![I heard recently that the two most important needs for a human are to be fully and wholly loved and to be fully and wholly known. Having lost a child, there are things that I feel that not everyone can understand and leaves a lot to be desired on the fully and wholly known side of the equation.
On the eve of Mother’s Day and with Father’s Day on the horizon, it is important to point out that these holidays are not all the Hallmark commercials make them out to be. There are people who feel a hurt similar to ours in that they have children that they cannot hold, hug or see. On the flip side, there are children (of all ages) who can only imagine what their parents would be like or are trying to navigate the new normal without one or both. And a group that knows the hurt of missing both [parent(s) and child(ren)].
As these holidays creep up, say a prayer for the people that fall into any of the categories. Remember how blessed you are if you have both your children and your parents. Call or text someone you know who may be struggling with the holidays to remind them of the fact that they are known and loved by the people in their circle.
We know that only God can fully know and love us, but we also know that we are His hands and feet. The physical manifestation of a God that we cannot see.
To anyone that fits into any of these categories: I love you and pray you are able to find joy in a time you may very well dread.
To the people that have sent extremely thoughtful cards, flowers, gifts and messages: thank you for making this season more manageable. You are simply the best.
Counting it all Joie,
Ryce](https://i0.wp.com/www.rycespieces.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png?w=1100&ssl=1)
In this blog post, we’ll explore love journal prompts that will help you reflect on your relationships.
Think about the shortest person you know. What is their attitude typically? If it’s anything like the person I have in mind, they pack a mean punch and are full of energy. February is no different. It’s the calendar’s short friend.
While it may be the shortest month, it’s jam packed with a wealth of information (Black History Month) and is the ode to the strongest drug of all … LOVE (credit: J.Cole). In this month, we’ll unpack what love means to us and how we can best show love in the season’s we’re in.
The idea behind this set of love journal prompts is help identify ways you can improve love in your relationships. The most important relationship is the one with yourself so these could really be considered self love journal prompts.
In the process of better loving yourself, you can only improve your other relationships. Daily self love prompts are vital for introspection. Consider this a self love challenge.
This blog post is all about the most essential love journal prompts for your relationships with yourself and your loved ones
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Setting Up a Journal about Love
Since we’ve already created our template for what we are going to do each month, the task of copying prompts and setting up this month should be fairly easy. If you are finding this page first, check out my post on how to start this journal here, then pop back over to get the love journal prompts.
Important Love Journal Supplies
Best Journals for Writing a Love Journal
Notebook or journal Options
I typically use a Filofax for my journal prompts about love. My Malden style journals (A5 or half letter and personal) have held up for years and they have gotten well loved and soft.
I am able to take out the old pages and store them. It is also easier for me to print new journal pages than it is to find another journal every year.
If you are new to journaling, I would go with a less expensive option. Amazon has several styles of one-time use journals that can be used if you prefer to store the entire journal at the end of the year.
Malden A5 | Malden Personal | Saffiano Personal | The Original Personal | Domino Personal
Paperage Hardcover (160 pgs) | Joyeux Harcover (160 pgs) | 2 Pack (365 pgs each) | 3 Pack Paperage
Supplies for Love Journaling
When it comes to supplies for your love journal, you can be as extra or as minimal as you would like.
Pens and highlighters are a necessity for journaling. I tend to change up the color each month so that it keeps thing interesting. Here are a couple of my favorites:
Papermate InkJoy | Papermate Flair | Flair Dupe | LePin | Zebra Mildliners | Mildliner Dupe
I love stickers for journaling. Something about love journaling pages makes me want to decorate. It could be the excitement. I could be that I’m a sticker hoarder and need to use them at some point. These are some old faithfuls that I have used over the years:
Month Stickers | Month Tabs | Quote Stickers
Washi Tape is always fun for starting a journal. It can correct mistakes and cover edges. If you’re not a fan of tabs, you can use washi tape to decorate edges of a new month. There are so many options for washi tape. I’d suggest getting a couple sets and using them for each new year journal spread or setup.
