Mindfulness Journaling Prompts to Help You Meditate and Stay Calm

• 1. How do I spend my time? Am I spending too much of it in front of screens? What am I doing on social media that is helpful to me? What am I not doing on social media that would help me?
• 2. Why am I here? What are my values? Who are my friends? What motivates me to move forward in life? To make tough decisions? Or to avoid making those difficult choices? What would motivate an amazing person like Abraham Lincoln to push himself past his limits?
• 3. What does “be present” mean? Do I have any regrets about the past? Do I know what I want from this moment? Is there anything important that I need to remember right now?
• 4. What kind of relationship do I have with myself? Are you open to change? Can you let go of old patterns? When did I stop believing in myself? Who was that young girl inside who wanted to create art but never found the courage to take that step?
• 5. What has been my greatest failure? Have I learned from my mistakes? What have people said about me that wasn’t true?
• 6. Should I forgive someone? If so, who should I forgive? And why should I forgive them? Whom should I give forgiveness to?
• 7. What is one thing I feel grateful for every day? Has my gratitude become shallow because I don’t really live each day fully? What is one little act of kindness that makes me happy?
• 8. What do I see when I look at the sunset or sunrise? Does my view of nature influence how I approach life? Where do I spend more time – indoors or outdoors? Who do I spend most of my time with – family, friends, mentors, teachers, colleagues —
• 9. How often do I laugh? When do I laugh most — at work, when talking to new people, reading funny websites online?
• 10. What is something I haven’t done since childhood that I’m ashamed of? What about things I’ve done — will anyone ever find out? Is it OK to admit these shameful secrets? What do I want to confess and why?
• 11. What is the worst decision I made in my career? Was I wronged by a boss? Did I choose alcohol over friendships? The list goes on! What lessons have I learned after all these years in the business world?
• 12. What if I were unable to express my feelings? Would I be happier — or worse off? What if I couldn’t control my temper — could I handle it better?
• 13. What does happiness look like to you? Do you think you’ll always strive for this state of mind? Does your idea of happiness depend on other people?
• 14. Think of a good memory. Make sure you don’t forget one. What did you learn from that particular experience? What did you wish you had known before? What would you tell yourself today?
• 15. Why is it bad when people don’t understand you? Why do we sometimes want others to love us just based on our exterior appearance? How can we understand each other?
• 16. What advice would I give myself? What advice would I give to someone else? What would I say to a friend facing adversity?
• 17. Why do I put up barriers between myself and others? Do I believe if I reach out to others they won’t come back to me when it’s time for them to reciprocate? Am I afraid of being taken advantage of? Scammed? Rudely rejected?
• 18. What are three words to describe me? What are three words to define my life as a whole? What is my purpose? What would my life look like if I achieved everything I set out to achieve?
• 19. How many times during my life did I fail to keep my word? Can I repair that damage? When did I start keeping my promises? How am I different than I used to be?
• 20. What is the best gift I’ve ever received? What was the most meaningful moment of my life? What did I learn from that moment?
• 21. What are my strengths? My weaknesses? What changes need to take place in order for me to improve? Are there certain situations where my personality traits get in the way?
• 22. What do I love about my job? Could I change jobs without losing interest or enthusiasm? Where do I enjoy spending time — home, work, social settings, travel? What activities make my heart sing? What things amaze me?
• 23. Who can I call upon when I’m feeling overwhelmed? What do I know about my own limits? Do I tend to push through when I’m tired or overloaded? Am I capable of doing more than what I thought I could?
• 24. What makes me feel like I’m not living up to my potential? What are some ways in which I could use technology (or other tools) to enhance creative thinking? What opportunities exist to develop leadership skills and improve the team environment?
• 25. How much money do I waste everyday? How do I spend my free time? What percent of my income should go toward basic necessities? What percent should go toward saving? What percentage should go toward investment?
• 26. How important is honesty to me? To whom? Are my actions consistent with my beliefs?
