2025 Journaling Prompts

for reflection, gratitude, and guidance

With 2025 less than a week away, I wanted to share a bunch of my favourite journaling prompts. My year is catching up to me, so I’ve decided to hibernate for a few days and take some time to recharge. Written reflection is important not only to meditate on our past, but to inspire our future. I always feel so motivated after I journal— whether writing or scrapbooking with photos. Including manifestations or affirmations is something that works for me, so I focus on what makes me feel better and leave what doesn’t. These prompts can be used to reflect on the past year, tune in to the present, or set goals for the future on a weekly, monthly, yearly basis.

If journaling is something you’d like to get into but doesn’t come easy for you, I highly suggest investing in a structured journal with a cover that you love, and working on it in a convenient place. Making habits attractive, easy, and convenient have shown to subconsciously make us want to do it more. The most ideal journal I’ve found for this is The Best Year Journal. I highly recommend the Intelligent Change brand in general— creators of The 5-minute Journal, they have various products. Therapy Notebooks is also a great brand if you’re looking for something more mental-health focused.

End of 2024 Prompts:

1. 24 things that defined my year

2. A gratitude list

3. Recap of each month

4. How did I express creativity this year?

5. Where did I grow this year? was it expected or unexpected?

6. What did 2024 teach me?

7. An “About Me” page

8. A “Current Obsessions” page

9. People, places, and things I’ve explored and how they make me feel

10. Goals I’ve accomplished this year, and for the ones I didn’t accomplish: what could I have done better/ if so?

11. What am I most proud of achieving in 2024?

12. When did I feel ____?

    ex: happiest, calmest, most upset. maybe mention where you were, and if you think a certain person, place, or thing had an impact on this.

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2025 Prompts:

1. What do I want to prioritize in 2025?

   I used the following categories to emphasize certain areas of my lifestyle: career, love, social life, self-care

2. What is my approach to 2024?

3. Are there any bad habits I want to get rid of? (or decrease?)

4. What can I do for my i. mind ii. body iii. soul?

5. How do I want to perceive 2024 in 20 years?

6. 2025 Affirmations

7. What gets me excited about life right now?

8. What skill do I want to improve?

9. What hobby do I want to dedicate more time to?

10. 2025 Manifestations

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Monthly Prompts:

1. What area of my lifestyle do I want to prioritize? (ex: career, love, social life, self-care, etc.)

2. How do I feel right now?

3. Goals for the month

4. Goals for the quarter

5. Where do I want to seek abundance this month?

6. How can I invest in myself this month?

7. What inspires you these days?

8. What am I wearing this season?

9. How can I meet myself where I am this month?

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Monthly Reflection Prompts:

1. i. Where am I directing my energy? ii. Where do I want to direct my energy?

   talk about if there’s alignment or misalignment. if it’s the latter, what can you do to help?

2. What challenges did I overcome this month?

3. Crazy opportunities that appeared in my life this month

4. Favourite moments

5. How am I spreading kindness?

6. i. What am I holding onto? ii. What do I need to let go of?

7. Goals I accomplished this month

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Creative Prompts:

1. My dream apartment

2. Art/ book/ film reviews

3. Recap of the week via different mediums

4. Take notes while people-watching (draw sketches?)

5. i. Books I want to read ii. Films I want to watch

6. List and rate your favorite coffees, matchas, workout classes, etc.

7. My ideal 2025

   talk about what you’d want your ideal daily life in 2025 to look like. the time you wake up, an exercise routine, a creative routine, work-life balance, content creation, any traveling, etc. I include photos when I do this prompt!

happy holidays, if you celebrate, and happy new year!

with love and light,

katerina