In a diary (also called a personal journal), you can write or write about:
- include the day of week and the date / year.
- What you did "today".
- Who you saw or talked to today.
- What reactions you felt to the persons you saw today.
- Conversations you had with other people.
- How you felt about someone else.
- What happened in your town today.
- Did anything important happen to you?
- What was most important about today, even if it was an ordinary day?
- Write about problems and your feelings
- What do you think could solve your problems?
- What's secretly on your mind that you can't tell anyone?
- Do you like your life?
- If you don't like your life, why?
- Pick one of your problems and write 4 sentences about it.
- Write 2 sentences about what you think about those 4 sentences-- do you think you said everything in 4 sentences? Do you understand your own problem?
- What makes you happy? sad?
- What makes you giggle? cry?
- What do you feel when you wake up? Go to sleep?
- Who ARE you, really?
- What's something nobody knows about you?
- If you met your favorite celebrity, what would you say and why?
- Draw a picture of "you"-- yes, you can draw and doodle in your diary.
- Draw a picture of yourself 5 years from now.
- What do you want to "be" or "become"?
- What annoys you to no end?
- Did you smile today, feel happy?
- What did you feel while doing washing dishes or an ordinary activity?
- Look out your window--write about what you see.
- Think of your best-best friend--- write about why they are your friend.
- If you don't have a friend--why not?
- Write and tell yourself what you most like about yourself....
- Do you want to change anything about yourself?
- Why?
THOSE are just some ideas!
