Find the Type of Journaling That’s Right for You With Our September Journaling Prompts and Ideas
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We have a variety of journaling ideas you can use this September. Journaling looks different for everyone, so it’s important to understand what you want to get from your journaling and to choose a calendar you can stay consistent with.
We have plenty to inspire you, so have a look at all of the ideas. You can get all of the calendars as printables using the link.
One-Word Journaling Ideas
One-word journaling is ideal for people who want to get thoughts out of their head and are pushed for time.
- Love
- Simplicity
- Laughter
- Progress
- Sunshine
- Comfort
- Learning
- Rest
- Intuition
- Opportunity
- Light
- Reflection
- Challenge
- Strength
- Abundance
- Harmony
- Wonder
- Legacy
- Generosity
- Celebration
- Authenticity
- Curiosity
- Treasure
- Warmth
- Bliss
- Brilliance
- Beauty
- Stability
- Openness
- Vision
Get the September one-word journaling printable here.
Positive Thoughts Journaling
This is a great exercise for shifting to a positive outlook. Simply fill in the blanks with positive thoughts every day.
Read the ideas and get the positive thoughts journaling here.
Journaling for Connection
These journaling calendars are ideal for exploring what connection means to you and people you want to either reconnect with or connect on a deeper level.
Get the September connection journaling printable here.
Read the ideas and get more related printables in our ideas for deeper connections collection.
Morning Journaling
For the early risers, use our morning journaling to start your day with a curious and positive outlook.
Read the ideas and get the morning journaling printable here.
Evening Journaling
If you want to reflect, unwind, and acknowledge progress, our September evening journaling could be just right for you.
Read the prompts and get the evening journaling printable here.
Gratitude Journaling
For September, we’ve put particular emphasis on home comforts for our gratitude journaling. This is a great activity to encourage you to appreciate your home, what you love about it, and many of the things you often overlook.
- How your bed makes you feel after a long day.
- Your favorite cozy corner or space and why.
- Scents that bring you comfort.
- What makes your home unique to you.
- Family dinners and get-togethers you cherish.
- Your favorite sounds at home.
- How your home changes with the season for the better.
- Morning or evening routines you do from home.
- What your ‘home’ means to you.
- Your favorite piece of furniture and why.
- Plants that bring you joy at home.
- Memories of dishes and foods you’ve cooked.
- Simple luxuries you can enjoy from home.
- Traditions you’ve started in your home.
- Something you’ve created or built yourself.
- Household items that are simple but bring joy.
- What the art in your home means to you.
- Personal mementos you’ve used as decor.
- Your favorite textures in your home.
- Ways your home is cozy.
- What you look forward to most about returning home.
- Things you overlook at home but are glad you have.
- Tasks or chores that are meditative.
- What your home has taught you about yourself.
- Ways the outdoor areas of your home have brought you joy.
- Milestones you’ve celebrated at home.
- Hobbies and activities your home has facilitated.
- How your relationship with your home has changed.
- Quirks about your home you’ve learned to love.
- The quietest times in your home.
Get our September gratitude journaling printable here.
Nature Journaling
Our September nature journaling encourages you to explore nature and all its beauty. This is a particularly great activity for anyone who loves to draw and doodle as well as write.
- Sounds you can hear if you go outside right now.
- Patterns you can see in any nearby nature.
- The colors in today’s landscape and how they make you feel.
- How you would describe the sky right now and why.
- What flowers/plants are in your home/garden & why you love them.
- Nearby scenic places that bring you inner calm.
- Shapes that are repeated in the nature around you.
- How being in nature is making/has made you feel today.
- The most interesting thing you can see in the landscape and what draws you to it.
- Ways you feel connected to nature right now.
- How the nature around you has changed in the last two weeks.
- Natural sounds you can only hear when you listen intently.
- Something fragile you can see that is not just surviving but thriving.
- Describe the differences between looking at nature and closing your eyes and listening to it.
- The most colorful parts of nearby nature you can see and what they are.
- Shapes of shadows cast by sunset.
- What is the texture of the sky and how does it make you feel.
- Parts of nearby nature that feel still and parts that feel alive.
- An object in nature that feels like it’s waiting for you to notice it.
- What is moving fast in nearby nature and what is moving slow.
- Shapes in the branches of a nearby tree.
- How nature is showing you it’s the end of summer.
- How your life is the same as and different from a small insect you can spot.
- Shapes of the leaves on the ground.
- What you feel nature is trying to tell you right now.
- The loudest bird or insect you can hear and what you think it’s saying.
- How you’d describe the nearby nature to someone who’s never seen it.
- Shapes of the parts of nearby nature that light is accentuating.
- The tallest thing you can see and the smallest thing.
- Signs of fall you can see and how they make you feel.
Get the September nature journaling printable here.
We really hope you explore, discover, and see plenty of positives in day-to-day life with one or more of our journaling calendars.
You may also want to take a look at our other September activities, calendars, and printables.
