Journal to Knowing Yourself, January!

All are welcome! Join us on our journaling adventure to talk about our journaling experiences, share ideas, and get ideas from each other. Discuss the monthly prompts and share things you have discovered about yourself.

The first 10 minutes are devoted to a prompt and a short write. After the 10 minutes, everyone is invited to share their writing. It is not expected, just appreciated.

The discussion will flow from there into ideas, experiences, and Q&A.

Here are the prompts for this month to write on your own. You are welcome to share your writing with the group when we meet!

NEW YEAR PROMPTS
First, Let's close our 2024. Write YOUR year in review of 2024

• What happened that was incredible?
• What was unexpected and why?
• What lessons did you learn?
• Did you meet anyone new, if so, who?
• Did you have any obstacles to overcome?
• What did you celebrate, and how did you celebrate it?
• What were the best moments of 2024?
• If you had to label 2024 as a color or colors, what would it be and why?
• If 2024 were an animal, what would it be and why (can it be real or imagined)?

Okay, now that you have done that, ask yourself, what were your best takeaways from this past year?
What can you let go of?
How can you let go? What will you do?
What do you need to do to move forward (if anything).

Onward to 2025. What would your ideal year look like?

• Who is your ideal self?
• What do you look like?
• What will you accomplish?
• If you are worried about something, what is it, and how can you protect yourself or prepare yourself if your worry presents itself? How can you be prepared? What will you do, and who will help you? Make a plan.
• What new things will present themselves?
• Will you travel, get a new job, learn to paint landscapes, enjoy life more, and do more self-care? What new things will you do this year?
• What will you learn this year?
• How will you grow over the next year?
• Write some intentions for the year.
• Do you have any goals for the year?
• How will you manifest your goals and intentions?
• What role do you play in your own success?
• What is the first thing you are going to do to move closer to a goal?
• What good things are waiting for you?

Be kind to yourself. Don't pick something too grave unless you are ready to tackle it and have a support system to help you.

NOW BE YOUR OWN CHANGE OUT THERE IN THE WORLD AND WRITE ABOUT IT!