• 27. What can I do to stop procrastinating? How do I manage stress at work? Can anything really help? Should I try a new approach?
• 28. Which of my memories from childhood stand out to me? Would I trade those memories for something better now? How do I deal with regrets from the past?
• 29. Forgive me for my shortcomings. Let me apologize for my mistakes. What will happen if I take responsibility for all of my failures? Will I still deserve forgiveness?
• 30. What obstacles prevent me from reaching my full potential? How do I overcome these obstacles? How does success feel inside?
• 31. What inspires me today? Does it matter whether I have good reason to be inspired? Is inspiration enough to sustain me throughout my day?
• 32. What motivates me to continue trying? What keeps me going despite failure? What keeps me striving against all odds?
• 33. What kind of food nourishes me? On my deathbed are my choices made clear or will I wish I had done things differently?
• 34. If I could invent one thing to save humanity, what would it be? How can I spread the message so everyone has access?
• 35. What do I think is right? Wrong? What do I believe to be true? Why? What evidence supports this belief? The opposite view?
• 36. How often do I ignore my intuition? Do I trust my gut feelings?
• 37. What is my relationship with God? How do I relate to Him/Her? How do I express faith every day? What do I look for in prayer? How does religion affect my daily life?
• 38. What do I want in return for giving to others? In the absence of any external rewards, what am I willing to sacrifice? What does happiness mean to me?
• 39. What do I fear? What is my greatest regret? How can I move on from these fears?
• 40. Do I choose to live each day as an adventure? Or do I just react to it — as though nothing matters?
• 41. What makes me angry? When do I get angrier? What triggers my anger?
• 42. Have I ever been hurt by someone who didn’t care? What did it teach me? What was I able to learn?
• 43. What is my definition of love? Does it include emotional and physical intimacy? Does it include friendship? Love between people, family, friends, neighbors, pets, nature?
• 44. What would my life be like if I gave up? What is my purpose? What might I lose? What do I gain?
• 45. Do I consider myself a spiritual person? Am I practicing spirituality? Where do I see the connection between my religious practices and self-growth? Am I aware of how much value I place on spirituality?
• 46. Who are the heroes of my story? How do I show gratitude for their kindness and courage?
• 47. What is worth fighting for? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for? What is worth doing without knowing why?
• 48. How well am I treating myself? Am I taking care of my body? Maintaining healthy relationships? Improving my personal hygiene?
• 49. What are my hobbies? How important are they to me? What could I possibly give anything else priority over them?
• 50. What does my dream state feel like? What do I imagine would make my life more meaningful?
• 51. What role models do I follow? Do I admire people whose successes inspire me? Who do I envy?
• 52. What are my values? What ideals drive my decisions? What do I respect most? What must I change?
• 53. Will I be remembered? For whom should I strive to be remembered?
• 54. Am I aware of my life lessons? What advice can I offer to others?
• 55. Do I keep score when it comes to success? If not, what happens to those who don’t succeed?
• 56. Can I forgive? What wounds has forgiveness healed for me? Whom have I forgiven? Are there any people in my past that I cannot let go of?
• 57. Should I forgive the unforgiveable? Is there anyone I need to forgive? How might forgiving help me heal? How might healing benefit the other person?
• 58. When has forgiveness helped me grow spiritually? Has my perspective changed since forgiving someone?
• 59. How can I forgive myself? What is my responsibility? How do I judge myself? How do I know I’m judging appropriately?
• 60. What does truth mean to me? Truth within us all? Truth about our world? Truth about ourselves?
• 61. Can I accept that some things are beyond my control? What happens to me when I try but fail? What happens to me if I always win? Am I willing to suffer?
• 62. What is the meaning of life? Why should we even bother existing? How do I define myself?
• 63. How do I use my time? Am I wasting my time? How can I make time work for me instead of against me?
• 64. How do I deal with stressors? Do I seek solitude? Do I read books? Watch movies? Play games? Take walks? Attend events? Meet new people?
