journal prompts

  • God Big

    Hi there dreamers and Happy November! I have this superb, excited, overjoyed, and just grateful energy right now. This post is titled Godbig because I want us all to go after those extremely grand and large dreams that God instills in us. I’ve decided to share one of my recent journal entries with you to further elaborate and explain… Journal Entry from Saturday, October 30, 2021 OMG…I can’t stop crying today and it’s not sad tears at all. It’s happy praise-God tears. Its tears of joy, excitement, and amazement at his miracle-working power and how He manifests things in His time frame and today I got to get a glimpse…

  • June G&V Prompts – Part 3

    Where are their opportunities to connect and encourage someone? At checkout, the copy machine, during a playdate, after you put your kids to bed? In the midst of heading to and from meetings, while I grab my lunch or encounter a campus visitor. I am learning that these prompts are all about making every moment count, not necessarily to get a to do list item done but to be a member of the community I am in and to have a positive impact in the lives around me. How can you change your focus on some of these tasks in your day to see them as purposeful opportunities to encourage…

  • Journal Prompts via Grit & Virtue

    I shared previously that I hope to move forward with some journal prompts for my blog posts. A blog that I subscribe to Grit & Virtue and when they send out an email to their subscribers it is always something that is meant to inspire and uplift no matter what we may be going through and recognizing that we are not alone. I really appreciate the emails from them as it includes an encouraging note, some articles that are related to the topic at hand, and then my favorite journal prompts for the month. Here is the prompts for this past month of June which will guide my next few…

  • Freewrite Sunday

    I think today is a freewrite kind of day. This past month I have taken in quite a lot of information as I try to make moves for the next step in life and getting back on track to my dreams. I believe that is very useful and that I will forever be a learner. However, sometimes you need a moment to stop and just process or better yet reflect on everything. Today’s post is quite short so that I can take a moment to just reflect on what I’ve learned and plan accordingly about the next step. If you’ve been following along lately, you may have noticed that I…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 16

    Question 16: What bothers you most about other people? What do you love most in other people?What bothers you most about yourself? What do you love most about yourself? (Dig until you see the correlation.) Other PeopleNegativity and a pessimistic attitude bothers me the most about other people. It tends to make me not want to engage further and it has a way of bringing about an unpleasant atmosphere. On the contrary, I love someone that is passionate about their dreams and pursuing them in a positive don’t give up fashion. This person without trying to truly is an inspiration to me and someone that motivates me to go after…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 15

    Question 15: If you were to walk through your home and put your hand on every single thing you own, how many of them would make you sincerely feel happy or at peace? Why do you keep the rest? Definitely, a few things but not everything. Most things in my home do have a memory or story attached which is why I keep them. Some items I do not have a rhyme or reason for keeping but I don’t seem to let go. Sometimes I think it may be because I think there will be a purpose for it in the future or it can be useful for someone else.…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 14

    Question 14: If you really believed you didn’t have control over something, you’d accept it as a matter of fact. What do you struggle to accept that you have “no control” over? What part of you makes you think or hope otherwise?Current situations that are beyond my control pertaining to my loved ones are ones that I struggle to accept whether they be health-related or status-related. I hope otherwise mostly because the situations are unfortunate and sucky and I want better for the people involved. I wish I had a say or could help more so but I’d like to keep a positive hope for the future. I also have…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Questions 12 & 13

    Question 12: What are the five most common things in your daily routine aside from the basics such as eating and sleeping? Reading my Bible Plans Practicing French Writing (Blog Posts or Journal) Reading Emails Working on a To-Do List Item (Personal or Work-Related) Question 13: What do you wish those five most common things were instead? Reading Bible & Praying Communicating with Family & Friends (Some in French) 30 Minutes of Exercise Passion Project (Music-Related or Writing) Reading for Fun That’s all for now…but I would love to hear your top 5 currently and what you want them to be. Leave a comment below with your response. Much Love…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 11

    Question 11: If you didn’t have to work anymore, what would you do with your days?I would hang out all day in malls and shopping centers.I would buy whatever I’d like on a great deal with my coupon savings of course! I would read books in the cafe. I would watch a movie or two in the theater.I would try on tons of clothes.I would experiment with my look and style.I would have friends and family over with me and enjoy meals with them in the food court or the fancy restaurants attached to the malls.I would house sit in amazing homes. I would travel to different cities and countries and…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 10

    Question 10: Who from your past are you still trying to earn the acceptance of? I am not sure how this is going to sound but at first no one came to mind and then as I thought about it…it’s me. As a young girl, I had very big dreams and plans for my life (and still do). I had set certain dates and deadlines to achieve things that I have not quite achieved yet from my young girl perspective and in all honesty I think lately now more than ever I would really like to make her proud. I’d like to believe she (me) is proud of me and…