October '23 Journal Prompts
I use Jack Morin's, Seven Steps to Sexual Healing with clients every day, but recently I have found myself using them as guideposts as I navigate personal struggles. I offer these journal prompts to you this October.
What do you desire and why? What are your push motivators (the behaviors you want to leave behind,) pull motivators (the things you want to embody,) and anti-motivators (the things that have the potential to get in the way!)
If you were to speak to yourself as you would speak to a friend, how would you encourage yourself? Why do you deserve goodness?
What have previous "grey zones" felt like? Make a list of other times when you've felt directionless and confused. Think of times where you were no longer who you were - but weren't quite yet where you were going. Describe how it felt.
We must let go of things to make space for new things. And we deserve to mourn and grieve our losses before we move forward. Are there things you know you'll need to release in order to become who you want to be? Are you currently in mourning? Describe your present or anticipated losses here.
Come to your senses! Reconnecting with our bodies and with nature is an absolutely necessary step in healing. What does your body need? Water, fire, wind, earth? Touch? Sound? Silence? Can you listen to your intuition? How can you provide this now or later?
Risk is a part of growth. This is scariest part and also the moment we've been waiting for. We don't know what's on the other side, but we do know that unless we leap, we'll never know. Look back on other risks you've taken. How have those turned out? What feelings did you feel? If you are taking risks now, do they feel similar to what you're feeling now? What if you fail? What if you succeed? Which is more frightening?
Integration is one of the most ignored aspects of growth. We don't leave our old selves behind. They come with us. How will you honor the person you were before? What parts of you allowed you to be here now? What rituals of integration could you do to weave them into now? How will you honor the person you are now when you become what you desire? Does that start by honoring and respecting the version of you today?
Based upon the work of Jack Morin, Ph.D.
