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?
How does solitude make you feel? peaceful or lonely?
Solitude makes me feel both peaceful and lonely because it greatly depends on the day. There are days that I feel overwhelmingly at peace when I am by myself because I am mainly an introvert. I work in a field that has me often talking to other people and listening to their stories. I am helping them navigate horrible situations, traumas, and getting them back to a better place in their life. This has been my calling. The reality, however, is that when you talk to people all day, sometimes when you get home you want to just be left alone. You want a bit of solitude and the people around you sometimes do not fully understand that because they have different jobs and have different needs. I work in a social job and that means that at times I just want peace away from other people. Solitude does not cause me pain most of the time. It just allows me to recharge my inner battery.
The other side of that coin though is that there are moments that I am also lonely because I have created a slight bubble around myself. When I come home and do not engage with neighbors and people even in my own home they often forget that you have needs as well. I have created my own issues, yes, I understand, but it is still lonely at times. Sometimes I want to be social, but I have a good friend that recognizes this and makes sure that they hang out with me at least once a week so that I get some friend time instead of just patrons/clients/patients time. I appreciate that they do this.
