100 Journal Prompts on Being Resilient

Do you ever get stuck in a rut? Are you always feeling down or being in stressful experiences? If you answered yes to either question, then you might want to consider journal prompts.

Journal prompts are a great way to help you stay focused and motivated. They also help you reflect on your life and gain insights into your thoughts and feelings.

Journal prompts are short writing exercises that prompt you to write about a specific topic. The idea behind them is to encourage you to express yourself freely. By doing so, you’ll be able to better understand your emotions and thoughts.

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Journal Prompts on Being Resilient and Cultivating Positive Emotions

1. Write about the person who meant the most to you in your life growing up. Was it your mother, father, grandmother, grandfather? How do they influence how you think today?
2. What was one of your favorite childhood memories? Why did it stick with you for years?
3. Think of your first love story. What happened and what lessons were learned?
4. Imagine yourself 10 years from now. How will things change? Where will you be living? Who will you be spending time with? Why?
5. What are some ways that you have overcome challenges in your life? Were there any major obstacles that got in the way?
6. What does success mean to you? And why do you think you’re achieving it?
7. Reflect upon a difficult situation in which you felt embarrassed or ashamed. Now imagine that it never actually bothered you in the first place.
8. Describe an emotional experience you had when you were young. It doesn’t matter whether you enjoyed this experience or not. What stands out most is your reaction to it.
9. List three qualities that describe someone you admire.
10. Write a letter to a child you’ve never met. Tell him/her everything you’d like to tell him/her if you could meet face-to-face.
11. What has been your biggest failure in life? How did you learn from it and move on?
12. What is your philosophy of life? What’s your guiding principle?
13. What are three words you would use to describe yourself? Is there anything else about you that people might find interesting?
14. Explain the difference between courage and bravery.
15. What are five things you enjoy doing more than anything else?
16. Which relationships have taught you the most about life?
17. What do you believe to be the most important lesson life teaches us?
18. When you look back at moments in your life as a whole, where do you feel the greatest sense of fulfillment?
19. What makes you feel happy?
20. What traits make you good at what you do?
21. What goals do you still hope to accomplish in the future?
22. Take time to remember something truly inspiring — and write about it. Whatever it may be, keep it in mind.
23. What would life be without humor? You needn’t laugh all the time; just do it enough to appreciate its importance.
24. What would happen if every single decision you made was based solely on right vs. wrong? Would you end up being unhappy every day? Or would the concept of “right” become obsolete?
25. What aspects of your personality do you dislike and wish weren’t part of your everyday life?
26. Have you ever failed to live by your own standards? How did it affect you?
26. What has been the toughest choice you have ever made? How did you handle it?
27. Choose one word to represent the best part of your character: integrity, loyalty, honesty, etc.
28. In what area of life are you the best or worst?
29. If you could ask anyone anything about themselves, whose question would you choose? What did he say?
30. What are you really afraid of?
31. What is your definition of happiness?
32. What do you believe the purpose of life is?
33. What is compassion, according to you?
34. What is justice? To whom should it apply and how can we ensure that it happens in our personal lives? The world? Both?
35. Name three people who you admire for their strength, kindness, or ability.
36. Consider all of your life experiences: From birth to now. How much change have they brought? Have these experiences changed you?
37. Give some thought to what you want in return for helping others.
38. What’s the worst thing that has happened to you? Were there times you wished it hadn’t?
39. What is the most difficult situation you have dealt with in your life so far? How did you overcome it?
40. Why is it important to forgive those you forgive?
41. What do you think will always remain unchanged?
42. Who were your role models growing up? Did you draw any inspiration from them?
43. What is the first thing you remember wanting to be when you grew up?
44. If someone had told you then what you know today about love, would you have believed them?
45. What does having faith mean to you? What benefits do you see in practicing it?
46. Can you identify the biggest mistakes you’ve made over the years? How did you handle each one? Why was it worth it?
47. What kind of person would you like to become? Why?
48. Write down everything you can think of that you’re proud of. Include both big and small achievements.
49. Do you consider yourself a fighter? Explain why or why not.
50. When was the last time you cried? What prompted this? Also, talk about your feelings after crying.
51. Are you willing to take risks for what you believe in? Explain.
52. Is your sense of self-worth dependent upon another person? What factors contribute to it?
53. Tell us about your most memorable experiences as a child. How did it make you feel?
54. Describe a moment that surprised you. Did you find it surprising at the time? Why?
55. Are you able to forgive others for things they may have done to hurt you? Explain.
56. Think of a few words that describe you: Honest, compassionate, loyal, forgiving, courageous, loving, caring, strong, determined...
57. What is courage? Why is it important?
58. Describe an experience where you felt you didn’t measure up. How did you deal with the disappointment? Who helped you out?
59. What is your greatest weakness? What strengths have you developed because of it?
60. What kinds of things are you grateful for?
61. What is the most valuable lesson you learned from another human being?
62. Has something good ever come out of a mistake? Explain why or why no.
63. What does it mean to be free of fear?
64. Which comes first for you: Compassion or empathy? Why?
65. What inspires you? What makes you stand up and go forward?
66. What is your greatest challenge right now? Can you handle it?
67. Do you find it easy to trust people? Why/Why not?
68. What do you admire most about other people?
69. How do you respond to adversity?
70. What is the best way to improve the quality of your relationships?
71. What has been the highest point of your life so far? Why?
72. What causes you the most pain? What makes it easier for you to recover from it?
73. What are some of the toughest challenges you’ve faced in the past? How did you overcome them?
74. What qualities do you look for in friends and family members? Explain why or why don’t you choose certain ones.
75. Tell us about a recent personal achievement. How did it make the world better? Talk about how you plan to continue changing it.
76. Have you ever experienced despair? Explain.
77. Where is the world headed? What do you think about it? Is there anything you’d like to change about it?
78. Have you ever suffered a loss? Explain.
79. How do you define success?
80. In what ways have you failed miserably?
81. Why is it hard for us to admit we’re wrong?
82. If you could meet any celebrity on earth whom would it be and why?
83. Imagine if everyone saw through all of our secrets. What would happen?
84. What makes someone special?
85. What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind?
86. How often have you felt overwhelmed? Give examples.
87. What are the three worst days of your life?
88. What was the saddest thing you’ve heard recently?
89. Are you comfortable sharing who you really are? Why/why not?
90. Take a minute to imagine a day in the future when you will no longer be here. Share your thoughts, feelings and hopes and dreams and regrets.
91. What do you value most? Why? ____________________________
92. What is love? What makes you sure you know how to give it or receive it?
93. What do you believe without thinking about it?
94. What does it mean for someone else to take care of us in our old age? _________________________________
95. When was the last time you were truly happy? Explain.
97. Do you feel more connected to nature than to people? Explain and share the times you’ve felt this way.
98. What do you consider “enough”? Explain._______________________________
99. What happens when you become angry at someone?
100. Describe an experience where you had a strong urge to cry but didn’t.