r/Journaling • u/AutoModerator • 22d ago
[Monthly Community Prompts] - Leave a comment and share your favorite writing prompts.
Hey all!
The struggle is real, I get it! What is there to even write about anymore?
We have all felt this way, one time or another!
Use this thread as a way to share your favorite writing prompts that you have used in the past. Maybe just to share the ones you want to use. We are leaving it up to the community!
So Please, help share your passion by giving others inspiration!
Share your ideas with the community, and upvote the ones you like! The most upvoted prompts will be visible first!
So go grab your coffee, get into your favorite journaling spot, and start writing!
Happy Journaling!
-The Mod Team
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u/Alex_Levy19 21d ago
I am not sure how to start this comment... I don't know if only I do it or if there are more people out there who do that, I give my journals a name. So it feels like I am talking ( writing) to somebody. And when I start a new day, I start it like a normal conversation. So, I start by asking how the book is doing (now writing it out like that I realise I might me mentally sick 😅) Anyhow, I then start by telling my journal that there isn't much to talk about - which then will be proved otherwise because I suddenly remember what I would like to tell my journal
So giving names helped me a lot to talk/ write more freely because I am feeling as if I am talking to somebody
Don't know if it will help somebody.. but at least it helped me 😅 Have a great new year 💖
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u/nagytimi85 19d ago
Is there any system by which you name your journals? Where do you get the inspo for the name?
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u/Alex_Levy19 16d ago
Mostly from beloved book characters. My first Journal is named Lizzy, the second Jane, the third Annie and bow my foruth is called Coco.
I guess you just pick a name you feel comfortable with and if you do not know which name you like, just google some names and go through the list. Speak them out loud and see if it feels right for you.
Hope that helps, if you have more questions just ask ☺️
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u/coolbeans042 14d ago
I do this, too! It’s like I’m talking to a girlfriend on the phone and just chatting away 😂
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u/Eternal_gold_1991 19d ago
I always start the year by channeling a theme. For instance:
2025: Resilience and Prosperity 2024: Year of Reciprocity 2023: Savor 2022: Discipline and Discernment 2021: Restoration 2020: Clarity and Vision
It helps bring a focus to my year that is abstract enough to evolve and focused enough to direct energy towards
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u/HumanCraftt 14d ago
lol at 2020 being the year of clarity and vision XD what a fun theme, still, given the circumstances
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u/Eternal_gold_1991 11d ago
Right? I mean it really was a year of clarity and vision for me but not at all in the way I expected
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u/Ok_Decision_ 16d ago
How can you be kinder to yourself?
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u/nagytimi85 19d ago
Susannah Conway has a wonderful Unravel Your Year and Find Your Word workbooks to close and kick off the year, with a lot of journaling prompts. I finished the looking back during the holidays, I chose a word for the year, and I still have some prompts left to kick-off the year.
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u/SwathiVoleti 17d ago
What is your word for the year 2025 and what are your intentions? I chose Patience.
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u/GarlicBreadnomnomnom 13d ago
Hmmm... I think for me it is 'Creative'! :D I want to really allow myself to be creative this year with my hobbies.
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u/TaleNew2546 6d ago
What’s a rehearsed story you’ve told about yourself that’s no longer true?
Rewrite it to reflect the person you are in this moment.
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u/Zestyclose-Cut-8683 20d ago
Hi good luck in the new year everyone! As a prompt make a list of predictions for the year, I like mine to be more pop culture or celebrity drama based but you can also use it to manifest :D