Weekly prompts to help you think a little harder, write a little longer, and have a bit of fun in your journal. I provide the prompt and then a bit of discussion afterward to help you think beyond the prompt.
How To Use Weekly Prompts
Using weekly prompts can be as simple or as difficult as you would like. I do not use one every day, and sometimes I use several from the weekly prompts list at one time. Over time, I have learned that too simple doesn’t work for me. I like to push the question around in my mind, look at it from a couple of different perspectives, and see what comes out.
Imagine, if you will, the prompt as a unique piece of artwork. Put that piece of artwork on a pedestal and then move around it. Look from side to side, high to low, and anything between. I want it to speak to me, give me thoughts, and guide my thoughts into a deeper understanding.
In all seriousness, I do study the question. I don’t spend hours on it and sometimes not even minutes. A few seconds and a few pointed questions after. Generally, those questions begin with why. Why did the prompt spark that response? Does that matter to me, and why? Why did I choose that answer/point? My meanings and questions can be vastly different from yours. That’s okay! The prompts are supposed to spark YOUR thoughts and feelings.
Focus Quote
A journal is your completely unaltered voice. — Lucy Dacus
In your life, you make choices every day that represent who you are. These representations may show others that you are strong or weak, meek or bold, courageous or studious, quiet or reserved, etc. Those representations are sometimes shields to hide our more vulnerable side from others. Your journal should reflect all of your strengths and weaknesses. It should be your vulnerable and unaltered voice. The voice that is not tempered by politeness, calmed by reasonableness, or weakened by shyness. In your journal, you are free to speak your truth, no matter what that truth is.
When you pick up your pen to write, imagine it is your sword of truth, strength, and freedom. Allow yourself to let the voice of your heart and mind flow freely.
Weekly Inspiration
Journaling
The most inspiring journal cover is the cover that makes you want to pick it up and use it.
Pin by Raven
Creative Journaling
No matter the artwork that you add, it’s important to remember to allow yourself the freedom to be open with yourself on each page.
Pin By Firestorm Ignite
Art Journaling
Sometimes, just one sentence can be your unaltered voice all by itself.
Pin By bell
The images that I choose for inspiration are not about the links. They are solely about the images and what they represent. I love seeing other people’s journals. I love the inspiration that hits me to go write in my own. Sometimes, that inspiration leads me to try something I have seen on their pages. Mostly, it just inspires me to write!
Weekly Prompts
33.01 Write the song lyrics that most stick with you.
We hear songs every day and all through our lives. But some songs really dig in and stick with you. Natasha Bedingfield’s Unwritten is a song that has stayed in my mind for years. The fascinating part of the song is that it’s not just one part of the lyrics, but the entire song inspires me. Often, one part of the song or another will come to mind just when I need to hear it.
33.02 What can you do to bring more joy into your life today?
Thinking of the week or month can sometimes feel overwhelming. Lately, I have been narrowing my focus to the day at hand. A lot of days, I narrow it down to morning, afternoon, and evening. I meditated this morning, and I will paint this afternoon, even if it’s only for 15 minutes
33.03 What is something you wish other people knew or understood about yourself?
For many years, I have allowed parts of myself to remain buried beneath the surface. In recent years, I have come to understand these parts of me are just as essential as the air I breathe. I am learning to accept these parts of myself and not bury them to suit others. I am an introvert and very comfortable with it.
33.04 What area of your life are you happiest with?
Write in detail about that area and how you have reached that happiness. Did you work hard to improve on a skill or talent? Have you fostered a friendship or relationship into a place of joy or contentment? Is your career where you want it or on track? Maybe your self-awareness has deepened, and you are proud of that part of your life. Whatever it is, write about it and what makes you happiest about it.
33.05 Write about an event that hurt you deeply, and you have not forgiven or forgotten.
Did someone break your heart, and you still carry that torch? What about a family member who betrayed you, and you still hold the hurt in your heart? Explain the event in detail, what hurt you, why you still hurt, and how you cope with it now. Describe how it affects your decisions today.
33.06 What is an activity that you love to do during the summer?
Are you a beach person? Do you like going out into the heat and sun? Is this activity something that you do alone or with others?
33.07 Word of the week: Raconteur.
Look it up, write it down, and use it in a sentence or two. Do you know any raconteurs?
I hope these weekly prompts inspire you to think harder, dig deeper, and write a little longer this week. Looking for more prompts? Check out the Divergent Dialogues category to see more weekly prompts, 31+ Fun Journaling Prompts, or head on over to my Pinterest board!
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Happy Journaling!
Sarah G.
