257+ ‘Forgiveness’ Writing Prompts
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Unleashing Grudges
Write about a grudge you have been holding on to and how it has been impacting your life.
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The Heart of Forgiveness
Document an instance in the past where you didn’t forgive someone and how this has affected your relationship with them.
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The Apology Letter
Write an apology letter to someone you feel you may have wronged in the past.
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Healing Words
Write about a time when you were able to forgive someone and how it made you feel.
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The Forgiveness Letter
Write a letter to someone who has hurt you, expressing your feelings and stating your intention to forgive.
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Letting Go of Grudges
Consider a time when someone wronged you, but you’ve yet to forgive them.
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Forgiving Your Past Self
Write a letter of forgiveness to your past self for a mistake or regret.
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The Gift of Forgiveness
Describe a time when you forgave someone and how it affected your relationship.
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Healing Letters
Write a letter to someone who has hurt you, describing your feelings, but that you never intend to send.
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The Burning Bridge
Write about an emotional burden or regret that you want to let go of. What would your life look like…
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The Unsent Letter
Write a letter to someone who caused your traumatic event. You are not obligated to send it, it is only…
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Waving Goodbye to Guilt
Examine a time when you felt guilty about something and consider what you might do differently now.
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The Imagined Conversation
Write a conversation between your previous self and your present-day self.
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Letter of Apology
Write an apology letter to yourself for a specific event, period of your life or frame of mind for which…
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Inciting Incident
Write about an instance when you made a mistake that you still feel guilty or remorseful about today.
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Letter to My Younger Self
Write a letter to your younger self offering compassion, understanding, guidance, and reassurance.
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Forgiveness and Freedom
Identify a grudge you have been holding onto, express why it has lingered, then write a letter of forgiveness to…
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Letter of Forgiveness
Compose a letter of forgiveness to someone, including yourself, and delve into the process of healing.
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Forgiving Your Past Self
Write a letter to your past self forgiving them for any mistakes they might have made.
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4. Letters to Past Holder
Choose a person, object, or situation that has caused you trauma in the past. Write a letter to it, expressing…
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Healing Letters
Write a letter to someone who has hurt you, expressing your feelings and seeking closure, without the compulsion to send…
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Pathway to Forgiveness
Write a roadmap for forgiving yourself or someone else who contributed to your emotional pain.
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Resolution Letter
Compose a letter to someone who hurt you deeply, expressing your feelings and your wishes for resolution.
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The Power of Forgiveness
Identify a time when you were wronged and explore how forgiving that individual has or could help you.
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Post-war Reconciliation
Write about two soldiers from opposing sides of a war who meet years later and form an unexpected bond.
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Forgotten Letters
Write a novel revolving around the character finding old letters written by their estranged parent.
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Family Reunion Turned Chaos
Write about a grand family reunion that turns into an event full of chaos and unexpected turn of events.
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The Ghost of the Past
Craft a tale focusing on a character being haunted by an entity that is connected to an unresolved part of…
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Reinvented Redemption
Reimagine Cinderella where the evil stepmother and stepsisters seek redemption.
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Villainous Redemption
Pen down a story about a fierce villain who embarks on a journey to redemption.
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Revisiting a Forgotten Friendship
Recount the story of a friendship that ended unexpectedly or prematurely.
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The Art of Forgiveness
Write a poem about a time when you forgave someone or were forgiven, and how it influenced your relationship.
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The Love We Lost
Write about a lost romantic relationship, illustrating both its brilliance during the peak and the factors contributing to its end.
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War and Peace Within
Write a story about a character going through a tremendous personal conflict and the steps they took to resolve it.
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Bridge of Star-crossed Friendship
Write about the gradual dissolution of your character’s longest and closest friendship.
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Dire Revelations
Compose a scene where a tightly held secret is devastatingly revealed just before the climax.
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Old Love Rekindled
Describe a love story where the characters were once lovers, drifted apart for whatever reason, and reunite after many years.
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A Letter Never Sent
Compose a letter to someone who significantly impacted your life but is no longer present.
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Look Who’s Back
Write an encounter between two characters who have a shared history, where one of them was believed to be dead…
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Second Chance Romance
Write about a couple who separated due to a misunderstanding but find their way back to each other years later.
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Unspoken Dialogue
Write a poem expressing a conversation that you wish you could have with someone who is no longer in your…