Happy Sunday!
Below are 6 journal prompts for you to explore, one for each dimension of your perspective.
Personal History
Music has shaped our society in profound ways. It evolves with us, reflecting the culture, values, and emotions of each generation. Ask a grandparent or elder in your life to share one of their favorite songs.
What memories does it unlock for them?
Where does it transport them?
Music can be a time machine of sorts—carrying us across decades with just a few notes.
As you listen, ask yourself:
What does this song reveal about the era it came from?
What stories does it hold about the world they lived in?
Environment
Birds chirping.
People chatting.
Children laughing.
Workers digging.
Saw chopping.
Pool filtering.
Wind blowing.
Dog panting.
Leaves rustling.
Worlds upon worlds unfolding around me.
Simultaneously, individually, yet in harmony.
Complete silence, in the truest physical sense, rarely exists in our everyday lives. Sometimes I like to close my eyes and listen to see how many realities I can access just by tuning into the sounds of my surroundings.
Choose a place.
Close your eyes.
Listen.
What do you hear?
What does it reveal about the layers of life around you?
Beliefs
I’ve been reading The Four by Scott Galloway, a book that explores the hidden DNA of four of the most influential companies of our time: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google.
In the chapter on Google, Galloway makes a striking point—that through this invention, we’ve created a kind of modern-day “god.” In many ways, it's become an omnipotent force that we turn to for answers, directions, decisions, even meaning.
Our ancestors asked questions of the world and often lived without clear answers. Today, we can type almost any question into a search bar and receive a response in seconds. We no longer live in an age of many mysteries. Studies and trend reports suggest that this shift has transformed not only our personal understanding of the world, but also the collective consciousness of society.
So here's a question to reflect on: Has instant access to knowledge changed your beliefs in any way? If so, how?
(P.S. This book was written before the rise of ChatGPT. I would love to see Galloway's thoughts on how this landscape has shifted with AI now part of the conversation.)
Emotions
"You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks light in you."
— Alexander Den Heijer
What sparks light in you? How can you find more mindful moments for that spark to stay lit?
Relationships
None of us will get far in life alone. We grow, heal, and thrive because of the support, kindness, and presence of others. We need each other.
That’s why acts of service—big or small—matter so much.
What’s one thing you can do to help someone else this week?
Identity
It’s easy to get caught in a cycle of constant self-optimization. No matter how much we accomplish, there’s always more we could do, more we should do—more to improve, refine, perfect.
That drive is one of the beautiful things about being human. The ability to envision growth and stretch ourselves beyond the person we were yesterday is what sets us apart from other species.
But if we never pause to appreciate where we are, we risk forgetting that this version of us is worthy too.
That doesn't mean growth has to stop, but presence can walk alongside it.
This week, I challenge you to slow down.
Savor your moments. Notice yourself.
What are you enjoying about exactly who and where you are, right now?
Until next week,
Sadie Sanchez
Author of DIMENSIONS