Anxiety shows up in your expectations—what you hope for and work towards in a day. Expectations like, a hope to feel close in a relationship, to be on time, or meet a goal that's important to you. Anxiety loiters in these spaces because you care about them. Reasonable. - Prompt: My expectations today are to... … Continue reading Anxiety: Journal Prompt 1
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Anger: Journal Prompt 5
Stale anger can linger from old family dynamics. Painful narratives that make you feel boxed in or ruminating labels that you struggle to leave in the past. These are places anger can fester if you don't allow them to be heard and worked through. Prompt: Family dynamics bring up... Day 6
Anger: Journal Prompt 4
Anger can bring out unkind parts. The parts of you that are unsettled and unwell. Like your unmerited irritability with a receptionist. Or the flares of judgment with strangers. Prompt: I experience my unsettled and unwell parts when… Day 5
Anger: Journal Prompt 3
Anger can be passive aggressive, which is to say, it can show up indirectly and not in response to what you are truly angry about. Like sometimes the trash bag doesn't fit the can correctly and my anger shows up. Anger that I more likely feel towards a sense of loss. Or when I am … Continue reading Anger: Journal Prompt 3
Anger: Journal Prompt 2
Working through anger unfolds from processing unearthed emotions. I think of how intense disappointment can be, how it can make you feel desperate and aggressive. I think of loneliness that sits inside isolation that can harbor anger. Prompt: Under my anger is... Day 3
Anger: Journal Prompt 1
Anger is a type of amplified stress in your body. Anger can be felt in the space between your knuckles and in the tips of your fingers, in the far corners of your mouth behind your molars, or in the middle of your back where you shoulder blades meet your spine. Prompt: Anger in my … Continue reading Anger: Journal Prompt 1
Grief: Journal Prompt 10
When grief is overwhelming, it’s hard to recognize peace. Even if they are short moments, find breaks from grief by allowing your attention to graze peace. My moments of peace are when... Boundaries: Journal Prompt Series Blog Index
Grief: Journal Prompt 9
Grief is both unique to your situation and personalized. For that reason, grief can be extremely isolating and lonely. Prompt: I feel isolated when... Blog Index
Grief: Journal Prompt 8
Grief can make you feel closed. Grief says, "I am well aware of the pain that can exist here. I am not fooled by the flippancy of optimism and hope". Prompt: I feel closed when... Day 9 Boundaries: Journal Prompt Series Blog Index
Grief: Journal Prompt 7
Grief carries an element of surprise. Many months can go by and you can feel untouched by the sadness that once overwhelmed you. And then all of a sudden a bad week turns to high emotions and some repressed aspect of grief splashes you in the face. It can feel defeating to return to difficult … Continue reading Grief: Journal Prompt 7
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