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id="e664">Like most things in life, there is a scale from G O O D to so-so. The <b>good</b> journal prompts draw out our deepest truths. The <i>so-so </i>help you create a list of movies that you like.</p><p id="2bf8">Along the way I’ve steered away from the prompts that skim the surface and <i>for truth defining</i>. I share them below with the desire to help you on the journey to uncovering what’s true to you.</p><p id="9ed4">For bonus points, I’ve catalogued them under 5 headings:</p><ol><li><b>For Mighty Mornings</b></li><li><b>Grateful For</b></li><li><b>For Self Discovery</b></li><li><b>Gifts From the Past</b></li><li><b>Dream Journaling</b></li></ol><h2 id="453f">For Mighty Mornings</h2><ul><li>What are the 5 most important things in your life right now and how are you prioritising them?</li><li>What does your perfect day look like? Be specific.</li><li>What 3 things could you give up that would give you more time, energy and peace?</li><li>What 3 things are you looking forward to the most today?</li><li>How would your life change if you were your own biggest fan?</li></ul><h2 id="18a7">Grateful For</h2><ul><li>Make a list of 30 things that make you smile</li><li>Make a list of people who genuinely support you and who you can trust</li><li>What makes you happy to be alive and how can you make more of that every day?</li><li>What are 10 most insignificant things in your life that you are grateful for?</li><li>I feel happiest in my skin when…</li></ul><h2 id="2d8c">For Self Discovery</h2><ul><li>I really wish others knew [this] about me</li><li>Describe yourself in 10 words</li><li>I feel most energized when</li><li>What scares you the most and why? How can you use that fear to grow?</li><li>What kind of person do you want to be when you’re with others?</li></ul><h2 id="36f5">Gifts From the Past</h2><ul><li>If I could talk to my teenage self, the one thing I would say is…</li><li>Write about your first love — person, place or thing</li><li>What did you really love doing as a child but don’t really do anymore? What is stopping you from doing it now, and what would happen if you did?</li><li>What one event in your life has changed you the most?</li><li>I forgive [person’s name] for [situation]. And I ask that you forgive me.</li></ul><h2 id="2036">Dream Journaling</h2><ul><li>What does unconditional love look like for you?</li><li>If you had a magic wand, what would your life look like? What’s stopping you from being the wand?<

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/li><li>What does it mean to be good enough and how do you know that you are?</li><li>You are the author of your life story, so what does your happy ending looking like?</li><li>What is something you have never done but always wanted to do and why?</li></ul><h1 id="3fc4">To bring it all home</h1><p id="6756">Let me propose an <i>experiment </i>of sorts. If you’re new to journaling, pick one of the prompts above that serves you. Write what comes to mind, no pause or censoring.</p><p id="bc94">Let the words flow onto the page.</p><p id="529e">Later in the evening, return to the same journal prompt. Respond more thoughtfully and deliberately. Notice if a different stream of thought comes or not. If not, that’s ok too — but if it does, reflect on why that is.</p><p id="a186">You can even try this over a longer time frame — leave a months time in between responses to the same prompt and notice if there are any differences.</p><p id="5a3a">Also note if any of the prompts leave you confused or blank once you start writing, find another that serves you. It may have not been right for that particular day.</p><p id="e6df">In the end, your reasons to journal may be different to mine. My start with journaling was kicked off with a question before it became a time capsule of sorts. Now it’s become my way of connecting to my intuition and purpose.</p><blockquote id="cd3f"><p>“In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself.”

Susan Sontag</p></blockquote><p id="5d33">May these prompts help uncover what’s true to you.</p><p id="2def"><i>Originally published at <a href="https://www.sevensundaysyoga.com/journaling/journal-to-uncover-whats-true-to-you">https://www.sevensundaysyoga.com</a> on March 2, 2020.</i></p><p id="9b29"><b>More like this:</b></p><div id="3e0e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-meditate-even-when-you-think-youre-super-bad-at-it-29c02def19d"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Meditate Even When You Think You’re Super Bad at it</h2> <div><h3>Slowly slide it out of the too-hard basket</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*fGVtZ0a_ki-Vg14YzJqKYQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

25 Journal Prompts to Uncover What’s True to You

It’s like therapy, but for free

My start with journaling began with one question.

