How is June going for you, guys? How is Pride Month treating you? Can you believe it’s already summer? Because I have a hard time doing so. Anyway, I hope you all have a great (pride) month and an even better summer!
In this blog post, I’ll share with you 40 journal prompts that’ll help you improve your mood and go through a bad day.
All of us go through days that everything seems to go wrong or our mood is just bad because we didn’t sleep well, had a bad dream, or something unfortunate happened when we woke up.
Luckily, a few practices can help us feel better and alleviate feelings of stress and sadness such as yoga and meditation.
Journaling is also a tool that can improve our mood when we go through a bad day. Journaling can help with self-reflection, put our thoughts in order, and help us express our feelings so we can relax and let things go afterward. It’s also a practice that can be done anywhere and anytime – on our phone, laptop, or just a notebook – and this is another reason I greatly appreciate it.
Freewriting is not for everyone, so these prompts could be useful if you don’t know where or how to start.
40 Journal Prompts For a Bad Day
1. Write down 10 things you love about yourself, both appearance and personality-wise.
2. Whatare you feeling right now? What is making you feel this way?
3. What made you feel proud of yourself today? What did you accomplish? Write it down, no matter how small or insignificant it might seem.
4. What is the happiest memory that comes to your mind right now?
5. What could you do right now to help yourself feel better?
6. When do you feel the most loved in your life?
7. What would you change about today if you could?
8. Are you gentle with yourself when you feel sad? Is there anything you could improve?
9. What is your inner talk telling you about yourself right now?
10. Where do you find comfort when you feel sad?
11. What are you grateful for today? Try to make a list of 5-10 things.
12. “Healing is not linear”. What does this phrase mean to you?
13. Do you have a support system? If so, is there anyone you could reach out to and why would you choose them?
14. Did anything specific trigger your sadness today? Feel free to reflect on it.
15. How can you protect your peace and well-being? What boundaries should you set?
16. How can you make tomorrow better?
17. Write a love letter to yourself. Fill it with words of encouragement and comfort for a bad day.
18. What practices of self-love did you do today? How did you take care of yourself?
19. What are your go-to coping strategies for when you experience discomfort or emotional pain?
20. What is causing you the most anxiety or distress right now?
21. Do you process or tend to bottle up your negative feelings? Is there anything you could do better?
22. What is something you secretly feel and haven’t confessed to anyone?
23. Write a letter of forgiveness to yourself or someone who hurt you deeply.
24. Is there anything you should let go of but you haven’t done so yet?
25. What negative feelings or limiting thoughts are holding you back today?
26. What’s your ideal self like? How do they act, speak, dress? What’s their job like, and how are their relationships? Feel free to reflect on that.
27. Have you been taking care of your physical health lately?
28. Do you ever ‘pamper’ yourself? What are your go-to self-care practices?
29. What makes you unique?
30. Do you believe that you could ever be truly happy? How?
31. What kind of advice would you give to your younger self?
32. If someone you loved had a bad day, what would you tell them?
33. How do you celebrate your small or big wins?
34. Do you ever feel like you waste your energy? How could you be more conscious about it?
35. What unhealthy habits could you let go of?
36. What does self-love mean to you?
37. What are your fears and how are you navigating through them?
38. Name a positive thing that happened to you last week.
39. How could you be more intentional in your daily life?
40. What songs or lyrics make you feel calmer and happier?
These are the 40 journal prompts that could help you navigate through a bad day, an inevitable part of everyone’s life.
These prompts will allow you to process your feelings, work on your self-esteem, reflect on your thoughts, and discover new things about your inner world. Keep reflecting, keep journaling, and of course, keep being gentle with yourself!
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