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://substack.com/@theebookclubx/p-180404522
December journal prompts
1. What did this year teach me about myself that I didn’t know before?
2. Which version of me am I leaving behind in 2025?
3. What am I proud of myself for, even if no one else noticed?
4. Which disappointments from this year still live in my body, and what permission do I need to release them?
5. What boundaries did I learn to set or wish I had set sooner?
6. Write about one person who made your year a little softer.
7. What small, mundane moments brought me unexpected joy?
8. What blessings arrived quietly, without fanfare?
9. What did I survive that I didn’t think I would?
10. What parts of my life feel like answered prayers?
11. What did love (romantic or otherwise) teach me this year?
12. How did I show up for the people I care about, and how did they show up for me?
13. What is one relationship I want to nurture more intentionally in the new year?
14. Which connections drained me, and why did I hold onto them?
15. What does a healthy, gentle love look like for the version of me I am becoming?
16. What habits helped me grow and which ones quietly held me back?
17. What fear dominated my decision-making this year, and how can I release it?
18. What is one truth about myself I can no longer ignore?
19. What did I learn about trusting my intuition?
20. How did I show resilience even when I doubted myself?
21. What do I want December-me one year from now to thank me for?
22. What kind of energy do I want to carry into the new year?
23. What is something I want to try, even if I’m afraid or unprepared?
24. What word or theme do I want to guide me in 2026?
25. What would a gentle, ease-filled life look like and what is one step I can take toward it?
26. What is one thing I forgave myself for this year, even quietly?
27. What old dream am I ready to revisit with a wiser, gentler heart?
28. What did this year reveal about what I truly value , beyond status, speed, or success?
29. Where did I experience unexpected beauty this year, and what did it teach me about paying attention?
30. What is one soft promise I want to make to myself as the new year begins?
How did I show up for the people I care about, and how did they show up for me?
So many of the relationships that I had with people changed in this last year. The ending of the romantic relationship I was in turned into us being best friends, which has been so much more positive. I kept showing up for this previous partner by listening to them openly and not putting my own emotions into the conversation regarding the previous relationship. I just listened openly with thought and care. This allowed them to also come to the table with that same thought and care. It allowed us to care what the other is processing, dealing with, or living through but recognizing that this does not mean that we need to romantically be together at this point of our lives. We showed up for each other in so many ways, through sickness, through hurt feelings from others, medical crisis, new relationship drama, and so much more. We just were able to be positive for each other.
I have recognized my ability to be nice, kind, caring, and there for others even when I feel at my own worst. I have been able to be there for others as they are struggling with life. Being open to hearing their stories by being gentle and sharing my experiences to help navigate them towards processing what they are managing. I hope this year there are people that think towards me and the interactions they have had with me as positive and helpful. I know that this life I have built this last year has allowed me to just be there for so many people. This prompt makes me remember though that this is a year also that I stopped showing up completely for everyone else and learned to show up for myself as well. I think for me, it is more vital that I continue down that path. Not towards selfishness, but towards remembering and solidifying that while I can show up for other people, I also have to show up for myself in those conversations.
