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30 Cozy Journaling Prompts to Help You Feel at Home in Your Own Skin

There’s something magical about cozy season. The crisp air, the warm drinks, the chunky sweaters — all of it seems to whisper, slow down. But true coziness isn’t just about fuzzy socks and flickering candles. It’s about feeling safe, grounded, and at peace within yourself.

That’s why I love journaling this time of year. Okay, you know I love journaling any time of the year. But my journaling practice always seems to have a glow up in the fall. Cozy journaling isn’t just about recording your thoughts or recapping your day — it’s about reconnecting with yourself. It’s about finding warmth within, even when the world feels chilly or chaotic.

If you’re ready to grab your favorite blanket, light a candle, and fill your notebook with gentle self-reflection, these 30 cozy journaling prompts will help you nurture calm, gratitude, and comfort — from the inside out.

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31 Evening Journaling Prompts for October

Chances are you’ve heard of Morning Pages—the practice popularized by Julia Cameron in The Artist’s Way, where you begin your day with three pages of stream-of-consciousness writing. Morning Pages can help clear mental clutter and spark creativity. But if you can’t pick up your journal until the end of the day – that’s OK! Maybe I should have titled this post “In Defense of Evening Pages.”

Journaling doesn’t have to be reserved for the morning hours. And I believe “evening pages” can be just as powerful. Writing at night helps you process the day, reflect on your wins, release frustrations, and set intentions for tomorrow. Evening journaling can calm your mind before bed, improve your sleep, and allow you to end the day with gratitude and clarity.

Since October is often seen as a season of reflection—with the year winding down and autumn inviting us to slow our pace—it’s the perfect time to start a nightly journaling ritual.

To help you get started, here are 31 evening journaling prompts for October—one for every day of the month.

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Journal Prompts for Goal Setting: Start of a New Quarter

Using journal prompts for goal setting is a great way to ensure you’re setting goals that truly align with your vision and values and that you’re not just drafting a laundry list of tasks or habits that your favorite TikTok creator said would be a good idea.

As we start a new quarter today, this is a perfect time to revisit and revamp our 2025 goals. Spring is here and this may also give you a boost of energy to go after your dreams.

I’ll be meeting with the women of the See Jane Write Collective today to help them with their Q2 goals. Of course, I’ll be using journal prompts to guide them—the same prompts that I worked through a few days ago to set my goals for this new season.

Here are 11 powerful journal prompts for goal setting that will help you pause, reflect, and reset.

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The Olympics and the Power of Journaling

Today the world said “au revoir” to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. (That is until the Paralympics begin on August 28.)

Being the word nerd that I am, I not only celebrated the medals Team USA snagged in sports like basketball, track and field, gymnastics, and swimming, but I was also giddy that journaling was getting time to shine too!

Several Olympians shared before and during the games that journaling is part of their strategy for success.

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Why Busy Writers Should Journal

Writers should journal even if they feel like their schedule is too hectic to make the time. I know that if you’re a busy writer you may feel like journaling is a waste of time. After all, shouldn’t any time that you have to write be spent working on your book or blog or an article, essay, or poem? What’s the point in using that precious time to write words that no one else will see? 

If this is your mindset about journaling, my mission is to change it. 

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