13 Journaling Prompts to Help Bring Light Into Your Life
Spring brings new sunlit energy. Here are some prompts to help you figure out what you actually want to do with it.
Dear friend,
Spring has officially sprung in the Northern Hemisphere, and I celebrated the equinox by having a picnic with my friends and napping in the park with Albee.
Did you celebrate?
Let me know in the comments.
About a decade ago I realized that I cannot go-go-go all year long.
Just like nature has its seasons, so do we.
Fall and winter are for thinking.
That’s when I deep dive into myself. It’s a time for creative exploration, one-on-one chats with friends, solo trips to foreign countries, early bedtimes, and drinking tea while I make it through my TBR list.
Fall is a great time to grieve. Winter is a great time to rest.
Spring and summer are for doing.
That’s when I step out into the light. It’s a time for late night dance parties, promoting creative projects, group picnics in the park, traveling with friends, and sipping mocktails on my patio while I write books and scripts.
Spring is a great time to be horny for life. Summer is a great time to fall in love with the world around you.
One is dark and introspective. One is light and extroverted. Both are equally important to living a boldly creative life.
I used to fight these seasons, and now I embrace them.
Sure, there are things that need to get done all year round. Laundry. Paying bills. Feeding yourself. Fighting fascism.
But when I plan out my life (using this system I shared with you), I make sure to honor that my energy and needs are different in each season.
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In this post, I share the six-step creative alignment ritual I use to plan out my boldly creative life, including allowing for my seasonal and creative needs.
In honor of Spring, I’ve put together some journaling prompts for you!
Please, for the love of all things creative, do not try to do every single one of these journaling prompts. Simply skim through this list and see which one calls to you and spend some time writing about it.
Just 15 minutes a day has been proven to reduce depression as much as meditation and even, in some people, as much as antidepressant medication.
The biggest thing I see keeping people back from journaling is thinking that they need to do it perfectly or they need to do it for a long period of time or every single day.
If you take even five minutes right now to think through one of these questions, you will be better set to have the kind of spring and summer that awakens your life.
Ready?
Let’s go!
13 Journaling Prompts to Help Bring Light Into Your Life
What is one creative project, just one, that I would love to accomplish between now and September 1st?
What’s holding me back from falling even deeper in love – with someone else, with myself, with creativity, with life? (more on that here)
What did I grieve this fall? What did I release and let go of?
Did this winter rejuvenate me or deplete me? What energy level do I have going into spring?
Make a Need, Want, Can’t List.
In the Need column, write down everything that is an absolute must for you this spring and summer.
In the can’t column, put down everything that you will not put up with this spring and summer and everything that you just can’t take on during this season.
In the Want column, put all the things that would be fun to do over the next six months, but that are not necessary.
Put your list somewhere where you can look at it every day to remind yourself of your aligned priorities.
If I could pick one area in my life where I want to be braver in this season, where would that be?
What feels rejuvenating for me right now?
Think about where you want to be two years from now on the equinox. Write a letter to yourself now from that person. (more on your Two Year North Star here)
Write a letter to your future self and send it. I love Future Me for this.
Is there a dream – big or small – that you’ve wanted to pursue that you’ve put off for too long?
How can you get even sexier and kinkier this spring? (more on that here)
What does activism look like to me during this season? (more on being a reluctant activist here)
How can I use this season to be even more creative, witchy, and joyful?
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You have your prompts, now go journal!
Then, come back here and let me know:
Do you find your life to be cyclical and seasonal?
How does spring energy differ from fall energy for you?
Which prompt called to you? How did it go writing it?
Let me know in the comments!
I’m excited to hear how your spring plays out.
With love, light, and a fan because it’s already getting hot in SoCal!
Lauren
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