Journaling is such a good way to de-stress and stay mentally healthy. I generally use journaling as a debrief at the end of my day or to encourage and motivate me at the beginning. Here are 65 encouraging journaling prompts.
Encouraging Statements
- Name 5 qualities you like about yourself.
- Write about a time where you felt courageous.
- Name 5 things you are grateful for today.
- Name 2 of your weaknesses and come up with a way to strengthen them.
- Compliment yourself.
- List ways to pamper yourself.
- Repeat after me: I CAN DO THIS, I AM CAPABLE.
- List today’s goal and how you can accomplish it.
- Write 5 positive emotions and when you have felt them.
- Fill the page with the phrase, “I am capable.”
- List 3 characteristics you wish you had and how you can train yourself to become them.
- Fill the page with affirming words.
- Fill the page with good things about you.
- Lists things you have successfully done.
- Fill the page with the phrase, “I am beautiful.”
- Name your strengths.
- Fill the page with things you are grateful for.
- List 10 skills you have.
- List 5 reasons you like yourself.
- Write about an experience that sucked, but you survived and are now stronger because of it.
Encouraging Questions
- What makes you awesome?
- What do other people love about you?
- Why did you wake up this morning?
- What do you like to do to prepare for your day?
- What are you doing right?
- How can you accomplish your goal today?
- What are your goals this week?
- What is your goal today?
- How can you pamper yourself today?
- How can you succeed today?
- What are 5 things you are excited about?
- What makes you great?
- How have you overcome a difficult obstacle recently?
- What do you want and how can you get it?
- Why are you proud of yourself today?
- What makes you beautiful?
- Doodle yourself as your favorite superhero or role-model. How are you like them?
- Why are you a great human being?
- How have you recently cared for your own wellbeing?
- How have you learned from your own mistakes?
Encouraging Fill-in-the-Blanks
- I am successful because…
- I am loved by…
- In 5 years, I will…
- I am grateful for…
- I can do….
- People enjoy me because…
- I enjoy…
- My favorite personality trait of mine is…
- I am grateful because…
- Today’s goal is to…
- I am strong because…
- I am beautiful because…
- When I do something right, I feel…
- I am capable of…
- Today, I will…
- I can be…
- I love to…
- In 10 years, I will…
- I am excited for…
- I can be who I want to be, who I want to be is…
- Today I feel…
- I am pretty because…
- I know I can because…
- People tell me I am… (positive things only!)
- I am… (positive things only!)
Encouraging Quotes
- Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. - Arther Ashe
- The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. - Helen Keller
- Our Greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. - Thomas Edison
- Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward - Victor Kiam
- Speak up for today will never come again
- Believe in yourself
- She believes in you even if you don’t
- You are beautiful always
- You must do the things you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Roosevelt
Try adding these quotes to your planner or bathroom mirror!
