Journal prompt

One small thing you noticed today

What's one small thing you noticed today? Or maybe two.

A short prompt from our Prompt Library, for the ordinary bits of a day. A single line is a complete entry, and two are welcome if they turn up.

A few ways in

  1. Perhaps something you saw, heard, tasted or were handed.
  2. You could keep it to a few words, or tell the little story around it.
  3. Some people like to add the time of day. Others leave it as it is.

Example: 'The stripe of sun on the kitchen floor at four o'clock. And the neighbour's yellow gloves on the wall.'

A thought: Some people like this as a daily one-liner. Others save it for days when a longer page feels like a lot. Both are welcome.

A journal is a writing hobby, not a treatment. A plain notebook is every bit as welcome.

Warm plum ground with a framed page from Small Moments titled A Day in Small Pleasures, with a line from morning to evening. Heading: "One small thing you noticed today." Text: "What's one small thing you noticed today? Or maybe two." Label: Journal prompt, adults. Footer: From the Prompt Library.