“What are these bizarre feelings and sensations?”

I was half way into my first pregnancy. It felt like I was going through puberty all over again and throughout the 9 months, I asked and received a textbook full of advice. I started a journal to catalogue only the useful tips and tricks but then it evolved into something more after the birth.

My first journal became a time capsule.

I crafted snippets of life’s little moments that no movie or song could replicate. Even now, when I have a few moments to myself I re-read the words and the wonderful memories come alive again.

“Documenting little details of your everyday life becomes a celebration of who you are.” - Carolyn V. Hamilton

Yet, reading the journals again and again I noticed a pattern. I noticed what I wrote. What was. Who was there. What happened. I was just going with the flow of thought. Recalling the past. Hence the time capsule.

I began to think, What if I projected forward rather than just looked back in the review mirror. Lean into the ambiguity of Why and What could be.

Being curious I played with hundreds of journal prompts to help work through my why, and what’s true to me.

But why journaling?

According to Positive Psychology, journaling:

Helps shift our perspective when we look over what we’ve written and reflect on it
Reduces the over thinking of events and uncertainties
Improves the way our brain processes information
Helps plan out action

I liken it to a conversation with my intuition — and it’s become incredibly therapeutic.

These are the prompts that help

Like most things in life, there is a scale from G O O D to so-so. The good journal prompts draw out our deepest truths. The so-so help you create a list of movies that you like.

Along the way I’ve steered away from the prompts that skim the surface and for truth defining. I share them below with the desire to help you on the journey to uncovering what’s true to you.

For bonus points, I’ve catalogued them under 5 headings:

For Mighty Mornings
Grateful For
For Self Discovery
Gifts From the Past
Dream Journaling

For Mighty Mornings

What are the 5 most important things in your life right now and how are you prioritising them?
What does your perfect day look like? Be specific.
What 3 things could you give up that would give you more time, energy and peace?
What 3 things are you looking forward to the most today?
How would your life change if you were your own biggest fan?

Grateful For

Make a list of 30 things that make you smile
Make a list of people who genuinely support you and who you can trust
What makes you happy to be alive and how can you make more of that every day?
What are 10 most insignificant things in your life that you are grateful for?
I feel happiest in my skin when…

For Self Discovery

I really wish others knew [this] about me
Describe yourself in 10 words
I feel most energized when
What scares you the most and why? How can you use that fear to grow?
What kind of person do you want to be when you’re with others?

Gifts From the Past

If I could talk to my teenage self, the one thing I would say is…
Write about your first love — person, place or thing
What did you really love doing as a child but don’t really do anymore? What is stopping you from doing it now, and what would happen if you did?
What one event in your life has changed you the most?
I forgive [person’s name] for [situation]. And I ask that you forgive me.

Dream Journaling

What does unconditional love look like for you?
If you had a magic wand, what would your life look like? What’s stopping you from being the wand?
What does it mean to be good enough and how do you know that you are?
You are the author of your life story, so what does your happy ending looking like?
What is something you have never done but always wanted to do and why?

To bring it all home

Let me propose an experiment of sorts. If you’re new to journaling, pick one of the prompts above that serves you. Write what comes to mind, no pause or censoring.

Let the words flow onto the page.

Later in the evening, return to the same journal prompt. Respond more thoughtfully and deliberately. Notice if a different stream of thought comes or not. If not, that’s ok too — but if it does, reflect on why that is.

You can even try this over a longer time frame — leave a months time in between responses to the same prompt and notice if there are any differences.

Also note if any of the prompts leave you confused or blank once you start writing, find another that serves you. It may have not been right for that particular day.

In the end, your reasons to journal may be different to mine. My start with journaling was kicked off with a question before it became a time capsule of sorts. Now it’s become my way of connecting to my intuition and purpose.

“In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself.” - Susan Sontag

May these prompts help uncover what’s true to you.

Originally published at https://www.sevensundaysyoga.com on March 2, 2020.

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