Journal prompt

Three words for how today feels so far

Perhaps three words for how today feels so far. You can change one of them later.

A short prompt from our Prompt Library, for a quick check-in. Three words are plenty, and you can change one later if it no longer fits.

A few ways in

  1. You might write three words, as they come, without tidying them.
  2. Some people like to sit with them for a moment and swap one if it feels off.
  3. Others leave all three as they first arrived, even if they don't quite match.

Example: 'Busy. Warm. Unfinished.' Later, 'Unfinished' became 'Hopeful'.

A thought: Some people love this as a one-line weather report for the day. Others add a sentence underneath. You can also write one word and stop.

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

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