Letter from Heart
Thirty grief journaling prompts
You do not need adequate words. You need any words. Start with one prompt. Let it go where it needs to go.
01What is one specific thing I miss that nobody else would think to mention?
02What did we never get to say to each other?
03What is the thing I keep reaching for that is not there anymore?
04What would they think of my life right now?
05What do I wish I had done differently?
06What memory do I return to most often?
07What part of my daily life still surprises me with the absence?
08What did I learn from them that I carry with me?
09What are they missing that I want them to know about?
10What do I still want to tell them?
11What does grief feel like in my body right now?
12What are the things nobody talks about that are actually the hardest?
13What do I need permission to feel that I have not been allowing myself?
14Who understands this loss and who does not, and why does that matter?
15What has surprised me about how I am grieving?
16What am I angry about that I have not said?
17What would I say if I could speak to them right now?
18What is a small, ordinary thing about them that I want to make sure I never forget?
19What has the grief taught me about what matters?
20What has changed in me because of this loss?
21What has stayed the same?
22What am I afraid of forgetting?
23What does love look like now that they are gone?
24What would they want for me?
25What do I want my life to look like in their honour?
26What is the version of this loss I have never said out loud?
27What am I grateful for from our time together?
28What do I wish other people understood about this grief?
29What does anniversary grief feel like for me?
30What do I want to say to them right now, today, in this specific moment?
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