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Journal Prompts For April
Journal through the month of April with me with these daily journal prompts for April! These April journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In April we’ll journal about the importance of having fun, trying new things, caring for ourselves, and our internal self versus the self we present to the world. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.
P.S. If you’re looking for journal prompts for a different month, find your monthly journal prompts here!
Journal Prompts for April 1st
In the last year, when did you have the most fun? Write down everything you remember about this memory. What did it feel like to have fun? What physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts were associated with the experience? Why was this experience fun for you?
Journal Prompts for April 2nd
Write down the names of the five people you most admire (these can be people you know, fictional characters, celebrities, etc.). Write a couple of sentences about why you admire each of these people. Review what you wrote. Do you notice any themes in what you admire about these people? Why do you think these traits or characteristics are things you admire? Do you see these same traits or characteristics in yourself?
Night Journal Prompts For A Peaceful Heart
Ending your day with journaling can be a relaxing way to ease out the hustle and bustle of the day. Journaling at night can also help you connect with yourself, understand yourself better, and ease into sleep. In this article you’ll find night journal prompts along with four fun night journal exercises that incorporate poetry, music, meditation, and free association into your journaling practice.
Night journal prompts
Here are a few night journal prompts to end your day with! Choose a few night journal prompts from the list below and use them every day, or mix up your night journal practice and choose different prompts every night.
What’s one thing I can do to make myself feel cared for this evening?
How connected with myself did I feel throughout the day today? How grounded (in the present moment and connected to my body) did I feel today? How often did I check in with myself today to see how I was doing and what I needed?
Spring Journal Prompts To Inspire Renewal
Check out these spring journal prompts to celebrate spring and the fresh start it represents as you journal.
What was the hardest part of your winter? What made this experience so difficult? How did this experience make you feel?
What was the best part of your winter? What do you want to remember about this experience?
What will you miss about this winter? What will you not miss about this winter?
Are there habits or routines that were part of your winter that you want to leave behind this spring?
What are you most looking forward to this spring?
Where in your life do you want a fresh start? What does a fresh start in this area of your life look like? What’s one easy first step you can to creating a fresh start in this area of your life?
Healing Journal Prompts For Mental Health
These journal prompts are designed to help you work through difficult emotions when they arise and to help you explore the state of your mental health and consider what better mental health looks like for you. I’m not a therapist and this isn’t the same thing as therapy, these are simply questions that have helped me improve my own mental health. A lot of the journal prompts on this website are journal prompts for mental health, so feel free to explore and find journal prompts that are a good fit for you. Check out the suggestions for more mental health journal prompts at the end of this article, too.
365 Daily Writing Prompts For Deep Reflection
Find daily writing prompts for a year of journaling here! Each month’s writing prompts explore a variety of topics designed to help you better know yourself and emotionally care for yourself. In addition to daily writing prompts, you’ll also find links to other journaling ideas for each month below. This daily writing prompts series is in progress, so check back for updates for future months!
January Daily Writing Prompts
Find daily writing prompts for January here. These daily writing prompts explore change, memories, relationships, and relaxation among other topics.
Journal Prompts For March
Journal through the month of March with me with these daily journal prompts for March! These March journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In March we’ll journal about what you value in life, self-love and acceptance, self-doubt, and future dreams. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.
Journal Prompts for March 1st
Think about what’s important to you in life. Write a list of your top five values. For each value you listed, write about a time that holding this value informed a decision or helped you approach some aspect of life.
Journal Prompts for March 2nd
How often do you feel engaged in the present moment in the course of your day as opposed to thinking about the past or future? When you are thinking about the future, why are you focusing on the future? What emotions, experiences, or day-to-day realities tend to get you focusing on the future? When you are thinking about the past, why are you focusing on the past? What emotions, experiences, or day-to-day realities tend to get you focusing on the past? Are you happy with the amount of time you spend focused on the past, present, and future? If not, what could help you strike a balance that you’re happier with?
Journal Prompts for March 3rd
On a scale of 1-10, how hard on yourself do you think you are? In what ways are you hard on yourself? In what ways are you compassionate with yourself? Are there certain areas of life where it’s more difficult to be compassionate with yourself? If so, why do you think that is?
