10 End-Of-Year Journal Prompts to Help Create the Life You Want

Putting your intentions on paper can be the first step in reaching them.

I find that journaling both liberates me and holds me firmly accountable to myself. Much like when I practice or teach yoga, I am wholly present as I essentially empty my brain onto paper. I enter into a flow state with no real destination in mind.

The words on the page carry truths that I simply cannot avoid. Sometimes I am forced to sit with the discomfort of my thoughts. Other times, I revel in all that I have been able to create in my life, offering thanks for the beauty of it all. Whatever comes up, what I most appreciate and revere about journaling is its capacity to help me witness myself in each stage of life.

The following are journal prompts I use to guide my end-of-year reflections. Whether you go through them in order or choose just a few that resonate, I invite you to dive inward.

10 End-Of-Year Journal Prompts

1. Describe in detail where you are physically, right now, in time and space. How does it feel to be here?
   
   
2. How are you feeling in the present moment? Boldly name any emotions that are arising, no matter what they are, and consider why they might be coming up for you.

“I Thought I Was Just Keeping a Journal. I Was Actually Tapping Into My Higher Consciousness.”

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