Gratitude Journal Prompts for Sunday’s Wellness Check
Gratitude Journal Prompts for Sunday’s Wellness Check
Sunday is more than the start of a new week—it’s a return to self.
A quiet reset for the mind and body, and a soft invitation to begin again. It is a day that lends itself not only to rest and restoration, but to reflection. A moment to honor the totality of life—its movement, its stillness, its ache, and its awe.
In that space, gratitude emerges.
Not merely as an emotion, but as a practice. A way of being that invites us to reframe discomfort, to acknowledge joy even amidst trial, and to see clearly what might otherwise be overlooked.
Gratitude is a lens. One you choose with intention.
And that intentionality finds its most powerful expression through the act of journaling.
In this way, journaling becomes more than a habit.
It becomes a tool of self-accountability—an anchor in our holistic wellness checks, helping us ensure that mind, body, and spirit remain in quiet alignment as we begin again.
Gratitude and Holistic Wellness
In life, we are often taken through a range of emotion. Sometimes in the course of a week, sometimes in the span of a second. The overwhelm of motion—the endless doing—can numb us from the conscious ability to feel.
How we input and output thankfulness changes our perception. It affects what we see, how we see, and the lens through which we see. In times of peace, its presence is effortless. In times of misfortune, we must command a search—high and low—to find its grace among gloom.
(See Reflection: Hakarat HaTov)
As part of our holistic wellness, we do not bypass sorrow. We acknowledge and pursue the value in both triumph and tragedy.
Self Care Sunday: Wellness Check
Assessing where you are emotionally, physically, and spiritually requires uncompromising vulnerability and honest accountability. We are not born with these traits, nor do we learn them easily—they must be consciously cultivated. That’s why we approach them with small, steady practices—bite-sized wellness checks that anchor us.
Far better to assess yourself at the end of a day—or week—than to look up years later and wonder how you lost sight of yourself.
Journaling is a therapeutic tool for self-improvement. With consistency, it offers a living archive of your growth—a re-readable history of becoming. Committing to daily journaling can feel burdensome or time-consuming, but once a week is manageable. Sunday lends itself naturally to this rhythm.
Self Care Sunday honors the whole person, not just the physical body.
Gratitude Journal Prompts
To fully acknowledge our gratitude, we must be willing to touch unease. It’s simple to give thanks for our families, health, and comforts. But the richest gratitude often lives beneath discomfort. When you begin to find gratitude in your hardship, you begin to understand grace.
The following journaling prompts serve as a wellness check to explore clarity and honor gratitude:
- What am I externally grateful for? (Children, health, financial resources?)
- What am I internally grateful for? (Faith, upbringing, heritage?)
- What areas of my life bring unease? (Career, relationships, finances, self-doubt?)
- What, about this area lends itself to discomfort? (Lack of fulfillment, grief, time constraints?)
- Does any value lie within my unease? (Lessons learned, a deepened appreciation, an opportunity to shift my perspective?)
Oftentimes, what brings joy also holds the potential to carry pain. The difference lies in perception. We may not be able to change what’s happening around us, but we can choose how we see it—and how we allow it to shape us.
In Closing
Through gratitude and reflection, we align with the self we are becoming. Through journaling, we remember who we’ve been. Let your Self Care Sunday be more than recovery. Let it be a quiet recommitment to living intentionally.
Today, you begin again.
Today, you begin with intention.