Dig Deep With These Travel Writing Prompts
Travel writing prompts for your travel journal
A travel journal is a wonderful keepsake souvenir and an amazing way to reflect on your experiences and get the most out of your travels. These travel writing prompts are set up to guide you through your traveling experience with prompts for before your trip, daily travel writing prompts for during your trip, and writing prompts for reflecting on your travels afterwards.
Travel writing prompts for before your trip
Prepare for your travel adventures with these travel writing prompts to help you reflect on your travel plans and your expectations for your trip.
What’s your itinerary? What are you planning to see and do? Where will you stay?
What do you think you’ll most enjoy about your trip?
What are you most excited to see or do on your trip?
What are you nervous about for your trip?
Why did you choose this travel destination?
Who are you traveling with? What do you think your travel companions will most enjoy about this trip?
What are you most excited to eat on this trip?
Sweet Valentine’s Day Journal Prompts
Valentine’s Day is a wonderful time to reflect on the love in your life. These Valentine’s Day journal prompts are designed to help you notice and honor the love in your life so that you can experience love in all its forms. Use these Valentine’s Day journal prompts to recall loving memories, explore your love language, learn more about your approach to self love, reflect on the different types of love, and understand what love means to you. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day journal prompts for recalling loving memories
Think about a time in recent years when you felt loved by someone. Write about the memory in detail. How did you know you were loved? What feelings did you experience? What physical sensations did you experience? What thoughts went through your mind?
Think about a time in recent years when you felt love for someone or something. Write about the memory in detail. How did you know you loved this person or thing? What feelings did you experience? What physical sensations did you experience? What thoughts went through your mind?
Think about a time in your childhood when you felt loved. Write about the memory in detail. How did you know you were loved? What feelings did you experience? What physical sensations did you experience? What thoughts went through your mind?
Journal Prompts For February
Journal through the month of February with me with these daily writing prompts for February! These February journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In February we’ll journal about relationships, joy, happiness, grief, and our relationship with money among other topics. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.
Journal Prompts for February 1st
Choose a symbol to represent your January. Describe the symbol in detail. Why did you choose this symbol? What other associations do you have with this symbol? What works of art does it remind you of (this can include books, movies, tv shows, etc.)? Did reflecting on these associations add to your understanding of why you chose this symbol? How?
Journal Prompts for February 2nd
When do you feel most respected? What does it feel like? What physical sensations are associated with the feeling? What thoughts are associated with the feeling? What makes you feel respected?
Journal Prompts for February 3rd
When do you feel the most in the present moment? What activities make you lose track of time? What does it feel like when you’re in the present moment? Why do you think these activities help you connect to the present moment?
Journal Prompts for February 4th
What conversation do you most need to have with yourself that you’ve been avoiding? What emotions do you associate with this topic? Why is this conversation difficult to have with yourself? What would happen if you had this conversation with yourself?
Journal Prompts For The New Year & New Beginnings
Whether you already journal regularly or your New Year’s resolution this year is to start journaling, New Year’s is a natural time for reflecting on the prior year and considering what we want the year ahead to bring. These journal prompts for the New Year are designed to help you do just that! I like to use New Year’s Eve to reflect on the prior year and New Year’s Day to look ahead, but feel free to use these New Year’s Journal Prompts however you would like. Happy New Year!
Looking Back: New Year’s Eve Journal Prompts
What was the most important thing you learned this year?
What memory from this year do you cherish the most? Write about everything you remember (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, how it felt, etc.).
What was the most difficult thing about this year?
What was the best thing about this year?
How have you changed this year?
What was the most unexpected thing about this year?
If you had to choose one song to represent your year, what song would you choose? Why? Listen to the song now and write about what memories, emotions, etc. it brings up for you.
Journal Prompts For January
Journal through the month of January with me with these January journaling ideas! These January journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In January we’ll journal about change, memories, relationships, and relaxation among other topics. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.
Journal Prompts for January 1st
What are you hopeful about regarding the coming year? What do you want to accomplish this year?
Journal Prompts for January 2nd
What activities that are part of your daily routine bring you the most joy? What does joy feel like in your body? How can you incorporate more joy in your life?
