Morning Journal Prompts
Morning journaling tends to look forward: what matters today, what you are carrying, how you want to show up. Julia Cameron's "morning pages" from The Artist's Way go the other way, with three longhand pages of anything at all. Both are here: focused questions, and a nudge to just dump.
What is the one thing that would make today a good day?
15 morning journal prompts
- What is the one thing that would make today a good day?
- How did you sleep, and what does your body need this morning?
- What is worrying you? Write it down, then write the smallest next step.
- Who could you encourage today?
- What are you looking forward to, even slightly?
- What would you do today if you were not afraid of doing it badly?
- Which task are you dreading? Why?
- What kind of person do you want to be in today's hardest conversation?
- Write three pages of whatever is in your head, without stopping.
- What did you dream about? What might it be pointing at?
- What will you say no to today?
- Describe how you want to feel at 6pm tonight.
- What is one thing you can finish today?
- What are you grateful for before the day has even started?
- Which value do you want to practise today?
Tips before you start
- Keep the notebook next to the kettle or coffee maker.
- Answer before checking your phone.
- End with one concrete action for the day.
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What are morning pages?
Morning pages are a practice from Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way: three pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness writing first thing every morning, without editing or re-reading.
How long should morning journaling take?
Five to fifteen minutes for prompted journaling; around 20 to 30 minutes for three full morning pages.