Here are some daily prompts to help you get started with journaling.
Check out my Isolation Journal, a special journal about the day to day of our 4-week shut down period - read it here - and I'm holding mini-online individual workshops for just $21 each and the Getting started with journaling one is proving popular - have a look at all of my online workshops here.
Barack Obama said, "The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on."
Write about how the future may have changed for you as we face the pandemic of COVID-19.
Write about your pet ... dog? cat? turtle? tree frog? worm farm?
Lily Tomlin said, "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
'I have most fun when ... '
Albert Einstein said, "A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?"
Write about simplicity, how we don't always need a lot to be happy.
We begin our period of 4 week shut down. It's unknown territory.
Write about how you feel: anxious? fearful? happy? sad?
George Eliot said, "Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another."
This is seen even more when we face difficult times. Write down your thoughts about what is happening today.
The Dalai Lama said, "I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe."
What do you have to say about hope?
'When I'm in pain the kindest thing I can do for myself is ...'
H.P. Lovecraft said, "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
This quote is very topical right now as we face the unknown of the Covid-19 virus. Write about this.
'I remember the day my mother came into the room and said ...'
'In times of trouble I always ...'
'I need to forgive ...'
Khalil Gibran said, "Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."
Write about a time of loneliness.
'I can't imagine living without ...'
William Shakespeare said, "The course of true love never did run smooth."
Write about a 'true love' in your life.
The choices we make ...
'How different my life would be if I had chosen to do ...'
'The words I'd like to live by are ...'
Helen Keller said, "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."
Write about a tough time in your life when a friend was there for you.
'I want to tell my younger self that ...'
Paulo Coelho said, “Tears are words that need to be written.”
What always brings tears to your eyes?
Check out my Isolation Journal, a special journal about the day to day of our 4-week shut down period - read it here - and I'm holding mini-online individual workshops for just $21 each and the Getting started with journaling one is proving popular - have a look at all of my online workshops here.
Barack Obama said, "The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on."
Write about how the future may have changed for you as we face the pandemic of COVID-19.
Write about your pet ... dog? cat? turtle? tree frog? worm farm?
Lily Tomlin said, "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
'I have most fun when ... '
Albert Einstein said, "A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?"
Write about simplicity, how we don't always need a lot to be happy.
We begin our period of 4 week shut down. It's unknown territory.
Write about how you feel: anxious? fearful? happy? sad?
George Eliot said, "Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another."
This is seen even more when we face difficult times. Write down your thoughts about what is happening today.
The Dalai Lama said, "I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe."
What do you have to say about hope?
'When I'm in pain the kindest thing I can do for myself is ...'
H.P. Lovecraft said, "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
This quote is very topical right now as we face the unknown of the Covid-19 virus. Write about this.
'I remember the day my mother came into the room and said ...'
'In times of trouble I always ...'
'I need to forgive ...'
Khalil Gibran said, "Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."
Write about a time of loneliness.
'I can't imagine living without ...'
William Shakespeare said, "The course of true love never did run smooth."
Write about a 'true love' in your life.
The choices we make ...
'How different my life would be if I had chosen to do ...'
'The words I'd like to live by are ...'
Helen Keller said, "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."
Write about a tough time in your life when a friend was there for you.
'I want to tell my younger self that ...'
Paulo Coelho said, “Tears are words that need to be written.”
What always brings tears to your eyes?