The older we get, the more tiring life becomes. Our mundane routines make us forget how beautiful the world looks when seen through a child’s eyes – full of joy, wonder, and excitement. It’s important to take a moment to appreciate the good things in the world and bring back that sense of awe into our lives.
Writing in a journal can help us reconnect with ourselves and the world around us. This becomes especially important when we’re feeling bleak and rundown. Journaling can help us get rid of our negative feelings. In this post, I’ll share a few journal prompts to guide you back to a world full of magic and ease. So, grab a journal and a pen, and let’s make this journey together.
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5 Journal Prompts to Bring Magic Back into Your Life
Table of Contents
Why Should You Keep a Journal?
Journals are a record of specific periods in our lives. There are many types of journals, but the long-form, narrative ones end up telling our history.
There are a variety of benefits to keeping a journal. It helps us explore ideas and gain new perspectives. We learn more about ourselves through writing about our lives and our thoughts. Humans are forgetful. Having a record of our thoughts helps us come back to ourselves when we feel a bit lost. It helps us declutter our minds and find solutions to our problems.
Journaling has many other benefits. You can check out this article to learn more. Now, let’s proceed to the journal prompts.
Journal Prompts
Prompt 1: Write a letter to Your Inner Child
Think about a particularly fond memory or period of your life. What were your favourite activities, your favourite toys, and the places you loved to go? What are some impossible things you used to believe?
Write a letter to your younger self reminding them of all the things they have and all that you don’t want them to forget. This is an exercise in gratitude and reconnecting with your inner child.
Prompt 2: An Ideal Future
It might feel a bit silly to think about things that seem impossible. However, a significant aspect of finding joy in the world is the ability to visualise a reality where those things are possible.
Take a moment to write down what you’d like your life to be like in 5 years if you could have everything the way you wanted it. Think beyond the things money can buy. Consider your relationships, your daily activities, and your hobbies. Be as detailed as possible.
When you reflect on what you wrote you might uncover something unique and important about what truly matters to you.
Prompt 3: Happiest Moments
When things get rough, the difficult parts of life take up more space in our heads than the good ones. When we’re going through a tough time, it’s easy to forget about the moments that make us happy, fulfilled, and content. It’s like the hard times cast a shadow that makes it hard to see the sunlight in our lives.
To remind yourself that joy exists, reflect on your happiest moments this year. Who were you with? How can you create more of those moments?
Prompt 4: A Storyworthy Moment
The credit for this journal prompt goes to Matthew Dicks who authored the book “Storyworthy”. He suggested that you should pick one moment out of your day that you could write a story about. It doesn’t have to be a life-changing moment. It can be something small that gets your creativity flowing.
The purpose of the prompt was to help writers generate ideas. But you can apply it to your life as a way to you ordinary moments feel larger than life.
Prompt 5: What was the Last Thing That Inspired You?
Inspiration can come from anywhere. It could be a song or a movie. It good be a good book or words from a friend. But inspiration is everywhere.
Recall the last time something lit a fire in you. What was it? How did it make you feel? Why did it excite you? Write down the details.
Make a point of seeking more of those experiences. Listen to new genres of music, and have more deep discussions with your friends. Do whatever brings you the energy and light of inspiration.
Summary
The more challenges we face, the more important is to look for beauty in the world. Journaling is a good way to get to know ourselves and provide insight into what matters most to us.
These 5 journal prompts can help you rediscover the magic in ordinary things:
- Write a letter to your inner child
- Picture your ideal future
- Reflect on your happiest moments
- Write about the moment of your day that could be a story
- Recall the things that inspire you
Conclusion
Magic exists in ordinary life. We only have to know where to look. When we set aside time to reflect on ourselves, our journey, and what might lie ahead of us, we open the door to a world of wonder – the small galaxy within each of us.