Journal Prompts for Happiness

1. 1 What made you happy today, even briefly? Describe the moment in as much detail as you can.
2. 2 When was the last time you felt truly, uncomplicated happiness? What was happening?
3. 3 Write about a kind of happiness you experience now that you did not have access to five years ago.
4. 4 What does happiness feel like in your body? Where do you notice it first?
5. 5 Is there a happiness you have been postponing, waiting for conditions to be just right?
6. 6 Who in your life most consistently brings out your happiness? What is it about them?
7. 7 Write about a simple pleasure that never fails to lift your mood, no matter how small.
8. 8 Do you ever feel guilty for being happy? Where does that guilt come from?
9. 9 What childhood memory of happiness still feels vivid to you tonight?
10. 10 How do you typically respond when something good happens: do you savour it, or move quickly to the next thing?
11. 11 Write about the difference between happiness and contentment. Which do you experience more often?
12. 12 What would a deeply happy ordinary Tuesday look like for you?
13. 13 Is there something you once thought would make you happy that turned out not to?
14. 14 What role does gratitude play in your happiness? Does noticing good things help you feel them more?
15. 15 Describe a moment of unexpected happiness, something that caught you off guard in the best way.
16. 16 What is one barrier between you and happiness right now? Is it within your control?
17. 17 Write about a time you chose happiness over being right.
18. 18 How does the evening change the shape of the happiness you felt during the day?
19. 19 What are you most happy about in your life as it stands tonight?
20. 20 If you could bottle one feeling from today and keep it, which would it be?

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