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If you think you’re running out of things to write about in your journal, think again. Your next story doesn’t have to be your next best idea – it simply has to invoke emotion.
Many times, us writers hold back on our writing in fear we will reveal too much of ourselves to the public, but this is actually a way to capture reader’s hearts and attention. After all, what has more feeling than the truth?
Now really, stop holding back and allow these prompts to help discover you.
- List little things that mean a lot to you.
- Recall your most vivid childhood memory.
- The last outing you had with a friend.
- Your feelings towards change.
- Times you took the risk.
- Describe the feeling you say you can’t.
- A letter to a stranger you have never forgotten.
- Something or someone you have yet to move on from.
- Something new you learned this week.
- Write about a person you admire from afar.
- Describe your favorite place in nature.
- Write a goodbye to all your bad habits.
- Recall an argument you never entirely got over.
- Your relationship status 6 months ago and how you felt about it.
- The things you changed about yourself for another – and where is this person now?
- The first moment you knew insecurity.
- Is love meant to be? Why or why not?
- What will you miss most in life?
- A letter to someone who is not apart of your life anymore.
- A confession to someone you envy.
- The last year of your life has taught you…
- The biggest worry in your mind right now.
- Describe the moment you felt safest.
- 10 times you couldn’t stop laughing.
- A stranger you till remember
- The first time you remember being comforted.
- Describe how or if you organize things and apply that to you as a person.
- Relive a day that changed your perspective.
- Who do you owe the biggest apology to?
- Who can change your mind?
- Limiting beliefs you are ready to leave behind.
- Where you mark the end of your childhood.
- The worst piece of life advice you have ever been told.
- What would your life be like if you had never felt fear?
- 26 sentences about yourself – all starting with letters a-z.
- A moment that affected you more than it should’ve.
- The emotion you feel most.
- What do you feel when you write?
- Memories of your childhood pet.
- Who made you the happiest?
- Your place away from home.
- A moment you lied.
- The age you want to stay stuck in.
- Create a story about yourself in third person.
- A time you felt someone’s smile.
- Something you always come back to.
- A place that has your heart.
- The items that sit in your time capsule.
- A day you will never let go.
- Who or what has shaped you the most as a person?
Which personal journal writing prompts do you like best? Share your ideas below!
