75 EASY JOURNAL WRITING PROMPTS THAT GET YOUR CREATIVITY JUICES FLOWING

There are no limits when it comes to journaling. However, anyone who has never written in a journal before may see it as overwhelming, difficult, or uninspired. 

Below are journal ideas to boost your creativity.

A LETTER

1. to your past self
2. to your present self
3. to your future self
4. to someone who haven’t had the chance to say what you wanted to say
5. to someone who had a major impact on your life
6. to someone you haven’t met yet that influenced your life
7. to a stranger
8. to what you see in the mirror
9. where time felt timeless
10. your fears

QUESTIONS

1. What are you most grateful of this morning?
2. What are you hoping to gain this day?
3. What place haven’t you traveled too?
4. When was the last time you tried something new?
5. What is one thing you have done to challenge yourself?
6. What activity have you done to get out of your comfort zone?
7. What is the highlight of your day?
8. Who made your day?
9. Have you changed up your routine today?
10. What is your favorite item that you kept since you were a kid?

MORNING HABITS

1. One thing you did for yourself this morning
2. First thing you think of in the morning
3. Favorite part of your morning
4. Something new you did this morning
5. A new breakfast item
6. The feeling of sleeping in on the weekend
7. Is there anyone you met in the morning?
8. How do you feel when in the morning?
9. Did you switch up your routine today?
10. What is one thing you done for someone else this morning?

DIY

1. The first thing you painted by hand
2. Your ideal room setup
3. What would you create using Dollar Tree items?
4. An item who would design if you knew how to sew
5. The first word you would design on a greeting card
6. One word you would knit and its meaning to you
7. What would you DIY?
8. A handmade gift you would make to give someone.
9. First thing you build that you kept
10. Why did you start hand-making your projects or items?

HOLIDAY

1. What holiday haven’t you celebrated?
2. What is something you want to do that haven’t done yet on a holiday?
3. Who haven’t you celebrated a holiday with?
4. What think you want to do that you don’t want to say out loud?
5. Favorite traditional activity to do during the holiday
6. A new activity you have done
7. A gift you plan to give and the purpose behind that gift
8. Favorite holiday event that took place
9. One place you want to go for a holiday
10. Favorite restaurant that made you feel like you had a home-cooked meal

NIGHTTIME

1. Last conversation you had with someone that made you connect with life all over again
2. Someone you spend up all night on a zoom call with talking about life
3. Favorite night ritual that put your mind at ease
4. One rebel thing you have done at night that no one knows about yet
5. An activity you want to do at night that you haven’t done
6. A movie you watched at night that made you want more out of life
7. What have you done differently tonight?
8. A time you made breakfast at night
9. Have you ever stayed up and talked to someone all night?  Why or why not?
10. A time you did something unexpected at night

UNEXPECTED

1. Write down a day you didn’t plan anything and did something
2. A new place you went to unexpectedly
3. A food you never tried that end up loving to eat
4. A restaurant you didn’t plan on going to but went and it was the best decision
5. An event you went to and met someone you didn’t expect
6. A place you didn’t expect to dance the night away
7. When is the last time you did something unexpected?  If not now, when?
8. One location that takes your breath away
9. An item you didn’t expect to keep but you did
10. A phrase someone said that sticks with today

SELF-REFLECTION

1. How do you view yourself?
2. What is something you do for self-care?
3. What are your concerns in certain areas of your life that have an impact on your health?
4. One word to describe you. Explain.
5. If you had a day to yourself with no obligations, what would you do?

CONCLUSION FOR JOURNALING

There are many reasons why people write down their thoughts. Whatever your situation is, put your heart and soul into each word.

All you have to do is start.