personal journaling prompts

Journal about five things you have said to someone that you wish you had not said. Briefly write about each conversation (who, what, where, when, etc), why you wish you had not said it, and how you wish you had responded.

Journal about the people in your extended family — Who are they? Why do you consider them family? How long have them been considered family? Are some of them more important than some of your blood relatives?

Today, write a letter to yourself at fourteen with at least ten things you know now that you wish you knew then. Tomorrow, write a letter to your future self at eighty with at least ten dreams or hopes for the future.

Journal about 1 to 3 things that you have caught from someone else. Go into detail about how you know you caught from them and any symptoms you recognized.