Journal Prompts for January 3rd
What’s something about you that most people in your life don’t know about you? Why is this something that you don’t share with most people in your life?
Journal Prompts for January 4th
How do the relationships in your life help you learn about yourself? How do the relationships in your life help you be more true to yourself? How do the relationships in your life pull you away from being true to yourself?
Journal Prompts for January 5th
What travel experience (near or far from home) most influenced your sense of the world or your sense of identity? Write about everything you remember from that experience and how it influenced you.
Couple Journal Prompts For Deeper Connection
Sharing a journal with your significant other is a nice way to connect and communicate whether you’re in a long-distance relationship or living with your partner. Check out these writing prompts to share your memories, learn about each other, emotionally connect, and work through hard topics.
Couple memory journal prompts
Connect with your partner by sharing your memories together with these memory journal prompts for couples.
This is what I remember about the first time we met…
When we first met, I felt…
This is what I remember about our first date…
After our first date I felt…
One of my favorite memories with you is…
I remember I was really proud of you when…
Festive Christmas Journal Prompts To Kindle Your Holiday Spirit
Merry Christmas! Christmas journaling is a meaningful way to spend your holiday whether you’re journaling on your own or with loved ones. Below you’ll find Christmas journal prompts for your individual journaling practice or Christmas memory journal, family Christmas journal prompts for kids and adults, and Christmas journal prompts for couples.
If you want to do a little Christmas themed journaling this year, here are a few Christmas journal prompts to get you started!
What were your Christmas traditions when you were growing up? How did your Christmas traditions change over time as you grew older or as changes happened in your life? How did you feel about those changes then? How do you feel about those changes now? Are there any Christmas traditions you had as a child that you still participate in now? Are there any Christmas traditions that you had as a child that you’d like to bring back?
What are your Christmas traditions now? Do you remember when these traditions started? Are there any new Christmas traditions you’d like to start?
What’s the best Christmas gift you ever received? Who was this gift from? Why was this gift so meaningful to you? How did you feel when you received this gift?
Cuddle Up With These Comfy Winter Journal Prompts
Winter is a wonderful time to turn inwards and self-reflect. As you cozy up at home with your journal, check out these winter journaling ideas to make the most of your time inside.
What is your favorite indoor winter memory? Describe the memory in detail (visual, emotional, scent, sound, etc.).
What is your favorite outdoor winter memory? Describe the memory in detail (visual, emotional, scent, sound, etc.).
What sound do you most associate with winter? Why? When do you first remember making this association? What feelings and memories do you associate with this sound?
What movie do you most associate with winter? Why? What feeling does the movie give you?
What positive impacts does the winter season tend to have on your mental health? What negative impacts does the winter season tend to have on your mental health? Are there ways that you can accentuate the positive impacts and mitigate the negative impacts?
Journal Prompts For December
Journal through the month of December with me with these December writing prompts! These December journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In December, we’ll journal about rest, obligations, the feeling of home, and pivotal life moments, among other topics. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and personality tests.
Journal Prompts for December 1st
Write a list of the 5 people you feel closest to right now. For each person, write down a few reasons why you’re grateful to have them in your life.
Journal Prompts for December 2nd
What activities help you feel rested. Why do you think these activities help you to feel rested. Are you happy with how often you incorporate these activities into you life. If not, how can you incorporate restful activities into your life more often?
Journal Prompts for December 3rd
Take the MOTIVES personality test. Do you think the personality test that you took accurately reflects something about your personality? What about the results of the personality test didn’t surprise you? What surprised you? If the personality test resulted in any new insights for you about who you are, what can you do with this information in your daily life?
Journal Prompts for December 4th
How have you changed in the last year? How do you feel about these changes? What led to these changes in your life?
Thanksgiving Journal Prompts For Reflecting On The Holiday
Happy Thanksgiving! Journal through the holiday with me with these Thanksgiving journal prompts. These journal prompts are designed to help you reflect on Thanksgiving memories and traditions and what you’re thankful for, and to help you have a little Thanksgiving fun. Check out the Thanksgiving gratitude prompts for a fun way to practice giving thanks in your journal or around the Thanksgiving table with others.
