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?
What are you learning to forgive yourself for?
I am learning to forgive myself for the things I didn’t know. I didn’t know life was not supposed to be lived the way I grew up. I was not aware that the world could be so unkind to different people. I am learning to forgive myself for taking longer to figure out things that other people figured out a long time ago because of different life opportunities. I am learning to forgive myself for choosing myself over family as well. I have started to let go of pain associated with not forgiving myself and being upset with myself over things that honestly I had no control over. I look at my life and I see moments where I was so unkind to myself. I choose certain people and I should have chose others. I should have went in other directions, but I made these decisions. I am where I am now and I need to learn to forgive the other parts of me that are not sitting here with me right now writing this. These old versions of me that need to be released. I forgive all of you for choices that you made that you thought were best in the moment. You lived and you learned. I forgive all the people that have hurt me in some way, so I can learn to move forward. I want to grow in positivity and love. Not in hatred and anger. I want to feel positive, which requires me to forgive myself for holding onto pain regarding family and past friendships. I have to let go of the past. I am sorry that I have held onto it, but it is time to actually let it go and release it into the air and let it float away whisked away. Away from my core center where it can no longer cause me pain. I will learn to love myself for who I am and who I want to be. I will learn to be kind to myself, like I am to others. I will be gentler to me. I deserve to be happier and I am sorry that I didn’t see that before.