Solid Thin Washi Tape | Solid Thick Washi Tape | Grid Washi Tape | Patterned Washi Tape
Love Journal Prompts for Your Relationship
- My top love language is …
- My spouse/significant other/child(ren)’s top love language is…
- Name one thing you can do to speak your person’s love language
- Why is your person important to you?
- The thing I love most about me is:
- On a scale from 1 – 10, how much do you love yourself?
- How were you able to show love today?
- The thing I cherish the most right now is….
- What happened today to remind you that you are loved?*
- Overall, my relationships with my loved ones are…
- What is holding you back from deeper relationships?*
- How were you patient with the people you love this week?
- What kindness will you show to others this week?
- Valentine’s Day this year was full of love because …
- How have you humbled yourself recently?
- How are you addressing any envy in your life?
- What is something selfless you’ve done recently?
- How can you love yourself more?*
- What does love mean to you?
- What is something you chose to forgive recently?
- What makes you feel loved?
- My favorite way to show love to my family is…
- Something we can do as a family to strengthen our love for each other is…
- What is one thing that you love that brings you the most joy?
- What I love most about my life right now is …
- What’s your favorite love song at the moment?
- The quality I admire most in others is….
- Do you feel more loved now than you did last year? Why?*
- How did you take advantage of this extra day?
*May need extra space
Use this optional prompt at the end of month. If you want to track any other memories, add them at the end of the month. This isn’t the primary focus, but it’s always fun to keep fun memories.
Scriptures for Bible Journaling Love
Scriptures can be a great source of inspiration and comfort when it comes to relationships and extremely helpful when love journaling. If you are manifesting love through these relationship journal prompts, they can provide us with guidance as we journal to help us to better love the people around us. By regularly journaling scriptures, we can also gain a greater insight into how God views relationships and how He wants us to love one another. These scriptures should only enhance these deep writing prompts about love.
Self Love Journal Ideas
- write a short love letter to yourself
- Find scriptures/verses that define what love is to you (see list above)
- clip in a sweet card you’ve received
- Make a collage of the people/things you love most
- Talk about how love was personified this month
Love languages are very important (for this month’s questions and for life). If you’ve not tested your love languages, you can do that now here. If you’ve done it before, see if they have the same order. As the years go on, you can see if the way you love/receive love changes.
Remember: This is your journey. If there are aspects of love that you want to expound on, do it! I have prompts, you have to tell your story.
Really use this month and daily self love prompts to explore what love is in your life. If that means reaching out to someone you love daily to say out loud that you love him or her or working toward loving someone at a distance to protect your peace, do it.
How to Manifest Love Journal Prompts
We all love. It’s not always rainbows and fairytales. It’s work and is something we have to decide to do. We can decide if the way we love lines up with our belief system or our faith then, make adjustments.
In loving those around us we have to learn how to respect individual differences and make the conscious effort to accept other humans as they are in their essence and not for what they do for and to us.
I love you! Let’s spread love this month in our pursuit of counting it all joy.
![I heard recently that the two most important needs for a human are to be fully and wholly loved and to be fully and wholly known. Having lost a child, there are things that I feel that not everyone can understand and leaves a lot to be desired on the fully and wholly known side of the equation.
On the eve of Mother’s Day and with Father’s Day on the horizon, it is important to point out that these holidays are not all the Hallmark commercials make them out to be. There are people who feel a hurt similar to ours in that they have children that they cannot hold, hug or see. On the flip side, there are children (of all ages) who can only imagine what their parents would be like or are trying to navigate the new normal without one or both. And a group that knows the hurt of missing both [parent(s) and child(ren)].
As these holidays creep up, say a prayer for the people that fall into any of the categories. Remember how blessed you are if you have both your children and your parents. Call or text someone you know who may be struggling with the holidays to remind them of the fact that they are known and loved by the people in their circle.
We know that only God can fully know and love us, but we also know that we are His hands and feet. The physical manifestation of a God that we cannot see.
To anyone that fits into any of these categories: I love you and pray you are able to find joy in a time you may very well dread.
To the people that have sent extremely thoughtful cards, flowers, gifts and messages: thank you for making this season more manageable. You are simply the best.
Counting it all Joie,
Ryce](https://www.rycespieces.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
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