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 resilience even when I doubted myself?
I showed resilience by being able to keep going even though I had medical issues, work issues, personal life issues, and more happening at the exact same time. I have been dealing with a lot more than most people recognize. I have been off and on sick throughout the year. I was hospitalized where I could not speak, remember my name, remember my DOB, and I could tell my whole body was hurting. It was the first time that it was this level. No one understands unless it has happened to you how scary that is. I could have lost the thing I use for work daily.
There were moments because of how many people and personalities are in my work environment that I could have snapped, cried, or yelled because of what was going on in life. I showed resilience by not always bringing in the issues I was facing. I just kept doing my job. That is resilience. That is showing that I am strong and able to keep going through some of the darkest times. I had a lot going on and still do. I keep having to figure out what is going on with medical related issues, but I keep being able to work and have some key friendships. I am tired, but I keep going forward. I am sick, but I keep going forward. I am resilient and I respect what has happened this year.
I have doubted myself in terms of so many times. That I could not survive the medical things going on. I could not survive through the personalities at work. I could not survive the personal things going on with the changes in key relationships. I thought I would crack into many pieces, but I am still here. I am still breathing. I am still alive. That is enough right now. Being alive is so beautiful.
