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 measure growth without comparing yourself to others?
This prompt includes such an important part of measuring growth, which is not comparing yourself to others. I measure growth by understanding where I was before and where I am now. Do I see a change? Do I see that I am learning? if so that is growth. I have often told people that I have worked with as a social worker that growth does not have to be a huge monumental change, it is measured in the one steps or the .5% changes we make. Growth is anything we do to be better than we were the previous day. I look to see if I am still developing as a human being and that allows me to see if I am growing or not. Growth requires a desire to make something different. I measure how much is different and then I look at my own life and so wow that is not the same as a year ago. Life is a journey and growth has to be measured by understanding where you were without living in it and seeing where you are in this exact moment. I measure my peace and if I am happy. Right now I would argue I am not in these two states, but I see myself working towards changes in that department. This shows me that I am growing because I used to sit in the unhappiness and felt like it was a requirement of being alive. I do not do that to myself as much now. I say I am unhappy, but then I say what needs to change and work on it. It may take awhile because honestly growth does that, it takes time. I am working on a lot of changes right now, including medical changes. I am learning growth is important and a necessary part of our existence as human beings. I am not sure that I truly understood that until this recent hospital visit. I recognize now that growth needs to happen and that sometimes growth is painful, but also provides happiness and peace once completed.
