I have loved journaling ever since I was a little girl. I still have my scribbled-up notebooks from childhood upstairs, safe in a dusty bin under my bed. Journaling brings out my inner child and grounds me. It allows me to dream and play, and it reminds me that my thoughts are important and valuable.
If you feel resistant to journaling, that is okay. I encourage you to look at this resistance and challenge yourself to understand what it is about the process that feels like a burden to you. Personally, I have gone in spurts of how I actually journal my thoughts. It feels nostalgic and happy to put my thoughts out on physical paper; yet life is so busy and I find myself doing this less and less as I age. Lately, my journaling has been through writing out my thoughts on my Instagram, and keeping little notes on an ongoing Google doc I call “Ramblings.” Finding a system of how you journal is what will encourage you to find the value in it. It could also be keeping thoughts on your Notes app or even recording voice memos to yourself.
We are constantly evolving and changing in this life. Nothing is permanent. As our seasons change, so do our worldviews, thoughts and opinions. The following journal topics will allow you to explore parts of yourself that perhaps you haven’t looked at in months or even years. Have fun thinking about these responses, and have fun making yourself a priority as you go through this process.
1.) When was a time in your life when you felt alive and free?
2.) Who is the first person that comes to mind when asked who you admire? Why?
3.) If you had no limits, what would you do with your life?
4.) What is a personality trait of yourself that you appreciate?
5.) If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, who would you call today?
6.) How are you different now than you were 5 years ago? 1 year ago?
7.) When was the last time you felt really inspired?
8.) What is something that makes you feel nostalgic?
9.) Where in your life could you create more effective boundaries?
10.) When is a time in your life where you felt very scared?
11.). What object in your life holds significant value to you? Why?
12.) What is a decision that was controversial that you do NOT regret?
13.) What impact do you hope to make upon this world?
14.) What do you hope people remember y0u by?
15.) Who is someone that triggers you? Why?
16.) What is a secret that no one knows about you?
17.) If there were no limitations, what job/career would you be doing?
18.) Where is your happy place?
19.) Are you an extravert, an introvert, or an ambivert? Explain.
20.) What holiday memory do you hold close to your heart?
21.) What is something about the world that currently frustrates you?
22.) If you could go back in time, what day would you change?
23.) Who is someone who has been there for you? What have they helped you through?
24.) If you could emulate someone, who would you be and why?
25.) What is your favorite form of self-care?
26.) What makes you insecure?
27.) What does the most authentic version of yourself look like?
28.) Who are you struggling to forgive?
29.) What experience has caused major shift for you in the past 5 years?
30.) Who do you consider your family?
31.) What is something about yourself that most people may not know?
32.) What is your love language?
33.) What experience has hardened you in your life?
34.) What negative self-belief do you need to rid yourself of? What positive belief can you replace it with?
35.) What would the younger version of yourself be proud of?
I hope these topics help aid in self-discovery. Let me know your thoughts on the journaling process and please share this post if you enjoy it! 🙂
Xo, chelsea
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