For many, November marks the start of the holiday season. Take some time out of each day to write in your journal. Quiet moments are perfect for your emotional well-being.
Journal Writing Prompts for November
- What would you like to accomplish during November? What steps do you need to take to achieve your goal?
- What does the month of November mean to you?
- Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving? What steps do you need to take to prepare for the holiday?
- When the season changes to cold, snowy, or rainy weather, what do you like to do? Why?
- List the top 20 things in your life that make you grateful.
- Describe your current mood. Why do you feel this way?
- What made you smile or laugh today?
- What is your interpretation of gratitude?
- If you could write a mission statement about your life, what would it be? Why?
- How do you plan to celebrate Veteran’s Day tomorrow? Go to a parade? Or other types of community events?
- Happy Veteran’s Day! Do you know a veteran? Is the veteran a member of your family or a friend? What branch did he or she serve?
- What happened today at noon? 4 pm? 6 pm? 8 pm? 10 pm?
- 13 Do you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade? If you could enter any type of float in the parade, what would you design? Why?
- Write 5 ways you engage in self-care?
- If you could invite any person who is living or dead to your Thanksgiving meal, who would you invite? Why?
- What is your favorite quote from a television show, book, or movie? Why do you like this quote?
- Write a critique of the last movie or television show you watched?
- What does your school, work, home, or other schedule look like this week? Are you in for a busy week? What steps can you take to ease the stress of your schedule?
- Do you have difficulty expressing your feelings to your family? Friends? Co-workers? Why or why not?
- How do you inspire gratitude in yourself, your family, or others?
- Who do you have in your life currently who you most thankful for at this moment? Why?
- List 5 things you do well. List 5 things you would like to improve.
- Is there a project or goal you would like to finish in the last two months of 2019? What do you need to accomplish this goal?
- Are you going to participate in Black Friday? Why or why not?
- Describe in detail your typical childhood Thanksgiving? What is your first memory of Thanksgiving?
- What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory? What is this one so important to you?
- Are you ready for your Thanksgiving? How do you think tomorrow will go?
- Happy Thanksgiving! How did your holiday go? Did everything go as planned? What was your favorite memory?
- Do you have leftovers? What do you make? What’s your favorite Thanksgiving leftover?
- What are you looking forward to next month?
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