20 Positive Journal Prompts

 Here’s another look at the 20 questions I posed for the Positive Journal Prompts again, if you did’t see the tiny writing before. 

1. What was your biggest win this week so far?
2. What do you most appreciate about the person closest to you?
3. What do you appreciate most about yourself?
4. What is your fave exercise and why?
5. What was your fave show growing up?
6. When was the last time you gave a compliment?
7. What were your childhood dreams?
8. Did you reach any childhood dreams?
9. What did you aspire to be as a teenager?
10. What’s your favorite songs with ppl in your life?
11. What is your biggest dream for your community?
12. Name 3 daily affirmations to say every morning.
13. What TV show would you live in if you could?
14. What movie brings back the best memories for you?
15. Write a letter to someone who has passed and let them know what you miss about them.
16. What was your favorite song that no one else seems to know?
17. If you could live in a museum for a night, which would it be?
18. Do you have a “Thinking Spot”? If so, write about your quiet place.
19. List all of your beautiful qualities, inside and out, and where you got them.
20. What was the happiest moment of your life?

How to Use “Mindfulness” When Journaling

Mindfulness is a term that has been thrown around in many different types of mental health and plays and very big role in DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, which is a variation on CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Both use different techniques to change views on how we think when used in therapy  (those are just 2 types). Mindfulness is a concept that attempts to helps us rewire (NOT LITERALLY) the brain to be more positive, using yoga, meditation, concentrating on the peace and gratitude in our lives using the 5 senses and living in the moment. When journaling, take little breaks to acknowledge how you feel in the moment. 

The Use of Expanding on Questions

Let’s talk about #7. What were your childhood dreams? Most of us have so many variations on childhood dreams, some of them bring us joy to reflect upon, but some bring a little heartache, so it can be a bittersweet experience. Many of these questions can be this way and I encourage you to embrace these feelings, and utilize your 5 senses (Mindfulness) to bring you back to the present if you get lost in the past. 

Thoughtful Journaling Leads to Gratitude

Whenever you think about the past, present, or future, I want you to think about what you had in all of those phases that made you grateful. When I told my fiance stories about my past, he would say, “your stories always start funny and end really sad”. He wasn’t lying. Self-improvement doesn’t happen overnight and I am in need of my own certainly, but, as someone trained as a therapist, I want to give out more than I take in. Look around you right now and find 5 things that you are grateful for. 

Don’t Get Bogged Down By Negative or Intrusive Thoughts

With the positive journal prompts, I was trying to help others find positive outlets because I know I can’t be the only one who gets into a cycle of negative thoughts when journaling at times. Not to say that venting isn’t healthy, but it can turn into a vicious cycle leading nowhere. 

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