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 kind of energy do I want to carry into the new year?
Happy energy, positive energy, energy that serves a purpose. Walking into the upcoming new year, I want energy that makes life happier because a lot of energy has been spent on things that do not make me happy. I have bought into the commercialism of our society and it has made me purchase so many things to try to fill a void in my life, but none of it makes me happy. I want my energy to be spent on existing and living a life that is full of positive energy and that doesn’t serve the purpose of just trying to fill a void in my life. I want energy that is exhilarating, which means becoming proactive and hell just active in my life. Making decisions that support me moving forward in life in directions that I want to go instead of feeling like I am standing still and being stagnant in life. I want to progress into directions that I have not done so far. I want to become more than I am, which means exercising, processing hurt, smiling more, being around people again, and trying to heal from the past because the energy that I want in 2026 is positive. I want energy that I can tell permeates off into the world and shows to others that I am happy and doing my life purpose. I want energy at all, since having autoimmune related issues often makes me tired. I want energy that can be used to keep me going forward. I want energy that makes me healthy. I want energy.
