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

3/29: Is respect ever inherently deserved, or does it need to be earned? Why?

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 . . .

4/16: Is there anything you feel guilty about? Is there anything you feel you need to be forgiven for?

4/17: What is the dominant emotion in your life right now?

4/18: If you could have dinner with anyone currently alive, who would it be? Why?

4/19: If you could change one thing about your present life, what would it be? Why?

4/20: Write a letter to someone you need to forgive in your journal.

What are things that bring me joy (e.g. activities, hobbies, experiences)? Why do these things increase my joyfulness? What is it about these things and what is it about me that leads to joy? Why do these things increase my joyfulness?

4/22: Write about a time where you felt courageous.

4/23: Who is the one friend you can always rely on?

4/24: What is a mistake that I’ve made, which ultimately led to a positive experience?

4/25: Who is a teacher or mentor that has made an impact on your life and how did they help you?

4/26: Describe your favorite location in your house and why you like it.

4/27: Who made you smile in the past 24 hours and why?

4/28: Describe the last time you procrastinated on a task that wasn’t as difficult as you thought it would be.

4/29: Describe your favorite smell.

4/30: What is your favorite way to enjoy nature? (i.e. walking in the woods, sitting on the beach, or hiking in the mountains, etc.)

5/1: What is the best thing that happened today? How did it make you feel?

5/2: What’s one thing from the past month that you’re thankful for and why?

5/3: Look around the space that you’re in – what’s one object that makes you feel happy and why?

5/4: What is your favorite hobby as of right now?

5/5: Who inspires you and why?

5/6: What are you most proud of?

5/7: Describe a way you've thanked someone or intend to thank someone.

5/8: What is the story that you’ve been living lately?

Is it a story of struggle, or hope? A story of perseverance, or overcoming? A story of expansion, growth, and new frontiers? Or a story of steadiness and survival amid rapid changes?

Is this the story that you want to be living right now? Why or why not?

5/9: “Today, I am most grateful for (Pick 3 things) because.....”

5/10: “This week, I intend to align my life to these three values, feeling states, or guiding beliefs: ________, ________, and ________.”

5/11: What am I most excited to do again once this is all over?

5/12: What are five things you won’t take for granted after self-isolation?

5/13: How am I feeling about everything that is happening in the world?

5/14: What can I feel grateful for right now?

5/15: What made me happy or brought joy today?

5/16: Write a thank-you note to yourself

5/17: What effect has this crisis had on your own mental and emotional health?

5/18: If failure was impossible, what would you try that you have never done before?

5/19: What changes, big or small, are you noticing in the world around you?

5/20: What does your dream life look like?

5/21: List five traits that you love about yourself

5/22: List five habits that you want to include in your daily routine

5/23: What is bothering you right now?

5/24: What is my biggest regret in life?

5/25: What are some challenges that you are currently facing and how can you overcome them?

5/26: What makes you anxious or stressed?

5/27: What are five things that you are really good at?

5/28: What did you learn today?

5/29: How can you do better tomorrow?

5/30: Who or what gives you comfort?

5/31: How can you love yourself more daily?