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?
What is one thing I forgave myself for this year, even quietly?
I forgave myself for being more standoffish and abrasive with people this year. I recognize that because I was trying since May to figure out some of my own head and heart, that I was not as open to the world around me. Relationships I had with others fell to the wayside a bit. They did not matter as much as figuring out what I should be doing in life. Life changed drastically when I recognized that I needed surgery, so that impeded my thinking process. Now I am starting to realize and recognize that I have to still move forward, even if I have to have ankle surgery and have a recovery period. I can still save money. I can still make positive changes to make the steps necessary to get there happen, but I apologize to those that I was not as kind to in this last year. I apologize for being more standoffish. For not being as friendly, such as not always being willing to say hello to others at work. For constantly feeling overwhelmed because I understood that I was going through a lot medically and just couldn’t blast that out to the world. I couldn’t say to everyone in the work environment because it wouldn’t be appropriate. I forgive myself for needing to protect me this year and that not everyone could be aware of what was occurring in my life. I forgive myself for just having to figure out where I belong in this existence and world. I wish I had figured it out sooner. It would have been better for so many people, but I can’t hold onto that past, I can only move towards the future. This means making sure I am a happier person that reads books, that goes out to the ocean and smiles, that walks around town and thrives, and it means forgiving the parts of me that helped me to survive this year that were unkind. I release that into the wind to float away now.
