Journal through the month of May with me with these daily journal prompts for May! These May journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In May we’ll journal about our connection to nature, the stories we tell ourselves, childhood daydreams, confidence, and internal transitions. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.

P.S. If you’re looking for journal prompts for a different month, find your monthly journal prompts here!

Journal Prompts for May 1st

If you had to rate the speed at which you live your daily life on a scale of 1-10, what rating would you give it? Whether you think the pace of your daily life is slow, fast, or in-between, how does this speed impact you positively? How does this speed impact you negatively? Are you happy with the speed at which you live your life? Ideally, would you live your life at a faster or slower pace than you currently live it? If you would like to change the pace at which you live, what’s one small practical thing you could do to work on that?

Journal Prompts for May 2nd

How does the changing of the seasons impact your life? How does your schedule or your daily activities change when the seasons change? What impact does the change of seasons have on your mental and emotional health and wellbeing? How can this help you reflect on your connection to nature and the natural world?

Journal through the month of April with me with these daily journal prompts for April! These April journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In April we’ll journal about the importance of having fun, trying new things, caring for ourselves, and our internal self versus the self we present to the world. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.

P.S. If you’re looking for journal prompts for a different month, find your monthly journal prompts here!

Journal Prompts for April 1st

In the last year, when did you have the most fun? Write down everything you remember about this memory. What did it feel like to have fun? What physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts were associated with the experience? Why was this experience fun for you?

Journal Prompts for April 2nd

Write down the names of the five people you most admire (these can be people you know, fictional characters, celebrities, etc.). Write a couple of sentences about why you admire each of these people. Review what you wrote. Do you notice any themes in what you admire about these people? Why do you think these traits or characteristics are things you admire? Do you see these same traits or characteristics in yourself?

Find daily writing prompts for a year of journaling here! Each month’s writing prompts explore a variety of topics designed to help you better know yourself and emotionally care for yourself. In addition to daily writing prompts, you’ll also find links to other journaling ideas for each month below. This daily writing prompts series is in progress, so check back for updates for future months!

January Daily Writing Prompts

Find daily writing prompts for January here. These daily writing prompts explore change, memories, relationships, and relaxation among other topics.

Journal through the month of March with me with these daily journal prompts for March! These March journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In March we’ll journal about what you value in life, self-love and acceptance, self-doubt, and future dreams. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.

Journal Prompts for March 1st

Think about what’s important to you in life. Write a list of your top five values. For each value you listed, write about a time that holding this value informed a decision or helped you approach some aspect of life.

Journal Prompts for March 2nd

How often do you feel engaged in the present moment in the course of your day as opposed to thinking about the past or future? When you are thinking about the future, why are you focusing on the future? What emotions, experiences, or day-to-day realities tend to get you focusing on the future? When you are thinking about the past, why are you focusing on the past? What emotions, experiences, or day-to-day realities tend to get you focusing on the past? Are you happy with the amount of time you spend focused on the past, present, and future? If not, what could help you strike a balance that you’re happier with?

Journal Prompts for March 3rd

On a scale of 1-10, how hard on yourself do you think you are? In what ways are you hard on yourself? In what ways are you compassionate with yourself? Are there certain areas of life where it’s more difficult to be compassionate with yourself? If so, why do you think that is?

Journal through the month of February with me with these daily writing prompts for February! These February journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In February we’ll journal about relationships, joy, happiness, grief, and our relationship with money among other topics. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.

Journal Prompts for February 1st

Choose a symbol to represent your January. Describe the symbol in detail. Why did you choose this symbol? What other associations do you have with this symbol? What works of art does it remind you of (this can include books, movies, tv shows, etc.)? Did reflecting on these associations add to your understanding of why you chose this symbol? How?

Journal Prompts for February 2nd

When do you feel most respected? What does it feel like? What physical sensations are associated with the feeling? What thoughts are associated with the feeling? What makes you feel respected?

Journal Prompts for February 3rd

When do you feel the most in the present moment? What activities make you lose track of time? What does it feel like when you’re in the present moment? Why do you think these activities help you connect to the present moment?

Journal Prompts for February 4th

What conversation do you most need to have with yourself that you’ve been avoiding? What emotions do you associate with this topic? Why is this conversation difficult to have with yourself? What would happen if you had this conversation with yourself?

Journal through the month of January with me with these January journaling ideas! These January journal prompts explore a variety of topics. In January we’ll journal about change, memories, relationships, and relaxation among other topics. We’ll also do a few fun journaling exercises involving poetry, free association, our dreams, and a personality test.

Journal Prompts for January 1st

What are you hopeful about regarding the coming year? What do you want to accomplish this year?

Journal Prompts for January 2nd

What activities that are part of your daily routine bring you the most joy? What does joy feel like in your body? How can you incorporate more joy in your life?

Journal Prompts for January 3rd

What’s something about you that most people in your life don’t know about you? Why is this something that you don’t share with most people in your life?

Journal Prompts for January 4th

How do the relationships in your life help you learn about yourself? How do the relationships in your life help you be more true to yourself? How do the relationships in your life pull you away from being true to yourself?

Journal Prompts for January 5th

What travel experience (near or far from home) most influenced your sense of the world or your sense of identity? Write about everything you remember from that experience and how it influenced you.