Thanksgiving journal prompts
What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory from childhood? Write about this memory.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory from adulthood? Write about this memory.
What’s your favorite thing about Thanksgiving? Why is this a favorite? What emotions does this favorite thing evoke? What was your favorite thing about Thanksgiving as a child? Why was this a favorite as a child? What emotions did this favorite thing evoke as a child? Are there any similarities between your adult and childhood Thanksgiving favorites?
What are your Thanksgiving traditions? How have your traditions changed over time? Are there any Thanksgiving traditions from the past you’d like to bring back? Are there any new Thanksgiving traditions you’d like to try?
Morning Journal Prompts For Emotional Wellness
Starting your morning with journaling can be a nice way to ease into your day. Journaling in the morning can also help you begin your day with intention and self-connection. In this post you’ll find a few daily morning journal prompts to choose from along with four fun morning journaling exercises that incorporate poetry, music, meditation, and free association into your journaling practice.
Daily morning journal prompts
Here are a few morning journal prompts to start your day with! Choose a few morning journal prompts from the list below and use them every day, or mix up your morning journaling and choose different prompts every day.
How am I feeling emotionally this morning? What do I need emotionally this morning?
How am I feeling physically this morning? What do I need physically this morning?
How are my energy levels this morning? How can I honor where my energy levels are at today?
How grounded am I feeling this morning? (i.e., how in the present moment and connected to my body am I feeling?)
What do I want to accomplish today?
How am I planning to build self care into my day today? In other words, how am I planning to take care of myself today? How am I planning to take care of myself emotionally today? How am I planning to take care of myself physically today?
Journal Prompts For Positive Self Talk
We can be so used to the way that we talk to ourselves that we don’t notice when our self talk is impacting us negatively. When I really started paying attention to the way I talked to myself and questioning my self talk, I was surprised to see how unkind I was being towards myself. Working on changing my self talk was one of the first steps in my healing journey (read a little more about that here, if you’d like). Working on my self talk was part of how I learned to create safety for myself, and this felt sense of safety unlocked the door to a bigger emotional healing journey.
Paying attention to the way I talked to myself and journaling and reflecting on my self talk was very helpful to me, and I hope it will be helpful to you as well. To that end, these journal prompts for positive self talk are designed to help you take an inventory of your self talk, evaluate your self talk and explore the roots of your self talk, and make a plan for creating positive self talk.
Journal prompts for positive self talk
As you work through these journal prompts, keep in mind that some of your self talk may be full phrases or sentences that you consciously say to yourself in your mind. However, some of your self talk might be fleeting thoughts that cross your mind without being fully put into words, and your self talk may even be a pattern of behavior or pattern of emotional response without accompanying words (I like to think of this as the internal equivalent of all the non-verbal cues that get exchanged when you’re communicating with someone else).
Journal Prompts For November
Journal through the month of November with me with these November writing prompts! These November journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In November, we’ll journal about things we’re grateful for, how our concepts of femininity and masculinity impact our lives, the experience of being awed, loving memories, and childhood fears, among other topics. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and personality tests.
Journal Prompts for November 1st
What are you most looking forward to this month? What one thing do you most hope to accomplish this month?
Journal Prompts for November 2nd
Write about at time that you had a strong gut feeling. What do you remember about how this experience felt? Why do you think you had such a strong gut feeling? How did you respond to this strong gut feeling?
Get Into The Spirit With These Happy Halloween Journal Prompts
Celebrate Halloween while you journal with these fun Halloween themed journal prompts for adults. These Halloween journal prompts will help you explore Halloween memories and Halloween favorites. We’ll also do a few fun Halloween journaling exercises that involve reading Halloween poetry, a Halloween themed free association exercise, and a spooky creative writing exercise designed to help you learn more about you.
Journal prompts for Halloween
What’s your favorite thing about Halloween? Why is this a favorite? What emotions does this favorite thing evoke? What was your favorite thing about Halloween as a child? Why was this a favorite as a child? What emotions did this favorite thing evoke as a child? Are there any similarities between your adult and childhood Halloween favorites?
What’s your favorite movie to watch to celebrate Halloween? Why is this a favorite? Write about what you remember from the first time you watched this movie.