Don’t feel like you must conjure deep emotion or uncover an amazing revelation when using prompts for journaling through grief. Let the prompt take you wherever it goes. The best insights often come when you are not trying to find them but simply letting your mind wander on the page. Make...
Look for it. Add it to your journal: combine journalling with scrapbooking. Don’t know where to start? Use a grief journaling prompt. Here are a few examples. Grief journaling prompts if you were here, I’d tell you… today I came across… and it reminded me of… when I’m sad,...
That is what journaling is about. It’s a break from the world. A framework for the day ahead. A coping mechanism for troubles of the hours just past. A revving up of your creative juices, for relaxing and clearing. –Ryan Holiday For something so simple, there are an amazing number ...
If you are writing, you may want to have a book or pad just for your journaling. There are some grief journals that consist of blank pages while others provide prompts for you to provide some structure to your thoughts. Some prompts might be; “I remember,”“the happiest time,”“the ...
Today, I’d like to suggest other ways to help yourself, along with additional writing prompts that will help you figure out which of these ways may work best for you. First, it bears repeating that grief is an extremely personal process and that everyone goes through it in their own way...
Here are some writing prompts for you to try: I remember when … The first time we … My happiest memory of you is … What was good about today is … What I treasure is this … Today my grief feels like … — Back when I went through my grief, I didn’t know that expressive wr...
I’ve been journaling for the past twenty years. It’s a beloved creative project. Writing in my journal has benefited my life in so many ways. It’s helped me: navigate grief, career changes, start a gratitude practice, and rethink how I care for my health. For example, I ...
Grief Reflection: Write a letter to someone you’ve lost.Answer this prompt → Celebration Journal: Reflect on an emotion or experience you’re proud of embracing.Answer this prompt → Creative Journaling Ideas Creativity thrives when given space to explore and express, and journaling can be the...
Try injecting some freshness into a tired story. Journal prompts easily found via Google can help you do that, inviting you to answer questions you wouldn’t normally think of in the context of any given experience. Writing requires you to dig a little deeper into stories, where you may fin...
Journal Prompts for Aunts and Uncles The following writing prompts are not only to help aunts and uncles capture the moments, but also to help you think through the relationship that you would like to have with your nieces or nephews, whether they are minors or adults. ...