Using self love journal prompts is an excellent way to reflect on your life and build self esteem. Have you felt like you need an extra boost of confidence lately? We believe that you should have a self esteem tool box. When you are in need of a pick me up, you can use affirmations, relaxation techniques, or you can… journal!
We are a huge fan of journalling for many reasons. Using a journal will allow you to open up your thoughts and grow interpersonally. You may uncover a blind spot and release unpleasant limiting beliefs.
There’s so many benefits to journalling already that when you add self love prompts into the equation, journalling is even more powerful.
You may have seen some self care blogs preach about journalling and we are doing the same but we also want to provide some insights. What are the benefits of journalling? Are there studies about self love journals?
Let’s take a look at some of the research we found before jumping into the prompts.
Why Self Love Journals Can Be So Impactful in Building Confidence
Okay, okay, okay. We know you’re here for the self love journal prompts but before we get into those, we have to share the benefits of journalling.
Journalling has been shown to reduce anxiety, reduce stress, and provide a space to build up positive self talk. When you journal, you can also experience an improved immune system, improved liver function, and improved lunch function!
Keeping a journal can also change your focus to positive thoughts – if you journal about things that you’re happy about, you’ll increase your positivity.
When it comes to self love and self compassion journalling, you may experience an increase in your overall well-being and health.
Aside from all these wonderful benefits, we love journalling because it allows us to grow as individuals. Our thoughts have so much power and when we write them out – they can be magical! Your journal can be a special space that you create. It can be part of a beautiful ritual that allows you to grow and develop.
There’s so much that can go into journalling and so much that you can get from it!
As you’ve read this, we have highlighted the benefits of journalling and now we will share the special journal prompts we’ve put together for you. We’ve shared 33 of our favorite journal prompts below to help you build self esteem and self love!
Click here for the Self Love Journal Prompts PDF in Canva.
33 Self Love Journal Prompts to Add To Your Journalling Routine
- When do you feel most at peace? How can you achieve this more often?
- One way I could love myself more is by….
- Write down 5 things that you love about yourself.
- Write about the person you want to be in 5 years – what do they do, what do they enjoy doing, how do they practice self compassion?
- Write about an accomplishment you tackled and why you are proud of yourself for completing it.
- Write a love letter to your body and thank it for all that it does for you.
- If you were not afraid about what other people thought, how would you live your life? How can you start living your life this way right now?
- Write out 3 insecurities, cross them out, and then write down 3 reasons why you love yourself.
- Write about how you can embrace your true self more. How can you live life without inhibitions?
- What is your favorite form of self care? How can you practice more self care?
- When do you feel the most confident in your own skin?
- What are three things you want to learn and how can you make this happen?
- Write down ten things that inspire you
- Write yourself a note of forgiveness and forgive yourself for something that you’ve done in the past.
- If you showed more self love and compassion to yourself, how would you live your life?
- Write about one thing that you can do to get out of your comfort zone.
- Write a letter to your younger self and let your younger self know that you are so proud of them for everything they have accomplished and been through.
- Is there something you could do to live a more full life? If so, write it down and write down how you can do this.
- Think about a habit that you’d like to drop and write out an action plan of how you’ll do this.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line – Lucille Ball
- Write about honoring your soul – what are some things you can do to honor your soul and highest self?
- Write about 3 things that make you stand out from the crowd.
- Write down 1-3 skills you want to learn and schedule time so you can start learning these things.
- Write about 5 things you do to live a healthy life and write about how these 5 activities make you feel good.
- Create a list of 10 things about yourself that you’re grateful for.
- What are some ways that you can set boundaries? How will you do this to make sure that you spend enough time recharging your batteries?
- What is one thing that you can do today that will allow you to live a happier life?
- What is one poor coping strategy that you can drop?What is one healthy coping strategy that you can add into your life?
- What are 5 ways that you can bring more passion into your life?
- If you weren’t afraid of failing, would you do anything in your life differently?
- What activity brings you energy? How can you work this into your routine?
- Write yourself a love note and read it on a day that you need some extra compassion.
- How can you be more kind to yourself mentally? What are some positive things you can say to yourself when criticism creeps in?
- Write down 1 limiting belief, cross it out, and write about how you no longer agree with the limiting belief by replacing it with something positive.
Fun Tips for Creating a Self Love Journal
If you’ve decided to create a self love journal, we are so happy for you! Before you go out and purchase a random journal, we want to share some fun tips with you!
Tip 1 – Buy a journal that you are obsessed with or create one that you love! You want to be excited about journalling – it’s where you’ll list your most important thoughts and it’s a personal space just for you. If you’re excited about how it looks, it’s likely you’ll use it more!
Tip 2 – Don’t force yourself to journal. Some days you won’t feel like journalling and that’s totally fine. Honor your feelings and journal when it’s right.
Tip 3 – Try to add a journal practice into your self care routine so you can keep up with it. If you schedule or block time every morning to schedule, it’s more likely it will become a habit.
Tip 4 – Switch up your environment. Try to journal outside, go and journal at a coffee shop. Experience new environments and it’s likely you’ll experience journal magic!
Tip 5 – Start reflecting on your feelings and emotions after you journal. If you are self aware of your positive feelings, it’s more likely you’ll continue with this wonderful habit!
Final Thoughts
We hope you enjoyed reading about the benefits of journalling and that you’ll use some of these self love journal prompts. Feel free to use these regularly, share them with your friends, and encourage those around you to use them!
If you think there are prompts we should add to our self love journal prompts list, feel free to let us know!
As always, thanks for stopping by Tru&Well!
xx,
T&W