Got Inner Clutter? These Creative Journal Prompts Will Help Sort You Out

If you’re feeling stuck or blocked and cannot seem to find a way out, try writing. Yes, putting pen to paper can help unleash your creativity and overcome any blockages. These journal prompts are perfect for when you want to write but don’t know where to start.


Faye Remedios
Created by Faye Remedios
On Feb 16, 2022
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Life happens to all of us, and sometimes we reach a stage where we need some introspection to clear the clutter we seem to be enveloped in. Journaling is a practice that can help identify and release any stuck issues. Yet, sitting down to write is harder than it looks, especially when you have no idea where to begin. This is where guided journal prompts come in to give you a headstart. With these, journal prompts for self discovery, you will never have to look at a blank page feeling paralysed again. Instead, let your pen and your inner wisdom take over.

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Daily journal prompts

Some questions that can get you started are:

  • What are you most grateful for right now?
  • Name 3 things that are bringing you joy right now.
  • What emotions do you want to feel right now, and what would you rather avoid feeling?
  • What do you need more of in your life currently?
  • If failure wasn’t an option, what would you be doing right now?
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Deep journal prompts

Some good deep journal prompts include answering the following questions:

  • Where do you see yourself in 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months from now? What would you be doing if you had no restrictions?
  • If you could get a genie to grant you one wish, what would be a top priority for you?
  • How do you define success and failure?
  • What’s love to you?
  • What emotions are you not letting go of at this minute?
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Positive journal prompts

Good journal prompts will have you answering questions like:

  • What is your best quality?
  • What would your perfect day look like?
  • What is the best compliment you’ve ever received?
  • Who is the most positive person you know?
  • What is the best way someone has cheered you up in the past?
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Fun journal prompts

Some fun journal prompts for adults include:

  • What color are you feeling at this minute?
  • What’s one song that makes you get up and dance, and what’s the quirkiest thing you’ve ever done when you heard the song?
  • What is the most adventurous thing you’ve eaten?
  • If you could ask anyone from the past a question, who would you pick, and what would you ask them?
  • What’s the most fun thing you’ve done to date?

What’s uppermost on your mind right now?

Your state of mind right now…

If you could go on a holiday right now, you would pick…

If you had to pick one thing that you would change something about right now, it would be…

A song that you identify with currently…

How do you feel?

If you had one wish, you would spend it on:

Pick a color you’re feeling right now…

What affects you the most?

The first thing you think about when you get up?

You could use some journaling about your career as this seems to be topmost on your mind.

You could use some journaling about your career as this seems to be topmost on your mind.

You seem to need to focus on your love life or your relationships. Write it all down for some answers.

You seem to need to focus on your love life or your relationships. Write it all down for some answers.

You are super stressed and could use a holiday. But what could help you is writing about your feelings and emotions to really release what’s holding you back.

You are super stressed and could use a holiday. But what could help you is writing about your feelings and emotions to really release what’s holding you back.

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Mental health journal prompts

Questions that can help you are:

  • When do you feel most anxious or scared?
  • What is the one thing you find difficult to forgive yourself for?
  • What part of your day is most frustrating to you?
  • What is one way you show yourself compassion?
  • Whom do you trust the most and why?
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Don’t leave the teens out

Some good questions are:

  • What’s the one place you feel safest?
  • Is there a difference between your life online and your actual person?
  • What does family mean to you?
  • What or who inspires you?
  • What do you consider to be your biggest responsibility?
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