(journal prompts) February: Breaking Patterns
breaking news: you must make a different choice to get a different result
Good Morning Neighbor!
Today’s morning drink is water. Make sure you’re staying hydrated and using come carmex on those lips. Can’t have them chapping off before spring gets here.
Am I the only one that thinks its absolutely vitrol that the month of love is during one of the coldest months of the year? I know some places are starting to warm up, but in these mountain basins it is still eerily chilly.
February is a great time to focus on you, especially if you have unhealthy patterns around love. Cherubs are in the air, Fate and Love are spread generously thin and Scorpio Babies are being made everywhere.
Which means that just like October, February is a great time to start evaluating how it is we are showing up for ourselves. Make sure to dig deep, because the Lunar New Year is this month on February 17th! That’s the perfect time to make the resolutions we put off last month!
My resolution will show up in this month’s Special Newsletter. So consider becoming a paid subscriber to catch that.
Prompts:
What pattern in my life feels the heaviest to carry right now?
Where did this pattern begin, and what was I trying to protect myself from?
What payoff (even a subtle one) do I get from keeping this pattern alive?
What emotion appears right before I repeat the pattern?
What would happen if I chose differently in that moment?
How do my current patterns echo my past environments or relationships?
What belief keeps this pattern in motion?
What belief would break it?
What is the cost of continuing this pattern for another year?
Who am I afraid of becoming if I break this pattern?
Who do I become if I don’t?
What is one micro-shift that could interrupt the pattern today?
What does my body feel right before the pattern activates?
If this pattern could speak, what would it say it’s trying to do for me?
What boundary could disrupt this cycle?
What truth have I been avoiding that would break this pattern instantly?
Who around me reinforces this pattern—intentionally or not?
Who supports my desire to evolve?
What is the gentlest way I can challenge myself right now?
What identity did this pattern help me uphold?
What identity is asking to take its place?
What does freedom from this pattern actually look like in my daily life?
What emotions will I need to face to move beyond the cycle?
What new behavior would future-me be proud of?
What am I afraid will happen if I stop overexplaining, over-giving, or overworking?
What repetition in my life is no longer aligned with who I’m becoming?
What is one bold boundary or action that would break this cycle with clarity?
What promise can I make to myself as I release this pattern?
Keep an eye out for some of my personal responses of these prompts coming to your inbox in February?
Tell me neighbor, How did you spend your month of love? What was you Lunar New Year resolution?
See you tomorrow!
Hues