Writing Prompts

The following prompts are intended to help you pay attention to what could be causing you unnecessary stress or to spark ideas for changes you can make to eliminate feel bad things or increase feel good things. By taking the time to not only think, but put words behind your thoughts, you can open your mind to alternative possibilities. It’s not all about you, either. Purposeful thoughts can have a big impact on how you treat others and vice versa.

Use each prompt to start your writing by copying the sentence and continuing it, or simply use it to create your own ideas for what to write about. Try to write at least a paragraph, but go as long as you like.

1. What I will never do again after the last time is…
2. Just because I don’t know how to do something, doesn’t mean I can’t continue to try or learn. For example…
3. The next time someone asks, I’m going to volunteer to…
4. My favorite memory from the past year would have to be…
5. I was completely dreading this, but it ended up being great. It was…
6. My best friend’s name is _______. The reason I like them is because…
7. The last time I helped someone out was… I felt…
8. If I do what I’ve been thinking about but am nervous about, the best thing that could happen would be…
9. If I do what I’ve been thinking about but am nervous about, the worst thing that could happen would be…
10. The last time I was upset with another person, their perspective on the situation was…
11. When I get a good night’s sleep, I feel…
12. Even though it sucked at the time, I’m so glad it happened. It was…
13. The person in my life who has given me the most is…
14. If I had to say what my absolute limit would be, I’d say it would have to be…
15. My favorite characteristic about myself is… Because…
16. If I were to take the steps in order to make the positive change in my life that I want they would be…
17. In order to save money, I’m going to start…
18. My favorite thing about spending time outdoors in the sunlight is…
19. If I could eat only one healthy thing for the rest of my life it would be… Because…
20. My biggest distraction in life is…
21. If there’s someone out there who looks up to me, my guess would be that it’s…
22. The last really great conversation I had was with… We talked about…
23. The activity that I enjoy doing just about every single time is… Because…
24. If I found out someone was in need, I could give them…
25. When I think about the word kind it makes me think of…

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Ephesians 6:18 NIV