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New Year Journaling Prompts

Let these new year journaling prompts help you to better envision a bright future. Grab a pen and some paper because it’s time to get to work. The time around a new year is often a collective moment to pause, reflect and aspire. The end of one year symbolizes closure and a definite endpoint for evaluation. Of course, you don’t have to wait for a near year to give yourself a fresh start, but there’s no time quite like it! Reflection on the past year These specific new year journaling prompts can help you truly see where you currently are in life. You’ve got to know where you are now to figure out where you’re going tomorrow. In order to grow, you must look back first. It’s often in retrospect that we can most clearly see our recurring patterns. What were the greatest highlights? Write about one…

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Breakup Journal Prompts

Going through a breakup can be incredibly challenging and emotionally draining. A key tool for understanding and healing your feelings is journaling. That’s where these breakup journal prompts can help. I think we’ve all been here before. Breakups can be difficult. A breakup represents a change in your life. Sometimes a big change that disrupts your sense of stability. Plans you made may end up dissolving and it can be painful to let go of your expectations for the future. Sometimes we need to grieve, or at the very least, process. Breakups are a period of transition, self-reflection, and if you are determined – personal growth. That’s what we’re hoping to achieve with these breakup journal prompts for reflection, growth, and moving forward. Prompts for Reflection Reflecting on the breakup isn’t meant to make you feel worse. It’s meant to help you gain some clarity and perspective on the relationship.…

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Journal Prompts for Self Love

In general, journaling can help you become more aware of your thoughts. These Journal prompts for self love can help you explore your feelings about yourself. Self love is having regard for your own well-being and happiness. It’s having unconditional love and respect for yourself, as well as being kind to yourself – especially when it’s hard. Self love is not some magical feeling that comes out of the nowhere and it’s not being narcissistic. Self love is essential to living a full, happy, and healthy life. When you tell negative stories about yourself, the biggest problem is that you start to truly believe them. The good news is that the opposite is also true. If you repeatedly tell yourself positive stories about how great you are, you’ll start to believe that too. Self Love Lists To Write Write 10 positive affirmations that you actually believe about yourself. Write…

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Journaling Prompts for Relationships

Too often we expect others to know what we’re thinking and feeling without telling them. And too often the other person does a terrible job at reading our minds. That’s one reason why using journaling prompts for relationships can be a way to approach questions you aren’t sure how to ask. While I’m using journaling prompts for relationships as a general term, I would like to point out that these questions have a slant towards romantic or committed relationships. You can journal about your personal relationships alone, but it will be more powerful to journal together. These journaling prompts for relationships are a great way to deepen your understanding and explore your feelings. I have 49 different journaling prompts for you to choose from. Prompts about Communication Open communication is a key to building healthy and strong relationships. Take time to reflect on past conversations and conflicts resolved. These prompts…

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Journaling Prompts for Self-Growth

Journaling is a great tool when it comes to personal or self-growth. But not everyone is super comfortable with journaling, or even knows how to start. That’s where these journaling prompts for self-growth come in handy. Asking the right questions can help you identify patterns you didn’t even know existed and improve your self-awareness. Journaling prompts can also help you process your emotions and gain more clarity on the things you really want. Your journal is a private place free of judgment. Don’t attempt to censor yourself, just write it all down as it comes to you. Be honest with yourself. Keeping a journal can have many benefits of course. It’s a great way to keep track of your progress, your memories and your ideas. Why Use Journaling Prompts Sometimes you just don’t feel inspired to write about anything.. That’s where these journaling prompts for self-growth come…

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How to Keep a Journal

Journaling is a powerful art that has survived countless generations. While the first diary you think of may be Anne Frank, consider this: Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Virginia Woolf, Anaïs Nin, Henry David Thoreau, Marie Curie and Charles Darwin also all kept journals (along with many other influential people). There have been numerous scientific studies done on the subject of journaling as well. Studies suggest that journaling can help your self-growth. It can be especially beneficial to your mental health as well. The human memory is fallible. Not only do we forget things, we can even mis-remember them. Reflection on our past is essential to our future growth. Keeping a journal can be a log of memories permanently inked onto the page. Reading pages you wrote long ago is almost like a time-travel – a window or mirror where you can see your past self. There is no one…