Start the New Year with intention and personal growth through reflective journaling. In this episode, we sit down with Lynda Monk, Director of the International Association for Journal Writing, to explore how journaling can help you capture memories, savor life, set meaningful goals, and gain valuable insights.
Lynda shares her unique approach to reflective journaling, practical prompts to get you started, and inspiration to make journaling a transformative habit in 2025. She also discusses the power of reflective journaling, the benefits of community in a typically solitary practice, and how journaling can serve as a compass for life’s big decisions.
Lynda’s Prompts for the New Year:
- It’s December 31st, 2025. I’m so happy and grateful now that …
- What is most important to me this year?
- Where do I want to put my energy, attention, and effort this year?
- Where do I not want to put my energy, attention, and effort?
- What would make this a great year?
Reflective Prompts:
- What questions do I have about my life right now?
- What do I notice about what I just wrote?
- What do I feel about what I just wrote?
- What’s different now after writing this?
- What’s possible now?
Personal Growth and Perspective-Shifting Prompts:
- What would my future self say about this moment?
- What would my younger self offer as advice for this chapter of my life?
- What does the wisest version of me have to say about this next year?
- What does the more vulnerable, tender version of me want to express?
About Lynda Monk
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