(journal prompts) january--thresholds & reorientation
for when you feel like a plastic bag
Good Morning Neighbor!
Today’s morning drink is Apple Juice. I drink 16ounces everyday to keep my system running smoothly. It’s a little ironic that my favorite type of juice is also the one that my mate is allergic too. Yes— they’re allergic to apples. Crazy. Actual insanity.
But have no fear— my kisses haven’t become deadly yet. I’ll be sure to let you know when they do.
It’s New Year’s Eve when you are getting this letter. I hope that you are cleaning your home, or cuddling up cozy and warm. It’s been a cold winter.
Do you have any favorite NYE traditions? Every year my mate and I do 13 wishes— you each write thirteen goals for the year on pieces of paper. Fold them up and burn them over a silver candle. Which ever one is the last one is what you are in charge of for the year, and whatever got burnt is up to the universe— but this year we decided to do something else. We put a candle in a boat in a moat of water and held our papers over it. The one that burns first gets their wish fufilled the fastest. Super cute.
Anyway— January is the time to evaluate what threshholds you have crossed, which ones you are in front of and how to orient yourself to claim them. Aside from being the Gregorian start of the year, January holds the deepest parts of winter and allows for the deepest time of renewal. This makes it a great time for reflection. Hold off on your resolutions until the Lunar New Year, after you’ve got reacquainted with you body waking up. Once you know you are again then make promises to yourself. It’s important to make those choices based on who you are, not who you used to be. That’s what these prompts are meant to do!
Prompts:
What part of me is quietly asking to begin again?
Where do I feel a subtle pull toward change, even if I can’t explain why?
What habits or mindsets feel too small for who I’m becoming?
What threshold am I currently standing at, literally or metaphorically?
What would crossing this threshold require me to release?
Who am I when I’m not performing old roles or expectations?
If my life were a compass, what direction feels magnetic right now?
What is one truth I’ve been avoiding because it would require movement?
What version of me is ready to retire with gratitude?
Where has life been nudging me to be braver?
What new identity am I experimenting with this season?
What does “starting fresh” look like in my daily life?
What internal alarm bells are actually invitations, not warnings?
Which relationships support my reorientation—and which complicate it?
What am I learning about my own needs during this transition?
What boundaries would honor the person I’m becoming?
What part of my past still influences me more than it should?
What am I curious about that I’ve never explored?
What would my life feel like if I trusted my instincts fully?
What milestone am I approaching, and how do I feel about it?
What’s the difference between fear and intuition in my body?
What identities am I outgrowing?
What new way of thinking feels liberating?
If nothing held me back, what door would I walk through right now?
What have I recently discovered about myself?
What does “aligned direction” feel like in my body?
What small risks could help me build momentum?
What am I learning to be patient with during this transition?
What pattern do I sense dissolving?
What’s one next step that feels both scary and right?
When I imagine crossing this threshold, what becomes possible?
Keep an eye out for some of my personal responses of these prompts coming to your inbox in January!
In the Meantime! What is your favorite prompt? Which ones did you hate?
See you tomorrow!
Hues