Journaling Ideas for May

May is a great month for journaling. The late-spring and early-summer warmth, color, and nature provide so much inspiration. May is also a great time to reflect on the year so far, while still having plenty of time remaining this year to make progress and achieve your goals.

Find a type of journaling that’s just right for you in this collection of journaling. You can journal for a positive morning, self-care, to unwind in the evening, and so much more.

Self-Care Journaling for May

1. Intentions for May.
2. Things that excite you about May.
3. Things that make you unique.
4. Wins from April and why you’re proud of them.
5. Things you’re looking forward to this year.
6. Activities that help bring you a sense of inner calm.
7. People you’re grateful for and why.
8. Something you saw recently that made you feel good.
9. Something you can do today to show yourself more love.
10. Something to let go of.
11. Kind things you can tell yourself on days that haven’t gone to plan.
12. Times when everything just felt right and why you think that is.
13. What makes you feel confident.
14. The last thing you did that was really fun and why.
15. Activities you enjoy doing with others.
16. Activities you enjoy doing on your own.
17. What you spend too much time on.
18. A time you surprised yourself with your inner strength.
19. A moment you felt truly loved and supported.
20. Local meet-ups you could go to for finding connection.
21. Ways to show yourself kindness.
22. An ordinary moment that brough you joy.
23. Times or moments you feel like you’re being your true self.
24. Memories that bring you joy and why.
25. What you’ve loved about spring.
26. What excites you about summer.
27. Times you felt inspired and why.
28. Something you’ve made progress on this month.
29. What you’ve enjoyed about May and why.
30. Something you don’t give yourself enough credit for.
31. Places you can go outside for ‘me time’/to relax that are easy to get to.
    

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Journaling Prompts to Get to Know Yourself Better

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Evening Journaling Prompts for May

1. Things you can talk about naturally.
2. What challenges you’re naturally drawn to solving.
3. Activities you enjoyed when you were younger.
4. What you’d do on a day off when you’re fully rested.
5. Things you wish you could make more time for in the day.
6. The last time you did something that excited you.
7. Podcasts you listen to and why.
8. Videos you watch online and that they’re about.
9. Activities that don’t feel like work.
10. Something you did just for yourself.
11. Moments in life you’d love to relive and why.
12. The last time you felt proud.
13. Things that feel natural when you do them.
14. What you’d create if you weren’t worried about perfection.
15. Where you’d go if you could go anywhere right now.
16. Things you’re seen others do and thought you’d like to try.
17. Topics you enjoy talking about.
18. What local meet-ups are in your area.
19. What sports you enjoy watching or playing.
20. What literary and cinematic genres you enjoy.
21. Online courses that intrigue you.
22. Whether you’d prefer being a podcast host or guest.
23. Your definition of making a difference.
24. Things people have mentioned you’re good at.
25. Activities where you’ve felt like you can express yourself.
26. Where you like to go when you leave the house.
27. What your ideal evening in would look like.
28. Whether you prefer friends coming to you or you going to them.
29. Identify happy times and what you were doing.
30. If you had to write a book what it would be about.
31. What you admire most in other people.

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Gratitude Journaling Prompts for May

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Journaling Prompts for Finding Purpose this May

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Come back over the next few days as we add more journaling ideas, including morning journaling.