These are prompts from some other place besides a book that ask to examine certain aspects of yourself. I will not have created these prompts myself, so I want to pay respect that they came from somewhere.
This months’ prompts are going to be coming from this substack that I recently started following:
https://open.substack.com/pub/theebookclubx/p/31-journal-prompts-for-november-learning?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
November Prompts
- What part of yourself are you finally ready to understand?
- What does “peace” mean to you now and what used to disturb it?
- Write about a moment that changed how you see yourself.
- What habits or patterns do you want to leave in this year?
- Who in your life feels like warmth and why?
- Describe a version of yourself that you’re growing into.
- What would your younger self thank you for today?
- What does emotional maturity look like to you?
- Write about a time you chose peace over proving a point.
- How do you know when it’s time to let something end?
- What part of your healing still feels unfinished?
- What lesson did this year try to teach you, gently or otherwise?
- Write about a time you surprised yourself.
- How do you show up for others without losing yourself?
- What are you no longer apologizing for?
- Write a letter to someone you’ve outgrown, even if you never send it.
- What boundaries have made your life better?
- How do you comfort yourself when you don’t feel understood?
- Describe your relationship with stillness.
- What does authenticity mean to you right now?
- Write about something you’re proud of but rarely mention.
- What truth have you been avoiding?
- How does solitude make you feel? peaceful or lonely?
- Write about a time you felt seen without needing to explain yourself.
- What are you learning to forgive yourself for?
- How do you measure growth without comparing yourself to others?
- What does “home” mean beyond a place?
- What are you currently seeking, emotionally, spiritually, or mentally?
- Write about a moment of clarity you’ve had recently.
- How have you changed since January?
- What kind of person do you hope to be walking into the new year?
What does “peace” mean to you now and what used to disturb it?
“Peace” is not a currently defined term for me. I feel like I do not always have peace in my life because I continue to live life for other people. I continue to be influenced by what other people think and feel, instead of living in my own truths. “Peace” to me though means that you are living a life. That you are being in the world. That you are participating in various activities and not just a singular one, such as work or home life. Instead you have multiple aspects to life that feel complete and happy. I do not feel like I currently have this in my own life. I have allowed so much to disturb inner peace for me. I am working on finding it, which is one reason that I feel like I am trying to do these prompts as well. So I can start to have important conversations with myself that make me think about my life and what I want from it.
There are things that I used to allow to disturb my peace, such as I would worry about the wrong people. Now I have a better understanding of giving energy to important people, but I still get this wrong. I still give it to other people that sometimes I should not. I do this a lot less frequently though then I did almost a decade ago. I also would allow people to talk to me in whatever way they wanted, but now I defend myself. I actually state my truths and purpose. Sometimes this comes off as aggressive or going against authority, but I find myself internally feeling more peaceful. When I step into the light of my own voice, I tend to feel better, even when I know that it messes something up because then I see other truths and avenues that I had not seen previously. I think because peace is still so disturbed for me, it is harder to answer this specific question. I am still finding my peace and how not to disturb it. I know that I am capable of doing this, but it is a journey that has taken so many years of my life. It is time to do so though to find inner peace.
