Digital Journal

Journaling can be a great way to understand your feelings and organize your thoughts.

Writing about what's on your mind can help you feel calmer and think more clearly.

Explore some of our prompts below, and feel free to copy them onto a separate piece of paper if preferred.

To save your responses, type into this Google Doc:

PDF to print the digital journal:

1. If my mood right now was weather, is it sunny, stormy, foggy, or windy? Why? What could make the weather a little brighter?

2. Draw or describe my worries as a small monster. What is a silly way I could defeat it? (Try drawing my victory over the monster!)

3. What is a personality trait I have (like kindness, humor, or patience) that makes the world better?

4. Write about a recent moment where I did something difficult even though I was scared.

5. Draw or describe a place (real or imaginary) where I feel completely safe, calm, and happy. What does it look like? Can I put myself there?

6. Think of a mistake I made recently. What is one helpful thing I learned from it?

7. Who are two people I can always talk to when I have a bad day? What makes them great listeners? What makes me feel safe with them?

8. When I get stressed or angry, what happens to my body? Do my shoulders tighten, does my stomach hurt, etc.?

9. If I could send a short text message to myself five years from now, what would it say?

10. List five small, simple things that never fail to put a smile on my face.