I want to share a journal prompt that I think is really neat. It’s easy and can be completed in as little as 5 minutes, but it spans a week (or longer, if you like).
I found this prompt in Kathleen Adams’ Journal to the Self.
>>> Prompt:
Pick a ‘theme word’ for a week, or longer if you prefer. Susannah Conway chooses a theme word to guide her through each year, which I think is a really cool idea.
For this prompt, you are going to journal each day for 5-15 minutes about how you experienced your theme word that day. If you were to choose a guiding word for the year, you may journal each week, or check in each month.
My word for this week is happiness, to get me focusing on the little things that bring me joy as I head back into work.
Some other examples of theme words are:
- Calm
- Passion
- Change
- Loneliness
- Confusion
- Love
- Patience
- Faith
- Gratitude
- Anger
- Inspiration
- Acceptance
You can really choose any word you like. My word for last year was perseverance. It served me well. Interestingly, I didn’t consciously choose a guiding word this year, but I have felt drawn to the words faith and courage over and over again.
What word will you choose as a theme word this week/month? Have you ever chosen a guiding word for the year, and has it made a difference?
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