36 Journal Prompts for the Season of Reflection
As we head into Fall and Winter and the weather becomes cooler here in North America with less sunlight, it’s easy to move into hibernation mode, especially on top of the pandemic this year. To help process your emotions and your situation, I encourage you to bring a notebook with you to your cozy nook, writing for 2, 5, 10, 15+ minutes daily. Set a timer if you’d like, starting small.
You can get the disappointment, anger, fear, sadness and stress out of your head without judgement; capture small and big wins and celebrations with gratitude; and gain mental space to find a new perspective on yourself, your situation and a way forward that honors who you are.
You can also use the time to re-connect with who you are who you want to be, and start designing a future you desire.
Because a blank page can be tough, prompts can be useful to get your mind flowing and writing. No judgement on quality, just go for quantity and get everything out of your head, and see what other thoughts it leads to!
36 creative and reflective journal prompts
![Write a Break Up Text to Your Inner Critic](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603643830222-APRPGNYUOVTRUDHDCY4E/image-asset.png)
![What are Five Key Words in Your Personal Manifesto?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603643930382-MM9SCBFB35RA72WJRV4T/image-asset.png)
![How Old Would You Be If You Didn't Know How Old You Are?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644232876-8CDTWB248J7MQW9UVEIZ/28.png)
![When It's All Said and Done - Will You Have Said More Than You've Done?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644233643-V5V7GP60K7S4FVYJUEMR/29.png)
![What is Unlikely, But Not Impossible, to Be?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644084823-D6928FJP3EA8VH83JA8P/13.png)
![What are Three Tools You Can't Live Without?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644084833-CT85B3R7EFH1MV845SA2/14.png)
![Name Your Three Go-To Self-Care Rituals (or Design Them!)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644089407-7NI774AQHKH1KTB3IRGI/15.png)
![Who are You Grateful For? Reflect and Capture Details of Why](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644141432-LQH3FDEE3DED48SDJVAL/24.png)
![You Return to Your Childhood Hometown - What Memory Do You Most Want to Relive?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644090764-SSC3JA7JEW28JSTCTGHA/16.png)
![Write the First Sentence of a Feature Profile on YOU in a Fashion Publication](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644097675-NWEO6TBWK0E49274N64U/19.png)
![When Were You At Your Best? How Did You Get Yourself There?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644141383-NSCYXECMBOS7RGX17A8W/23.png)
![Write the First Sentence of a Feature Profile on YOU in a Business Publication](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644094080-RQ2M786NTMQ9EB9NLLJJ/18.png)
![When Was the Last Time You Felt Proud? Savor the Details](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644146198-CZPO1PSSKSQO3MKFH0HR/25.png)
![Where Is Your Willpower Going?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644196450-BRSC2QEIK6WKW84QIYAM/12.png)
![How Do You Reward Yourself? It's Important!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644145490-1FVVMQNAIMSIXD4TCI9S/26.png)
![What Drives You?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644148888-TASCAZKOO192Q8ZEI7IB/27.png)
![What Would You Do If You Couldn't Fail?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644149402-HXQ89JJD0JL952ZA2AK2/28.png)
![Come Up with an Imaginative Nickname for a Stranger You See All the Time](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644098193-FGABTDXAGELRIH8XBK3E/20.png)
![What Keeps You Up at Night? Your Mind Racing During the Day?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644152218-79Y51T3GECOZDMLR6IB8/29.png)
![What Gets You Moving? What do You Procrastinate About?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644152774-W7ZKU6N69Q8HRMLDQAVO/30.png)
![If You Were Given An Extra Hour Today & Could NOT Do Anything You Usually Do - What Would You Do?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644100696-CI3S1PPGMGBGSL56NMIH/21.png)
![Are You More Worried About Doing Things Right, or Doing the Right Things?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644197140-ARXYU5II1FUV2GH99Q58/13.png)
![How Come Things That Make You Happy Don't Make Everyone Happy?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644200265-AVWXNE3BHN6MZQDWTTV7/14.png)
![If You Could Offer a Child One Piece of Advice, What Would It Be? Why?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644200939-6D3P3GO0WQUN2ZKAG9PV/15.png)
![What's One Thing Your Really Want to Do But Haven't Done Yet? What's Holding You Back?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644205023-W5QXELWT9A8IPJCCO4WZ/16.png)
![Would You Break the Law to Save a Loved One?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644205415-RN0KYRYJG1NGIMLDOPB1/17.png)
![Why Are You, YOU? How Are You Uniquely YOU?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644210409-NOHOLNVR5O5CCC7YX63O/18.png)
![What's Something You Do Differently Than Most People? How Can That Be Your Superpower?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644211131-HZ7C26MXVSA1NIH9XJBW/19.png)
![How Can You Use Your Strengths Today to Make Live Easier?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644214909-7TJRAUAVQ8JM9Z5M4WRC/20.png)
![What Values Are Driving Your Decision?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644215435-CVZM8FKBE6PVPOJS2TOC/21.png)
![Have You Been the Kind of Friend You Want to Have as a Friend?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644220440-Y1REXZHJKLA5O05AKHTL/22.png)
![Are You Holding onto Something That Would Be Better to Let Go Of? What's Holding You Back?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644220826-CNFI2SKETBKCPH82L59T/23.png)
![What Motivates, Excites, Inspires & Energizes Me? How Can I Experience More of It?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644225297-JEUNIF5S9TQZYUUKGHVC/24.png)
![What Does it Mean to Feel Safe? When is the Last Time You Felt Safe? How Can You Create Safe Environments?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644225454-RVLFFFLTLCL4R0WD2TX4/25.png)
![How Are You Censoring What You Are Really Thinking and Feeling?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644229659-AD8WMN8ZXZ9FGKNKOW5B/26.png)
![How Do You Feel About Your Self-Care? How Does it Affect the Quality of Your Life?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a689675827c3de672b9548/1603644230568-FO4LEFX8ZIXCT9580K53/27.png)