Ideas for Journal Writing
Ellen Serfaty - serf(at)inter(dot)net(dot)il

1. What was the nicest dream you ever had?

 
2. What was the worst nightmare you ever had?

 
3. What is the worst chore that you have to do?

 
4. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?  Why?  What would you do?

 
5. If you could meet someone famous, who would it be?  Why?  What would you talk to him/her about?

 
6. If you could take the best picture, what would it be?

 
7. Would you like to be invisible sometimes?  Why?  When?

 
8. You have just invented a machine that will change the lives of everyone on earth.  What is it?  What does it do?

 
9. What is your favorite season?  Why?  What do you like to do?

 
10. Which season don’t you like?  Why?  What can’t you do?  How does it make you feel?

 
11. You go to a fortune teller.  What does he/she tell you?

 
12. Today is your birthday.  What do your family and friends do to make it special?  What present do you get?

 
13. You are walking along the street and a crowd of people are looking up at the sky.  What are they looking at?

 
14. Where in the world would you like to go to see the perfect rainbow?

 
15. Do you ever lie on your back and imagine that you see pictures in the clouds?  What do you see?  How do you feel?

 
16. You have performed a heroic deed.  What did you do?

 
17. Who would you give a trophy to?  What for?  What would the trophy look like?

 
18. Did you ever do something really terrible that you wish you hadn’t done?

 
19. Write a letter to the person you like or hate most in the world.

 
20. Did you ever make a wish on a star?  When you blew out the candles on your birthday cake?  What was it?  Did it come true?

 
21. What do you think about when you do chores around the house?

 
22. Finish these thoughts..."My _________ gets me so angry when.... "My ______________ makes me so happy when...

 
23. When you buy your first house, what will it be like?

 
24. Who will you marry?  What will she/he be like?

 
25. Tell me who you admire most in your family and why.

 
26. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts.  Do you agree?

 
27. There are two things to hope for in life:  first, to get what you want; and then, to enjoy it.  Only the smartest people achieve the second.  Do you agree?

 
28. It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.  Do you agree?

 
29. Finish this thought...I was walking down the street, when I suddenly noticed ________________________.  I pass this place every day....why did I only notice that today?

 
30. My favorite thing to do is.....

 
31. When I get older, I’m sure that I will....

 
32. When I was younger, I loved....

 
33. When I was younger, I hated....

 
34. There are little things in life that make me happy, like....

 
35. I love to laugh because....

 
36. What we feel matters much more than what we know.  Do you agree?