For a Reflective and More Joyful You, Try These Journaling Ideas for June
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Whether you’re completely new to journaling or have done it for a long time, this collection of journaling ideas for June is a good place to start your summer journaling.
Probably the two most important things to figure out is when you want to journal and what you want to get out of it. We’ll guide you through all our journaling options for June to help you find one (or more) that work for you.
Help yourself to some of our journaling printables if you don’t have a journal good to go. You can also get all the calendars below as printables. Just follow the instructions in each section.
Let’s Figure Out the Type of Journaling That’s Right for You
A whole month of clarity, optimism, and a different outlook awaits! Have a look through all our calendars, and find one that’s right for you. You can do all of them, or just one; it’s entirely up to you!
Morning Journaling: Great for Planning and Starting the Day Right
For many of us, how our morning goes can decide how the entire day goes. If you’re an early riser and you like to get ahead, morning journaling is a great option.
Morning journaling is very forward-thinking. It’s about making plans, having a positive outlook, and giving yourself a little time to acknowledge what has gone well so far. You can find out more about our 30 days of June morning journaling here, along with the printable.
Evening Journaling: Ideal for Reflecting
There’s nothing wrong with getting the evening chores done and watching some TV. But if you find your mind ticking over in the evening, evening journaling could be great for you.
Typically, the evening is a great time for reflection and looking back at what you’ve achieved. You can find out more about our June evening journaling challenge here and get the printable while you’re at it.
Pause and Process with a Month of Self-Care Journaling
Everyone seems to tell you to take better care of yourself, right? But what does that even look like? Self-care journaling is ideal for starting this journey.
This type of journaling can help you pause, explore your thoughts, and process what’s going on. It’s already great for identifying what self-care activities you could do and when you could find time for them. Summer’s great for starting, because the longer nights and warmer weather give us more options for activities.
We’ve got more insights into a whole June of self-care journaling here, along with the calendar you can print off.
Gratitude Journaling: A Great Exercise in Changing Your Outlook
No doubt, if you’ve journaled before or looked into it, you’ve heard of gratitude journaling. If done well, it’s great at shifting your outlook and helping you see the good things in your life.
We’ve got a great month-long gratitude journaling challenge here with more information. You can also find the calendar printable there.
Journaling for Building Confidence
If you, or someone you know, struggles with confidence, this is your calendar. Summer is also a great time to reflect on this, as we’re outdoors and doing a lot more.
Building confidence isn’t an easy thing to do, and it’s very much a long process. This 30-day journaling challenge is a good start. You can take a look at all the journaling ideas below and get access to the calendar for the challenge.
Week 1
- A time you were proud of yourself and why.
- Three personal strengths and examples of using them.
- Three things you’re afraid to fail at, and list positive scenarios of trying.
- A time someone complimented you, and why you deserved it.
- A person or people you feel more confident around.
- Traits you believe make someone confident.
- Positive scenarios of three things you want to do.
Week 2
- What you’d say to a friend who is low on confidence.
- Reframe something negative you’ve said into a positive.
- Something you succeeded at in the past.
- Times you’ve stepped out of your comfort zone.
- Times you felt more confident than usual and why.
- Conversation starters you can use in social situations.
- List your interests and hobbies.
Week 3
- List places where people with the same interests meet.
- Songs that make you feel confident.
- Things you’d say to someone you admired.
- List positive ‘I am…’ statements & describe times you were.
- Times you asked for what you wanted.
- Setbacks you’ve overcome and what you did to do so.
- List what holds you back and write the opposite next to each one.
Week 4 + The Final Two Days of June
- Things you find easy to talk about.
- Times of the day you feel at your best and why.
- Activities you can do to take a break from your screens.
- Three kind things you can say to yourself every morning.
- Three kind things you can tell yourself during setbacks.
- List recent achievements (no matter how small).
- List the things you love about yourself.
- Describe the confident version of yourself in more detail.
- Times this past month you showed more confidence.
Here’s the ‘June journaling for building confidence’ calendar. Put it in a place you’ll see it, and answer one a day for the whole month.
Whichever of these ideas you decide to try, what’s important is that these challenges help you shift your outlook and become positive and confident for the month of June. Let us know below which of these 30-day challenges you decided to do and whether you enjoyed the month of journaling.
Also, save this collection of journaling ideas to a journaling or self-care board. That way, you can always revisit the list if you want to try more than one of the 30-day challenges.