• 65. Do I find balance in my life? How does being balanced affect my relationship to the universe? To God? To myself?
• 66. Did I learn something today? What did I learn from this experience?
• 67. Was I happy today? Did I enjoy myself? Would I say yes to the same questions tomorrow?
• 68. Is there anything I want to forget? What part of my history do I regret? Why wasn’t I able to say yes to these questions yesterday? What was holding me back?
• 69. What will happen if I choose to live completely in the present moment?
• 70. Can I trust my intuition?
• 71. Do I trust my emotions? How might that affect my beliefs?
• 72. What is the difference between happiness and joy? Where do the two come from? What do they lead to?
• 73. What is happiness? How can I achieve it? What does it take to maintain such a sense of well-being?
• 74. Do I treat others with kindness and compassion? Do I appreciate everyone’s uniqueness? What kind of impact can I have on someone else’s life?
• 75. What are my priorities? What needs do I fulfill first? What do I value most? How can I make sure that I am meeting everyone’s needs?
• 76. What do I really want out of life? What drives me to create positive changes in my environment? What am I working toward?
• 77. Does the law of attraction exist? Is it real? Does anyone actually get what he or she wants?
• 78. Does love have limits? How much love am I willing to give? Is loving too much or not enough?
• 79. Will I ever be satisfied? How long does satisfaction last? How do I remain content?
• 80. What would I like to see happen in the world? What would I want to change? What would I like to add to my life?
• 81. What can I contribute to humanity? How can I improve my living conditions? How can I contribute to a better world?
• 82. What is good for me? How do I stay healthy? How do I make money? How do I keep safe? How do I express gratitude for everything I have?
• 83. What is the purpose of life? Why were you born? Are you here by chance or destiny? What have you lived for so far?
• 84. Should I pursue knowledge? What should I study? What careers should I consider? What jobs should I look into?
• 85. Who are my friends? What type of friendship do I prefer? What are their qualities? What sort of person am I attracted to?
• 86. What do I believe in? What do I fear? What do I hold dear? What is sacred to me? What makes me feel alive?
• 87. Have I had fun today? Am I enjoying my life right now? If I’m feeling stressed, why didn’t I let myself relax more often?
• 88. What is my spiritual connection to this world? Can I trust my inner guidance? What would I like me to focus on during my next meditation session?
• 89. What is peace? How can I create it within myself? How can I share it with others?
• 90. When was the last time I felt truly satisfied? How do I know when I am fulfilled? Am I fulfilling all my responsibilities?
• 91. What has changed since yesterday? How do I view this world differently today than yesterday?
• 92. What would I like people to remember about me? What is my legacy?
• 93. Where do I stand in the world today? How does my current situation influence my future? What influences my behavior?
• 94. What did I learn while growing up? How did society shape who I became? What did I discover about myself during my teen years?
• 95. Why am I here? Who sent me? What are my missions?
• 96. What will my future entail? What do I need to let go of in order to live out my dreams?
• 97. What is the truth? When will the truth be known? What if I don’t find answers to these questions?
• 98. What do I want to accomplish in life? Why do I desire certain things? What is the best way of achieving my goals?
• 99. Why do I dream about the future? The past? What about now?
• 100. Do I have control over my thoughts? What happens if I lose control?
• 101. What kind of person do I want to become? How do I define success? How do I identify the key ingredients to happiness?
• 102. What is my ideal relationship? How do I measure whether my relationships satisfy me?
• 103. Do I choose to succeed or fail? How important is it that I succeed? What makes me happy? Who needs me most?
• 104. What are my talents? What do I love doing best? What are my skills? How well developed are they? How much do I use them?
• 105. What do I treasure? What would I give up to save something?

Conclusion

I hope that these mindfulness journal prompts have helped you to cultivate more positive experiences, as well as improving your overall mental health in general.

Best of luck!