31 Journal Prompts

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Read the first few

What do you want to remember about today?

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Write to yourself one year from now. What do you hope has changed?

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What's something you did well this week that nobody noticed?

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Everything inside

1. What do you want to remember about today?
2. Write to yourself one year from now. What do you hope has changed?
3. What's something you did well this week that nobody noticed?
4. Describe a small moment that made you smile recently.
5. What's worrying you? Write it down, then write what you'd tell a friend.
6. Who are you grateful for, and why, specifically?
7. What did you learn the hard way this year?
8. Write a thank-you letter you'll never send.
9. What would a kind version of you say about your last mistake?
10. What does a good ordinary day look like for you?
11. Describe your life now to your 10-year-old self.
12. What are you looking forward to this month?
13. What's a habit you'd like to start? Why haven't you yet?
14. Write about a place that feels like home.
15. What did you used to love that you've stopped doing?
16. Halfway through the month. What's gone better than expected?
17. Write to someone who shaped you.
18. What would you do with a free Saturday and no obligations?
19. What's a belief you've changed your mind about?
20. Describe today using all five senses.
21. What are you proud of that you rarely mention?
22. What would you like to let go of?
23. Write a letter to yourself for a hard day.
24. What made you laugh this week?
25. What do you need more of right now?
26. Who do you want to be in five years?
27. What's a compliment you still remember?
28. What's one thing you'd tell yourself last January?
29. Write about a small act of kindness you saw.
30. End of the month: what's one sentence that sums it up?
31. Seal a letter to future you. What should they know about now?

Where this comes from

The book is drawn from Dear You, a free iPhone app. If you like the format, the app has more.

Dear You: Daily LettersFree on the App Store for iPhone

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