
My weak points are…
I do the following to look after myself on a regular basis…
I enjoy myself best…
I release stress by…
I tend to sabotage myself when…
If someone mistreats me…
One of the most important things I learned from my parents…
The kind of support I need more in my life is…
I have a difficult time being emotionally present when…
I am insensitive to others when…
I easily rise to the occasion when…
I get in my own way when…
I feel most joy in my life when…
I show significant courage when…
The amount of work I do is influenced by…
When I’m in emotional or physical pain the kindest thing I can do for myself is…
I really wish others knew this about me…
I was the unhappiest in my life when…
I was the happiest in my life when…
I learn best by…
My strong points are…
I could be understood better if…
Changing my behaviour requires…
I’m stubborn when…
My greatest dissatisfactions centre around…
When I am put in charge, I…
I’m open about myself to others if…
I avoid challenges when…
I feel the most motivated when…
I am not a good listener when…
When someone criticizes me at work, I often feel… because I tell myself…
My hardest decisions concern…
I would tell a white lie if…
When I am put under pressure, I tend to feel… because I tell myself…
I am ready to take a risk on…
If I’m honest I’d prefer to…
What’s not working for me right now is…
I need to accept…
The most effective way for me to deal with stress is…
I feel threated when…
When I want to motivate myself I can always…
The most productive time of day for me is…
My best habit is…
Right now I am aware that…
My perfect day is one when…
The three most important people in my life are…
When others misunderstand me it’s usually because…
I know I’m particularly good at…
I need to ask for help when…
I am at my happiest when…
If my body could talk it’d tell me…
I feel most energized when…
My greatest ever accomplishment was…
I need to make more time for…
I feel most confident when…
I could be a better friend if…
I am a good friend because…
The person I’d most like to be like is ……….. because…
I really need to start saying ‘no’ to…
I really need to start saying ‘yes’ to…
Here’s a compliment I know I deserve…
More than anything else I would like to…
If there’s one thing I know I should and can change it is…
If my colleagues were asked ‘what’s like?’ I’d like them to be able to honestly say…
The moment that made me pause and be present recently was…
Today, I took a step towards my dreams by…
The beauty I see in the world is…
I am grateful for the opportunity to grow when…
A surprise that made my day better recently was…
I recently tried something new and I’m glad I did; it was…
The aspect of my health I’m particularly thankful for is…
The best part of my routine that I look forward to is…
I am grateful for the community or group that…
Today, I took a moment to just breathe and appreciate…
The last time I laughed out loud was… and I’m grateful for that moment.
I feel grateful for the season of… because…
A small act of kindness I witnessed or received today was…
The best compliment I received recently was…
I’m thankful for a recent experience where I learned…
The opportunity that presented itself recently and for which I’m grateful is…
I’m grateful for the kindness someone showed me when…
The hobby or pastime that brings me joy and for which I’m thankful is…
One thing about nature I’m deeply grateful for is…
The moment from my past that still brings a smile to my face is…
I’m grateful for my ability to…
The biggest lesson I’ve learned this year, for which I’m grateful, is…
The place where I feel most at peace is…
Today, I heard/saw/smelled something that made me smile, it was…
A challenge I overcame and am grateful for is…
One unexpected joy I experienced recently was…
For those I love and care I wish…
The most important person in my life is ; today I’m going to tell him/her…
I need to express my gratitude to today because…
I am particularly grateful for…
I feel most grateful when…
The blessings I often forget to be grateful for are…
I something’s take for granted…
The three material things I’m thankful I have are…
I am motivated by…
I feel inspired when…
The nicest person I’ve met recently was…
The thing I love most about my partner/spouse /best friend is…
The three things I’m grateful for from the last 24 hours are…
My best personal skill is…
I’m happy to have made the mistake that…
My best personality trait is…
The tradition I really value is…
Today I accomplished…
The member of my family I feel most grateful to is…
The best mentor I ever had was…
One of the friends I’m grateful for is…
The book that made the biggest positive impression upon me was…
I can help others by…
The thing I like about my job is…
What artist, author, or musician are you grateful for?
The person in my life who makes me feel most safe is…
One accomplishment I’m proud of is…
I just looked out the door/window – I’m thankful for…
I’d love to be…
I’d love to work with…
Given the freedom I’d start tomorrow by…
The best Idea I ever had was…
The best idea I’ve ever heard was…
If I could have one wish I’d want…
When I imagine myself at my happiest I am…
I would love to emulate the success of (name), because…
The person I most want to be like is…
I want the rest of my life to be about…
If I could do anything in the world, it would be…
If I had no fear…
If I didn’t need to earn money…
I missed a significant opportunity in my life when…
If I knew I could not fail, I would…
I create the best results in my life when…
My big dream is…
If I knew I simply couldn’t fail, I’d…
If I could go back a year and give myself some advice I’d…
To make today a great day I’ll remind myself that…
For me work/life balance means…
The most inspiring thing I’ve experience lately was…
To stay on track to my ideal life I need to…
When I’m gone I want to be remembered as…
I really want to try…
For me a successful life means…
My vision of a perfect month this month is…
My vision of a perfect day today is…
Who or what will I forgive today?
In three year’s time I want to be…
This week I’m going to finally start…
The most positive thing I could do today is…
When I see my ideal future it looks like…
I’m grateful for having been able to travel to visit…
The first happy memory that comes to my mind is…
What’s something that you grateful to have today that you didn’t have a year ago?
A simple pleasure I’m grateful for is…
I’m really looking forward to…
The single most important value for me is…
When I’m at my best I…
I thrive in environments where…
I am continually on the lookout for opportunities to improve…
People admire my particular ability to…
I’ve never told anyone but I really want to…
The words I’ll live by this week are…
By the end of today I will have moved my vision forward by…
What I need to focus on to make this year my best ever is…
Today will be a great day because…
Change PromptI’m ready!
Effective Journaling:
- Write down the prompt.
- When the timer starts begin to write.
- Keep your pen on the paper – don’t stop writing until the bell sounds.
- Forget tidiness, punctuation, spelling or grammar – just write!
- If you run out of something to write then write ‘I have nothing to write’ continually until something comes up for you.
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