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 do you know when it’s time to let something end?
The answer that came instantly to mind was, “when it no longer serves a purpose.” That sounds callous to me though. Not everything in our lives has to serve some higher purpose, but it should have meaning for our lives. When there is no meaning left then it may be time to let that thing/person/item/thought process go.
I also would say that when it is no longer healthy, whatever your personal definition of that is. When it hurts you more than it helps, it may be time to move on with your life. It can be hard to make a lasting change when something has had a deep meaning in your life, but it can be powerful for creating the life that you deserve and need to let it go. Letting go is hard, but worth it.
There have been numerous times in my life where I have recognized it was time to let something end. A relationship or a job, for example. A job is always when I feel internally like I am dreading going in to the point it impacts my health. If I am not happy, a job is not worth it. A relationship is also the same, but I find it personally harder to end relationships with people when, as an autistic person, I feel like I do not have numerous relationships. I, however, see that sometimes letting go and ending relationships/friendships is vital for forward momentum in life as well. It just hurts more to me than letting a job go. I have walked away in my values are no longer in alignment with whatever it is I am walking away from. I think values have to be similar or eventually a human is going to feel icky. I know that I have when I have left places that I could tell that my values of loving all humans were not what the agency I was at felt.
Endings are definitely something that I struggle with. I can tell that this is an area that even in work that I struggle with. I find it hard to transition to an ending even in a conversation, which I know is a component for many in autism. I work on endings all the time though to help my own emotional processing. I feel like I have lost a lot of people in this life. Be it from moving, death from various things, endings of relationships, etc. It is all endings and that feeling of loss sometimes impacts my immediate ability to get rid of someone. It can be challenging. Emotional processing takes me a bit longer than most, but I know that when it comes to endings it is vital or often I stay longer than I should. Longer in horrible situations that do not make sense. Situations others would have left long ago, but I stayed because I was not managing the ending part well. It is time for endings in many areas of my life, but there will be mourning that comes with that. I welcome the mourning. It will be healing in its own unique way.
