101 Enlightening Journal Prompts For Personal Growth And Self-Knowledge

Journaling is a powerful tool for self-growth and self-knowledge. 

When you freely write in a journal, you allow yourself to explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe and non-judgmental environment. 

Writing down your feelings can be incredibly helpful when working through personal issues or trying to grow as a person.

Many people need help thinking of probing and engaging topics and questions for a self-development journal. 

That’s where our journal prompts for self-growth come in – to help you on your journey of self-discovery.

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The Problem With Having Too Much Empathy For Others

sad woman, too much empathy

Is it possible to have too much empathy for others?

After all, empathy is a good thing, right?

How could there even be such a thing as an empathy disorder?

But, then again, even good things can be overdone.

  • Good food
  • Good coffee/wine
  • Oxygen
  • Fresh fruit
  • Enthusiasm

The DSM-V even classifies hyper-empathy as a characteristic of some personality disorders; having too much empathy for others causes undue suffering and distress and compromises your ability to function in your personal and professional life.

So, what are the signs of being overly empathetic?

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Treat Yourself Kindly With These 31 Self-Care Affirmations

woman at beach with car Self-Care Quotes

Most of us need reminders of how valuable it is to make time for self-care.

If you’re here, maybe you need those reminders daily – because someone or something else always needs your attention. 

Early on, the world trains us to put the urgent before the important.

And self-care is just not critical enough—until it is. 

If that sounds familiar, we’ve collected 31 self-care mantras to help you get back on track. 

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How To Soul Search: 7 Actions To Discover Your Higher Self

how to do soul searching

You’ve probably heard some things about soul searching and getting in touch with your higher self.

But what does that even mean?

If you have a higher self, that must mean you have a lower self, too.

And it makes sense to get both parts of you working together as a team.

In order to do that, you have to know your whole self. And that means facing personal attributes you’d rather not think about.

Finding yourself generally starts at the bottom and often in the less socially acceptable parts of your personality. No one builds a house by starting on the roof.

There’s an order to these things for a reason.

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