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 habits helped me grow and which ones quietly held me back?
The habit of closing a simple door helped me to have peace this year. Being able to complete tasks that were about forming relationships in a wider community. I kept this habit even though others told me that I should not do it. I have had the habit of buying a lot of things that I love like Strawberry Shortcake and Rainbow Brite items. These were things that I would not allow myself to buy previously. I have spent a lot of time this year building the habit of spending money on things that I actually want or that bring me joy instead of buying what I think people think I should own. I bought a lot of Strawberry Shortcake and Rainbow Brite stuff from “The Loyal Subjects” and I have shelves of these things now, which does bring me joy in my life.
There are so many habits that do not serve a positive purpose in my life right now. Continuing the habit of caring so much about other people to my own detriment has really held me back in finding happiness. I continued to have the habit of not being out in the world or hanging out with other humans. I am standoffish now. I come home from work and want most people to just leave me alone, but this is not who I want to be. I do not know how to change this habit at this time because the sicker that I feel, the more I just want to be away in a quiet and dark space. This has just made me a recluse though and makes life sad in many ways. I have so many negative habits that I do not feel like are serving me any positiveness. This next year, I think I need to truly examine deeper my habits. I need to truly look at what can be done for them as well. I do not want to make New Year Resolutions because they tend to not work out, but I need for my life to start to form healthier habits.
