Journaling can help us to get to the root cause of our limiting beliefs, it can be a healthy outlet for difficult emotions, it's a great way to reflect on our lessons, achievements, and journey. It's also a mindfulness technique, a way to ground ourselves after a busy day.
Below we've given you lots of examples of journal prompts, which you are free to use in order to explore yourself further whilst using your (manifestation) journal. Some of these questions may have already come up for you, others may provoke some deeper thinking. They can be used to understand how you may be transforming during this period, or indeed what further changes you may want to make. Who is this "new" you? Give yourself time to really work through the questions, taking one or two a day is more than enough.
What would I do today if I knew I could not fail?
What limiting beliefs or fears are holding me back from pursuing my dreams?
How have I grown in the past year? What led me to experiencing this type of growth?
How have I grown in the past ten years?
What positive changes am I most grateful for?
What are some hardships I’ve experienced, and in what ways have these hardships helped me to grow?
What risks have I taken in my life that I’m really glad I took?
What risks do I want to take this year, and what’s holding me back?
What are my guiding principles and truths? How do I live by my guiding principles in my daily life?
How can I be kinder and more compassionate to myself?
When my inner bully comes out, what can I do to show myself more kindness and love?
In what situations do I hold back from speaking my truth?
Are there any situations in which I withdraw, even when I have something to say? What can I do to feel more confident in these situations?
What are some of the people, experiences, and/or things in my life that I sometimes take for granted?
How can I cultivate more gratitude and appreciation in my daily life?
What does it mean to me to be stable, secure, and grounded?
When I’m feeling off-balance, what can I do to help myself feel more grounded and centred?
What do I need more of in my life?
What do I need to release in my life? How can I let go of these things/experiences/people/beliefs to make space for something new?
What does success mean to me? How might my idea of success be different from someone else’s idea of success?
What tasks do I tend to avoid doing? Why do I avoid these tasks?
Do I have any unhealthy habits? What steps can I take to release my unhealthy habits and create new, more positive ones?
What does forgiveness mean to me? Am I able to forgive easily?
Do I criticise myself often? How does it feel when I criticise myself?
What does self-compassion mean to me? Do I have a difficult time showing myself compassion?
What does my comfort zone look like? In what ways does this comfort zone support me, and in what ways does it hinder my growth? How can I begin to step outside of my comfort zone over the next three months?
What’s something I’ve always dreamed of doing but haven’t done yet? Can I make this dream come true this year?
What’s on my lifelong bucket list? Which of these things could I do or accomplish over the next year?
What kind of person do I want to be?
How do I want to be remembered?
If I could go back in time and tell my younger self anything, what would I say?
What self-care practices can I do for myself to nourish my whole self?
How can I take care of my mind, body, and spirit?
How can I show myself unconditional love in my daily life?
When do I feel happiest?
What brings me true joy?
How can I incorporate more joy into my daily life?
How can I love myself a little more today?
What will I do today to help my personal growth?
Do you have any prompts that you think would benefit the other people on this course? Leave them in the comments below.
That is quite some list, thank you for this. I sometimes struggle knowing where to start when journaling so these prompts are really useful and gratefully received. They should keep me going for a while 😊.