Journaling Prompts & Affirmations for Overcoming Challenges | Free Printables
This month’s theme is Challenges. How have you dealt with them in the past, how you can deal with them now and how you can come out stronger in the end.
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There are many challenges in life. These can be referred to as problems, issues, difficulties, or even responsibilities. The most common ones are the ones that we face every day like getting up early for school and work.
Other examples might include:
We might have a family member who is sick and needs us to take care of them.
We might have to take care of our children and make sure they are not getting into trouble.
We might be dealing with a lot of stress at work and need some time off for ourselves.
We can't just run away from these challenges in life. Instead, we should try to figure out a way to overcome them or find the best solution for our problem.
Take a minute to look through this month’s journaling prompts. Don’t skip over the ones that will bring out all the feelings. Those are the ones that will help you the most.
Choose ONE prompt each day and dedicate 5-10 minutes to writing your answer. If your time runs longer because you have a lot to write, it’s okay. Keep writing!
Be as creative as you like here…the sky’s the limit!
Daily Journaling Prompts
What do you want to do this month? Write your goals for the month, and think about what you need to do to accomplish them.
What is keeping you from reaching your goals?
What are you excited about in the coming month?
Write about a challenge in your life that ended up being a great story to tell later.
Write about a challenge that was difficult at the time but you came out feeling stronger for it.
Write about a time when you endured hardship.
Look at what you wrote yesterday. How did you overcome that hardship?
Write about some joys in your life that are only possible because of challenges you faced.
Which people in your life have helped you get through your challenges? What did they do to help you?
What are some challenges other people in your life have faced that you helped them get through?
What are some ways you have been able to enjoy your life despite the challenges you faced at the time?
What are some things that help you feel more in control when you’re facing challenges?
Flexibility is a good skill to have to help cope with challenges. What are some ways you can more flexible?
Write a stream of consciousness journal entry.
Mid-Month Review: How are your goals for this month coming along? What can you accomplish in the remainder of the month?
Think about some challenges you faced when you were younger. Do you feel they were more, or less, difficult than the challenges you face now?
How has getting older helped you deal with challenges?
If you could go back in time and talk to yourself while you faced a difficult challenge, what would you tell your past self?
If your future self could come and talk to you now, what do you wish they would tell you about the challenges you are currently facing?
Do you feel like you face more challenges now than when you were younger?
What are some ways you can manage your stress to help yourself through your challenges?
What are some things you can minimize or eliminate from your life so you can focus on your current challenges?
List 3 of your current challenges, and what you would like the outcome to be.
Now list the steps you need to take in order for your challenges to have the outcomes you want.
Write the steps in your planner or journal, and create an action plan for when you can complete the tasks required to reach your desired results.
Write a stream of consciousness journal entry.
What were your favorite moments this month?
List 5 good things that happened this month.
Look ahead to next month: What events do you need to prepare for? What are you looking forward to?
Month in Review: What lessons did you learn this month?
Month in Review: How did this month go? Which goals did you complete? What do you still need to work on?
BONUS PROMPT: What does the following quote mean to you?
Life is a series of punches. It presents a lot of challenges. It presents a lot of hardship, but the people that are able to take those punches and able to move forward are the ones that really do have a lot of success and have a lot of joy in their life and have a lot of stories to tell, too.
~ Josh Turner
affirmations FOR TOUGH TIMES
I have what I need to get through this
I will get through this
All I need is within me right now
All I can do is my best
I choose to be optimistic
I am stronger than I think and tougher than I think
Five years from now this won’t matter as much as I think it will
I’ve been down before and I CAN get back up again!
I won’t give up. I won’t quit
I am a survivor. I have survived many things in life. I will surely survive this.
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Look for the new daily journaling prompts on the last Monday of each month.
JOURNALING SUPPLIES I RECOMMEND
Even though you only need a pen and paper, here are some of my favorite journaling supplies if you want to check them out:
I like to use a few different notebooks for journaling but my favorite is this Leuchtturm1917 Softcover. I prefer the squared pages but you can also get the dot grid, lined, or blank formats.
If you would rather use a spiral binding, these notebooks are the best! I love that they come in a three-pack so I always have an extra one on hand. These are also squared format but I think they are available in line and dot grid too.
To be honest, my go-to pen is a simple, classic black Bic but when I want something a little fancier I use either use these Muji Gel Pens or these Micron Sakura Pigma.
Get creative with your journaling and add some Washi Tape, Stickers, or if you’re artistic you can draw your own doodles.
Sometimes I like to add photos to my journaling and over the years I’ve tried a bunch of different printers. I started out using this Fujifilm Instax Mini but it wasn’t very practical to carry around all the time. Since the quality was so much better when I use my phone for pictures I decided to splurge on the Canon Ivy Mini Printer. It connects directly to my phone through the app and easily prints on 2x3 sticker photo paper that I can add right to my journal page instantly.
I hope today’s post inspires you to pick up your journal and start writing! Here are a few Everyday Journaling Prompts to get you started.
I’m so happy you stopped by today! Thanks, ❤️
BEFORE YOU GO:
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