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Journaling Prompts, TIPS & How TO VIDEOS
Journaling Prompts, TIPS & How TO VIDEOS
JEN's Journal Prompts
JEN's Journal Prompts
Soundtrack of the Day
Soundtrack of the Day
If today had a soundtrack, what song would be playing? What song do you want to be playing today? What about tomorrow?
Dear Addiction (Or Bad Habit)
Dear Addiction (Or Bad Habit)
Write a good-bye letter to a bad habit you're now ready to break!
Life is Your Teacher
Life is Your Teacher
"Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a constant state of learning." - Bruce Lee
" Everything that happens to you is your teacher. The secret is to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it." - Mahatma Gandhi
Write about all the lessons you've learned in life so far.
Take Rest
Take Rest
"A field that has rested gives a beautiful crop." - Ovid
What is your favorite way to relax and rejuvenate yourself?
Success vs. Happiness
Success vs. Happiness
"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get." - Dale Carnegie
Write your definition of success and happiness. How important is it to achieve them in your life?
Keep Your Face Always Toward the Sunshine
Keep Your Face Always Toward the Sunshine
"Keep your face always towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman
Write about everything that makes you smile.
The Simple Things
The Simple Things
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." - Confucius
Is it true the simplest things in life are free? Write about simple things that make you feel alive.
Living Each Day to the Fullest
Living Each Day to the Fullest
"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln
Describe how you live each day to the fullest, and what you can do to enjoy life more.
Reflecting on Relationships in Quarantine
Reflecting on Relationships in Quarantine
Have any important relationships in your life changed since being home more?
Journal Prompts for conquering Social Anxiety
Journal Prompts for conquering Social Anxiety
Friendship. How do you feel about the friendships in your life? Do you wish you had less or more? Do they make you happy?
Friendship. How do you feel about the friendships in your life? Do you wish you had less or more? Do they make you happy?
Silence. How do you feel about silence? Does it make you uncomfortable or do you like it? Do you feel pressured to talk to avoid silence? Explore your feelings through images and words.
Silence. How do you feel about silence? Does it make you uncomfortable or do you like it? Do you feel pressured to talk to avoid silence? Explore your feelings through images and words.
Dreams. What are your dreams and aspirations? Sometimes people with social anxiety let these go because everything seems too hard. Instead, I want you to unleash your wildest dreams on the paper. Don’t hold back.
Dreams. What are your dreams and aspirations? Sometimes people with social anxiety let these go because everything seems too hard. Instead, I want you to unleash your wildest dreams on the paper. Don’t hold back.
Social. What does it mean to you to be social? Explore your feelings, both positive and negative, about social parts of life.
Social. What does it mean to you to be social? Explore your feelings, both positive and negative, about social parts of life.
Confidence. Finally, what would it mean to you to feel confident? Create images and words that help you feel that way.
Confidence. Finally, what would it mean to you to feel confident? Create images and words that help you feel that way.
52 Lists for Happiness
52 Lists for Happiness
REFLECT
REFLECT
List what makes you happy right now.
List the routines in your personal life and work.
List the things that you are really good at.
List the things that get you out of your head.
List the best choices you have made in your life so far.
List the things (from your past and present) that feel like blockades in the way of happiness.
List the greatest compliments and encouragement you have ever been given.
List the things you like to do that don't involve technology.
List all the little things that happened today that brought you joy.
List the ways that you feel lucky.
List the things that made you happy as a child.
List the people who make you feel happy.
List the things in your life you are actually able to control.
ACKNOWLEDGE
ACKNOWLEDGE
List everything you feel passionate about.
List the things you want to say no to.
List the experiences that have made you feel you are living life to the fullest.
List the movies, books, and TV shows that make you feel happy.
List the things about yourself that you don't need to change.
List the ways you think someone you love would describe you.
List the happiest people you know.
List the best opportunities that others have given you throughout your life.
List the things you prioritize before doing what really makes you happy.
List the simple ways you enjoy being kind to others.
List every color you can think of and what mood you associate with each color.
List the ways that you enjoy investing in your mind, body, and soul.
List the times when you felt like you made a difference in someone else's life.
INVEST
INVEST
List your values and beliefs.
List the projects you have been meaning to work on and finish.
List the happiest and funniest stories and news you've heard lately.
List the compliments you want to give to others.
List the spaces in your life in which you would like to create more order and organization.
List the ways you can "fake it until you make it" in being happy.
List the people you want to spend more time with before the end of the year.
List the foods that taste great and make you feel good about yourself when you eat them.
List the elements of your life where you feel challenged in a positive way.
List the scents, spaces, textures, and sounds that bring you joy.
List ten ways to get excited in the next ten minutes.
List the things you're curious about.
List the things that you hope will bring you joy this week.
TRANSFORM
TRANSFORM
List the things that felt important five or ten years ago but are unimportant now.
List the ways money can buy happiness.
List the ways money cannot buy happiness.
List how where you are right now fulfills dreams and desires of your past.
List the gifts you want to give to others through actions, words, and what you can make.
List the things, people, and experiences you want to say yes to.
List one achievement, big or small, every day this week.
List everything that you think of as a treat for yourself.
List the things you think you'll want out of life five years from now.
List the things you are ready to rid yourself of, things in your home, in your closet, and in your heart.
List some images that make you happy.
List the ways you have invested in your happiness this year.
List the happiest moments of your year.
COVID OPTIMISM
COVID OPTIMISM
What are some positive things that have happened to you because of COVID-19?
EXAMPLE RESPONSES FROM THIS ARTICLE:
I see my kids more.
I successfully grew a tomato.
We have a swing set on our yard now.
I unintentionally learned to eat intuitively rather than emotionally.
I have been having the BEST time with my 4-year-old. I never thought of myself as a good mother, but this isolation has brought us so close together.
I finally got around to taking the Ancestry DNA test that had been sitting on my bureau for a year. I found my birth mother and birth father and learned that I have 3 half siblings and an enormous extended family.
People wrote about working from home in their pajamas. They also wrote about proving to employers that they could get their work done, and maybe even more, from home.
People wrote about getting to spend more time with children and spouses. They also wrote about getting to spend more time with themselves at a pace that wasn’t their normal foot-on-the-pedal go, go, go.
Before COVID I just got up late, ran around in a panic, usually in a bad mood or at least sad, endured a road rage-filled commute, and arrived at the office late and ready for a cocktail. Now I wake up and think, ‘Oh, I woke up again’ and then I go out to my balcony amidst the pine trees and the chirping birds and rising sun.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? What are some positive things that have happened to you because of COVID-19?
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