Happy New Year! Now is a good time to reflect on the values we’ve heard so much about during the holiday season: hope, love, peace and joy. How do you find each of these qualities in your everyday life? How do you bring them to others? Pick up your personal journal and a good pen and get to writing!
Happy New Year Journaling Exercises
Finish the following sentences, but don’t stop there. Use them as a jumping-off point to lead you to new stories and new ideas in your personal journal.
Hope
• I have renewed hope when…
• The most hopeful thing I have seen or heard lately is…
• My biggest hope for this year is…
• I try to bring hope to others by…
Love
• My personal definition of love is…
• The person who has taught me most about love is…
• My favorite love story is…
• I show my love for others by…
• The best example of love in action I’ve seen recently is…
Peace
• My personal definition of peace is…
• I feel most peaceful when I…
• The most peaceful person I know is…
• I strive to bring peace to my life and the lives of others by…
Joy
• The most joyful experience I intend to have this year is…
• The joyful sound that always makes me smile is…
• The everyday activity that brings me the most joy is…
• A small way I can bring joy to others is…
How does journaling lead to more hope, more love, more peace and more joy in your life? The start of a new Year is a great time for reflecting on these emotions. What emotions would you like to add to this list?
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