101 Journal Prompts for Staying Positive in Life
How to keep your motivation high and stay motivated throughout the day? It’s easy when you have a great set of prompts.
Journal prompts are great tools for keeping us focused on our goals. They also provide us with a daily reminder to stay positive.
Journal prompts are simple reminders that prompt us to write down our thoughts or feelings. They can be found in various forms, such as a journal, notebook, or diary.
Journal prompts are a great way to remind ourselves to stay positive.
The idea is pretty straightforward. Each day you will keep a journal and each time you feel yourself getting negative and thinking about stopping your progress towards your goal you’ll get an opportunity to write about it. This could help you focus more on what you want to accomplish.
A personal journal is a place where we can express our fears, hopes, dreams and ideas. It is a place where we do not have to worry about being judged by others because they do not understand the struggle of a writer.
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Journal Prompts for Positivity, Safe Space and Overcoming a Difficult Situation in Life
- 1. Write at least three things you are grateful for today.
- 2. What was your favorite childhood memory?
- 3. Think about 10 reasons why you should never give up.
- 4. How do you define success? Do you feel like you are successful right now? Why/Why Not?
- 5. Write one thing you are excited about doing this year.
- 6. Describe your ideal life. Make sure to include every detail from your perfect job, your perfect mate, etc.
- 7. How do you take care of your mental health?
- 8. Describe five things you wish you had done before 30.
- 9. List ten ways you are improving your relationship with your spouse or significant other.
- 10. Write ten new goals for this year. If you fail, try again. Keep trying until you succeed!
- 11. What are you really passionate about?
- 12. What aspects of life do you value most?
- 13. How do you plan to change your body over the next six months?
- 14. When someone asks how you are, what song will you sing that makes them feel good?
- 15. Reflect on your most important values. Have these changed since graduating college? What were they then and what do you think they should be now?
- 16. In the past 12 months, who has taught you the most about love?
- 17. Write about your last argument. Was it resolved well? Did the person apologize? What did you say?
- 18. Is there anything in your life that gives you joy?
- 19. What would you save if it meant losing everything else?
- 20. Write down 5 rules you live by.
- 21. Where would you go if money were no object?
- 22. Read the quote below. What do words mean to you? What do they make you think about?
- 23. Think about the qualities in a perfect man/woman and describe him/her.
- 24. Think about two people you admire. Can you identify any traits they share? Would they be friends?
- 25. What is your biggest fear? Why?
- 26. What are you afraid might happen? Write about that.
- 27. Imagine if you had been born 40 years ago. What do you think your chances of marrying would be? Of having kids?
- 28. Describe your ideal partner.
- 29. Write down all the challenges you faced when you were younger. Were you able to overcome them? Why or why not?
- 30. If you could travel anywhere…where would it be? Why?
- 31. What is the best advice you ever received? Why was it so good?
- 32. What do you want to do before you die?
- 33. What do you believe is the purpose of life? Explain.
- 34. Write about the happiest day of your life.
- 35. What is one of the biggest lessons you learned through school? College? Life?
- 36. Look back at the mistakes you made as a teen.
- 37. What is the one regret you feel you must carry around forever?
- 38. Are there times when you are extremely happy?
- 39. What is one thing you don’t tell your parents often enough?
- 40. Write about a time you were very disappointed.
- 41. How much have you grown over the last few days?
- 42. What is your greatest strength? Explain.
- 43. Do you have any regrets? Why or why not.
- 44. Tell about an experience where you felt completely alone. Why was it hard?
- 45. Describe the happiest moment of your life.
- 46. What can you learn from the experience of others?
- 47. What is your favorite memory of being young?
- 48. Which childhood story still inspires you today?
- 49. What keeps you up at night?
- 50. What does happiness mean to you?
- 51. Who would you like to meet more than anyone else on earth? Justify your answer.
- 52. Write about something positive you heard recently.
- 53. Write down five things that make you smile.
- 54. What does “happiness” look like to you?
- 55. What is your philosophy on family? Why?
- 56. What is the meaning of life?
- 57. What three things would you take with you into outer space?
- 58. Who has shaped your view of yourself? Your beliefs about love? About happiness? About success?
- 59. What is the value of friendship?
- 60. What is wrong with some relationships? With people?
- 61. What is your strongest belief? Why?
- 62. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
- 63. When you look at your life, what goal do you see ahead?
- 64. What makes you really angry?
- 65. What will you give 100% of yourself to?
- 66. What is the hardest lesson you’ve learned in your lifetime?
- 67. What is most important to you? Happiness? A relationship? Love? Money? Fame?
- 68. How would you define success? Explain.
- 69. If you could change anything, what would it be?
- 70. Could you achieve the impossible?
- 71. What do you feel is the price worth paying for the sake of a dream?
- 72. What helps you stay positive and upbeat?
- 73. Who has taught you many valuable lessons? Explain.
- 74. What is your definition of beauty?
- 75. What is the difference between a dreamer and a do-er?
- 76. How did growing up affect you?
- 77. What is the most significant event in your life?
- 78. What is holding you back?
- 79. What books influenced you the most?
- 80. Is there such a thing as true love?
- 81. Think of someone who has changed your life. Or somebody who truly cares about you.
- 82. What dreams do you carry around inside your heart?
- 83. What would you like to say to every person you know?
- 84. What would you like other people to say about you?
- 85. In the past two years, how has life been going overall?
- 86. What do you think of yourself?
- 87. Have you ever been told you were beautiful?
- 88. What is your ideal lifestyle?
- 89. Can you recall a time when you were scared out of your mind? Explain.
- 90. Do you believe in miracles? Explain.
- 91. What makes you sad these days?
- 92. Which people bring the most joy into your life?
- 93. Difficult emotions happen. Journal about the things you would do to handle negative emotions.
- 94. How long should we expect our dreams to come true?
- 95. How do you cope with negative emotions?
- 96. Has anyone helped you get through tough times?
- 97. What is your best talent or skill?
- 98. What are you grateful for now?
- 99. What is important to you: family, friends, fortune, success, freedom, peace, health, truth, beauty, etc.?
- 100. What is your motto in life?
- 101. Who is an example of selflessness for you?
- 102. Does he still hold a special place in your heart?
Conclusion
I hope that these positive thinking prompts have helped you to improve your quality of life and overall life satisfaction in your daily life.
Best of luck!
