell that you remember from growing up?
If you could relive one day from your childhood, which day would it be, and why?
Describe a vivid childhood memory that shaped who you are today.
General Promptu
โYou are the director of your life. Don't play the scripts written by others"
- unknown
Would you like to be famous? Why or why not? What would you like to be famous for?
Is there something that you memorized long ago and still remember?
What color makes you think of happiness?
Write out your life mission statement (or at least start)
What have you done that was "out of character."
Name a public figure who has inspired you. Why? ( If you do have one )
Think about the phrase "random acts of kindness". What are five things you could do for someone this week just to be kind?
What trait did you admire in a relative, friend, classmate, or coworker today?
Why do you journal?
If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?
How do you feel when you see something beautiful? Have you ever seen something so beautiful it makes you cry?
What would be your perfect day?
What is an experience that you would consider a miracle?
Philosophy Promptu
โLife can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.โ
โ Sรธren Kierkegaard
What does death teach us about life?
Does understanding philosophy lead to progress?
What is justice, and how should it be pursued in society?
Is torture ever morally justifiable?
What does it mean to live a fulfilling life? Is happiness the ultimate goal, or are there other values that supersede it?
How does being "animal" and "rational" compel us to invent meaning?
Is boredom is the root of all evil?
Do you believe in God? Why or why not?
What is a principle or ideal that you would like to pass on to the next generation?
Is there absolute mortality?
What makes you, you?
Which is more important, justice or mercy?
Is suffering a necessary part of the human condition?
โYouโ Promptu
โTruth is not something outside to be discovered, it is something inside to be realized.โ
- Osho
When have you realized you were really wrong in your judgment about someone?
When did you first realize you would someday be old or someday die?
How do you react when you realize you've made a mistake?
Which quality do you dislike most about yourself--laziness, selfishness, childishness, etc. Why?
Describe a time when you felt vengeful.
What makes you feel safe?
When you are angry, how do you look?
Why do you think the rules you must follow are good or bad?
Which holiday has the most meaning for you-Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines Day--and etc.
How would you change the world to make it better?
Ifโฆ Promptu
โI don't regret the things I've done. I regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance.โ
- unknown
If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been?
If you had the option of living forever, would you take it?
If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give and to whom?
If you could break the Guinness Book of Records it would be for?
If you could come back as a person or thing after youโve had died, what do you think it would be?
If you were to write a book, would it be fiction or non-fiction? What would the subject be? Who is your target audience?
If you could go back, who would you want to meet?
If you were to receive a letter from your future self, what advice do you hope it would contain?
If you could spend a year living in another culture, which culture would you choose, and why?
Travel and Adventure
โTravel not to find yourself, but to remember who you've been all alongโ
- unknown
What is a famous place you have seen or want to see?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Recall a place or event, what emotion do you remember feeling most strongly?
If you could return in time to a set time to relive it, but not change anything, what would you choose and why?
Whatโs one place that you would like to visit but never will? Why will you never go there?
Describe your worst vacation.
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