150+ ‘ONCE’ Writing Prompts
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Embracing Tiny Triumphs
Write about a moment where you did something that was once a challenge for you.
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Reviving Dormant Desires
Write about a passion that you lost touch with. Describe how it felt when you pursued it, why you moved…
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Mapping Your Passion Landscape
List your top five passions, and describe why each one is important to you and how it shapes your life.
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Expansive Potential
List out the personal and professional goals you wish to achieve in the next five years.
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Unpacking the Stress Basket
Write down everything that is causing you stress currently in your life.
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Planting Self-Love Seeds
Write about the qualities you love about yourself now that you may not have recognized before.
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Breaking Old Patterns
Write about a negative pattern or behavior that you have successfully overcome.
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Challenging False Norms
Consider a societal norm you once accepted but now reject. Write about this shift in your perspective.
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The Ghost of Traditions
Write about a tradition you shared with the loved one who passed away and how it’s morphed since they’re gone.
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After the Happily Ever After
Write about a day in your life five years from now, once you’ve achieved everything you’ve dreamed of.
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Constructive Journaling
Create a new fun journaling prompt and evaluate its potential effectiveness.
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Evolution of Joy
Write about things that used to bring you joy and whether they still have the same effect.
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The Quiet House
Describe an average day living alone or with few companions and reflect on the feelings this scenario elicits.
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Post-Depression Reflections
Reflect on your feelings and emotions once a depressive episode has ended.
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Weathering the Storm
Write about a particularly challenging episode of depression and how you navigated through it.
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Spot The Change
Describe the changes in your behavior or lifestyle that first hinted you were experiencing depression.
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From Joy to Indifference
Write about a hobby or activity that you once loved but now feel indifferent towards.
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Anxiety Thunderstorm
Write about a time where you felt like you were stuck in a storm of anxiety and detail how you…
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Blueprint for Victory
Describe a detailed plan to tackle an upcoming event or situation that is causing you anxiety.
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Animal Transformation
Decide upon an animal that symbolizes tranquility and peace to you. Describe how it would feel to transform into this…
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The Remaining Monarch
Imagine a world post-apocalypse, where royalty still exists and reigns supreme.
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The Fallen Hero
Write about a beloved superhero who loses their powers and must find a way to continue protecting their city.
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Whispers from the Antique Shop
Imagine entering an old, dusty antique shop and finding a mysterious object that seems to speak to you.
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Cosmic Dice
Imagine a celestial dice that rolls once every millennium and alters the course of history.
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Time Capsule tales
Narrate a poem about finding a forgotten time capsule, and the memories that come flooding back.
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Lost Echoes
Pen a poem on a long-ended relationship or friendship from the perspective of remembering it years later.
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Retribution Quest
A once-compassionate protagonist seeks vengeance after their loved ones are brutally taken away by the antagonist.
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Rivals to Allies
Introduce a subplot that involves two characters starting as bitter rivals but eventually becoming staunch allies.
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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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Forgotten Languages
Pen a timeline of your life with the inclusion of words or phrases you no longer use.
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Empathy in Echoes
Create a song that encapsulates the emotions and feelings of a character from a book or movie.
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Quantum Rendezvous
Write a story about a group of scientists who manage to communicate with quantum entities.
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Land of Origins
Travel back in time through your imagination and describe the place your ancestors once called home.