journal prompt series #4
Here I am, back with another journal prompt series. I just wanted to quickly apologize for not posting last week, but I had a lot on my plate, and I needed some relief. This week, I actually wrote the poems during the week, and it made it a lot easier on me this weekend. I know this journal prompt entries are a little short, but I’ll be making some longer ones when I have time. I try to keep the questions unique, so I hope you enjoy!
What’s the best piece of advice you have you gotten recently?
You can suck at it but not fail at it. For example, I can walk five minutes on the treadmill, but I will not skip it altogether. Let the baby steps build up.
What would you do if you could stop time for two months?
Travel. I would finally see Asia, explore Europe, go as south as South America goes, visit my favorite places, and people in Africa, and do another road trip across the United States. I feel like traveling is a part of my personality that I’ve lost as an adult but as soon as I have enough money, I’ll be doing it again. Oh, and if time ever stopped for two months.
Consider and reflect on what might be your “favorite failure”.
My favorite failure is dropping out of my PhD program due to mental illness because I went back years later and finished it. It felt like the world was ending at the time, but I did eventually find the strength to go through with it.
What would you say to yourself during your next downward spiral?
Meditate. Use your coping skills. Practice mindfulness. Remember who you are apart from this. Call someone and tell them what is going on. Go for a walk. Remind yourself that you’ve always made it through it. Remember you’ve made it through worse. Channel the good feelings. Distract your brain. Everything is going to be okay. It will be over soon.
What is a question that you are really scared to know the answer to?
What do others think of me? I am so scared of being selfish or self-absorbed. I’m so scared they’ll see my insecurities and flaws and agree. I want to ask the question, but I don’t want to hear the answer.
Talk to you next Sunday.
Xoxo.
