One Sentence A Day journaling is a great way for people to practice mindfulness and self-awareness. This quick type of journaling can also provide an opportunity for introspection so that we can better understand ourselves and our habits.
I am a laconic so this journaling format actually fits me perfectly.
I started with The Happiness Project One Sentence Journal: A Five Year Record. It has one quote for every day of the year. No prompts. It is more geared to recording a moment that happened for a certain day.
After filling about 3 years of the Happiness Project pages, I later moved to a Kikki K A Sentence A Day journal. What I like about it is that it has questions or prompts for every day of the year. It's amazing to see how very different I answer a question in just a span of 1 year.
I don't really get to answer this journal everyday. There are some days I had to catch up, say, I would answer 3 (or more) missed pages all in one day. Still, the insights I gain are valuable even if the entries are not 100% true to their dates.
There was one time that I was flipping through my recent answers and I saw a pattern that something was really bugging me. It was apparently a big deal to me because it set my mood for the month -- and it can be seen on sentence after sentence that I wrote.
I'd love for you to gain the same clarity through this kind of journaling format even if in case you don't have one. I listed here prompts that you can use for 30 days.
One Sentence Prompts
Instructions: Answer in 1 sentence. 1 question per day, for a whole month. Example, Question #1 must be answered on the 1st day of the month, #2 on the 2nd day and so on. Repeat on the following months.
-
What's in your bag?
-
When was the last time you said "I'm sorry."?
-
A gift you still treasure
-
A place you wish you were right now
-
What makes you smile?
-
An important message you received
-
A favorite meal
-
A remarkable gesture you experienced
-
What kind of (physical) space do you need?
-
What do you want more of?
-
What should be done within the next few hours?
-
What is important for your family?
-
Something you wish you have
-
Someone who deserves your time
-
A project you wish you started
-
What does today remind you of?
-
A new goal
-
A promise to yourself
-
Your happy place
-
What makes you comfortable?
-
First thought upon waking up
-
A call you have to make
-
What are you saving for?
-
What doesn't matter now?
-
Great thing about where you are
-
Something to look forward to
-
What must be celebrated?
-
What did you last buy?
-
When was the last time you laughed?
-
What must you let go today?
IDEA TIME: No need to have a separate One Sentence a Day notebook if you don't have one. You can squeeze the your daily prompt logs on your Weekly Pages.