Past Journal Prompts

3/18: What is your superpower? Write about what makes you so good at that one thing.

3/19: What is your single greatest fear? Why? Do you think there is any way you could overcome it?

3/20: Write about a time when someone told you something that changed your perspective. What did they say, and why did it have such an impact on you?

3/21: What is your favorite thing to do after you’ve had a long day? How does it make you feel better?

3/22: Write about a time when you felt someone wasn’t being completely honest with you. What did you do? How did the other person respond?

3/23: What is the most valuable thing you will take with you when you finish high school? Why?

3/24: Write about a time when you found yourself in an unexpected situation that you were totally unprepared for. What did you do?

3/25: Write about a time when you did something and felt guilty afterward. What did you do? How did you handle the guilt?

3/26: Do you respond well to criticism? Why or why not?

3/27: Do teenagers today have it easier or harder than previous generations of teenagers did? Why?

3/28: Is respect ever inherently deserved, or does it need to be earned? Why?

3/29: What does it mean to show unconditional love? Write about a time when you experienced this.

3/30: What does it mean to be selfless? Do you think being selfless is a good thing? Why or why not?

3/31: What is the hardest part of being a good friend? Why?

4/1: Write about a time when you made a sacrifice for someone else.

4/2: What is the most important issue facing teens your age today? How should they deal with it?

4/3: How have you been experiencing kindness and generosity, at home, in your neighborhood, in the world? How have you been offering it?

4/4: Make a list of 30 things that make you smile.

4/5: What Comes to mind when you read this quote?

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” — Jane Howard

4/6: Name a compassionate way you’ve supported a friend recently. Then write down how you can do the same for yourself.

4/7: What always brings tears to your eyes? (As Paulo Coelho has said, “Tears are words that need to be written.”)

4/8: Using 10 words, describe yourself.

4/9: Make a list of everything you’d like to say no to.

4/10: Make a list of everything you’d like to say yes to.

4/11: Write the words you need to hear.

4/12: Are you a worrier? Is there a particular worry that you can’t shake? How do you cope with worry?

4/13: Dear Past Me . . .

4/14: Dear Future Me . . .

4/15: Dear ____, it weighs on me that I never told you . . .