I’m in desperate need of some journaling prompts for self-discovery. Yes, even at my big age of 45, I am still trying to figure out who I am and what I want.
(more…)Life Update and 11 Journal Prompts for Self-Discovery
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45 Birthday Journal Prompts
Today is my birthday, and I kicked off my own personal new year with two hours of journaling. Yes, TWO HOURS. You know journaling is my jam.
Some people think of journaling as juvenile, equating it with the “Dear Diary” ranting and raving we did as kids or angsty teens. But I turn to journaling for self-reflection, self-awareness, and self-care. I turn to journaling to grow up and glow up. In fact, the older I get, the more important journaling becomes. At this point in my life, it feels as necessary as water and air.
It’s my birthday, but I want to give you a gift. In honor of my 45th birthday, I’m sharing 45 birthday journal prompts for you to try when your special day comes back around — or even right now.
(more…)28 Days of Self-Love Journal Prompts for February
February is the perfect month to write your way through 28 days of self-love journaling prompts. With Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s Day on the horizon, February is a month that’s all about love. And it’s my favorite month because it’s also my birthday month and Black History Month.
While we spend much of February focusing on our love for others – from best friends to romantic partners – we must be careful not to neglect self-love along the way.
(more…)January Jumpstart: 31 Journal Prompts to Kick Off the New Year
There’s something powerful about starting the year with a blank page. And I do this quite literally by buying lots of new journals for the new year!
January feels like permission to begin again. It’s a time to reflect, reset, and recommit to the life (and habits) you actually want. If you’ve ever said, “This is the year I’m going to journal consistently,” this is your sign to start now, in January, and set the tone for the rest of the year.
Consider this your January Jumpstart. Here I offer you 31 journaling prompts designed to help you reflect on the year you’re leaving behind, get clear about what you want next, choose a word for the year, write affirmations that actually resonate, and set meaningful personal and professional goals.
You don’t need fancy notebooks (although I will never turn one down), perfect handwriting, or hours of free time. All you need is 15 minutes a day and a willingness to be honest with yourself.
Let’s do this!
(more…)30 Writing Prompts for November
The See Jane Write November Writing Challenge begins today! We’re writing every day for 30 days. We’re doing this Choose Your Own Adventure style, and you can do one of the following:
Steady Scribbler: 200 words/day (last year’s pace)
Bold Builder: 300 words/day (the official pace)
Page Turner: 500 words/day (for the overachievers)
Joyful Journaler: Journal every day for 15 minutes.
You can learn more about the challenge and officially sign up HERE.
See Jane Write is a community for multi-passionate writers. So participants may be working on novels, short stories, essays, blog posts or journal entries. So our prompts for the challenge are two-word prompts meant to spark an idea that you can just run with in any way you’d like.
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