Journal Writing Prompt: Dedication

What are your goals, your dreams? Are you seeing them and aiming for them, without getting distracted by little things on the way? Are you dedicated

Journal Writing Prompt: Light

There were a number of ancient Philosophers who focused on seeking “the good, the true, and the light”. And, I believe that in this context, Plato is looking at the “light” with that view.

Journal Writing Prompt: Persistence

Does persistence and determination alone make all the difference? Or, is there something more that comes into play?

Journal Writing Prompt: Truth

“The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.”

~ Winston Churchill

There are two emerging sides to the truth, it seems. One side says that truth is absolute – no matter what, it is always the same – this appears to be the side of the argument that Winston Churchill falls on.

The other side says truth is fluid ….

Journal Writing Prompt: Focus

“When you write down your ideas you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools.”

~Michael Leboeuf

Journal Writing Prompt: Inspiration

“The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Where did is the least likely place you have found inspiration?

Journal Writing Prompt: Perseverance

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”

~Marie Curie

Do you feel you have a persevering character, even in the light of life difficulties? In your journal, write about the struggles you are currently facing in this light…

Journal Writing Prompt: Future

“Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future.”

~Jim Rohn

One of the great uses of writing in your journal daily is to, as Jim Rohn says, “gather up your past” so that you will be able to learn & draw from those experiences for the future.

Journal Writing Prompt: Discipline

“Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It require you to connect today’s actions to tomorrow’s results. There’s a season for sowing and a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.”

~Gary Ryan Blair

Self Discipline is an interesting thing, really. Sometimes, we can be very self-disciplined in some areas of our lives, but, have absolutely no self discipline in other areas of our life. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your own self-discipline level overall?