April is here! Are you finding time to keep up your journal writing? Make writing in your journal a habit. Try to sneak a few minutes out of each day to get your thoughts down on paper (or type on the computer).
Are you ready for new journal writing prompts? Check out the following 30 prompts for journal writing in April.
- How did March go for you, your friends, family, work, and home life? Write about your highs and lows of each area of your life.
- What do you want to accomplish this month? Make a list of at least 5 goals.
- What is your biggest dream for your personal life, work, family, etc.?
- Happy Easter! Did you celebrate? Write about your day. How did you celebrate?
- Write a gratitude list of at least 10 things.
- Start a paragraph with the words, “Happiness is.” Then continue to write at least 2 paragraphs. Or make a list of 10 things.,
- Name a person or event that has made the biggest impact on you in the first 3 months of 2021. Explain your choice.
- What or who made you laugh today? What happened?
- Free write for at least 10 minutes. Or try a new goal of 20 minutes.
- What do you do to relieve stress? Why does this help you?
- Write about your day from an outside perspective.
- Think about all the people you encounter daily. Write down each person’s best characteristic trait that you admire. Then, write down a trait or habit you wish each person would change. Why did you pick these traits?
- Who gave you a compliment recently? What were the circumstances leading up to the praise? How did the compliment make you feel?
- If you could write a letter to your teenage self, what would you say? Remember the more details the better.
- Do you find yourself blaming others for your unhappiness? Who? Why? What can you do to change the situation?
- Do you worry about what others think about your personal life, work, family, or friends? Why does this bother you?
- If you could hold any job in the world, what would you pick? Why?
- What is your worst habit? Why? What can you do to change it?
- Make a list of your top best traits. (Yes, there are at least 10).
- Write about your day in intervals. What were you doing at 8am? 10am? Noon? 3pm? 5pm? 10pm?
- What amazes you about yourself, family, community, friends, or work? Is this a good or bad thing? Why?
- Was there a difficult moment in your life that later turned out to be a hidden blessing? Describe the event.
- Write about a recent news event. What happened? Why do you feel so strongly about this event?
- What do you do to show people you care?
- What past decision changed your life?
- What song always makes you turn up the radio to sing along? Why?
- What is your idea of a good day?
- What was your last vivid dream? What do you remember the most about this dream?
- What do you hope people will remember you by when you are gone?
- What are you looking forward to in May?
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